Affluence in CT21 4AP
How CT21 4AP ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Lympne & Palmarsh
- Council
- Folkestone and Hythe
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,060 (2024)
CT21 4APHythe
How well off CT21 4AP is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the CT21 4AP area scores 6.0 out of 10, placing it close to the middle of the range for England. Its lowest-scoring category is barriers to housing and services (1.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.
- Barriers to housing and services1.0
- Education and skills5.0
- Income7.0
- Employment7.0
- Health and disability7.0
- Children in low-income families7.0
- Crime8.0
- Older people in low-income households8.0
- Living environment9.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
59.2% of adults in the CT21 4AP area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 26.7% are retired and 4.4% are full-time students.
Social grade
36.2% of adults in the CT21 4AP area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
27.6% of adults in the CT21 4AP area hold a degree or equivalent, below the England average of 33.9%. 15.7% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around CT21 4AP (Lympne & Palmarsh) (about 2,060 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.