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Affluence in CT20 3SB

How CT20 3SB ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Cheriton & Horn Street
Council
Folkestone and Hythe
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
2,504 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off CT20 3SB is

On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the CT20 3SB area scores 5.0 out of 10, placing it close to the middle of the range for England. Its lowest-scoring category is income (4.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
5.0/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
By category, lowest first
  • Income4.0
  • Education and skills4.0
  • Health and disability4.0
  • Older people in low-income households4.0
  • Employment5.0
  • Crime5.0
  • Barriers to housing and services5.0
  • Children in low-income families5.0
  • Living environment9.0
Income

Household income

Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.

Annual income
£54,022
Before tax, all sources
England
£55,856
Below the national average
Higher than
53%
Of neighbourhoods in England and Wales
Work

Who is in work

63.4% of adults in the CT20 3SB area are in work, above the England average of 55.7%. 11.3% are retired and 5.7% are full-time students.

CT20 3SBEngland
Employee, full-time41%34.3%
Employee, part-time15.7%11.9%
Self-employed6.7%9.5%
Unemployed3.5%2.9%
Full-time student5.7%7.9%
Retired11.3%21.5%
Looking after home or family6.6%4.8%
Long-term sick or disabled4.5%4.1%
Other5%3.1%
Occupations

Social grade

30.2% of adults in the CT20 3SB area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the England average of 33.2%.

CT20 3SBEngland
Higher managerial & professional8.1%13.2%
Lower managerial & professional22.1%19.9%
Intermediate15.2%11.4%
Small employers & self-employed7.5%10.6%
Lower supervisory & technical6.3%5.3%
Semi-routine15.9%11.3%
Routine10.9%12%
Never worked & long-term unemployed8.8%8.5%
Full-time students5.4%7.7%
Education

Highest qualification

23.5% of adults in the CT20 3SB area hold a degree or equivalent, well below the England average of 33.9%. 15.8% have no qualifications.

CT20 3SBEngland
Degree level or above23.5%33.9%
A level or equivalent20.2%16.9%
GCSE grade 4/C or above16%13.3%
Below GCSE grade 4/C14.7%9.7%
Apprenticeship6.9%5.3%
Other qualifications2.9%2.8%
No qualifications15.8%18.1%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around CT20 3SB (Cheriton & Horn Street) (about 2,504 residents).

Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.

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