| Postcode | CT18 8AR |
|---|---|
| Post Town | Folkestone |
| Nearest station | Sandling (3 km) |
| Bus stops |
The Gatekeeper (NW)
St Marys Drive (NW)
St Mary's Drive (SE)
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| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 11 View |
| Known addresses |
1 The Orchids, Etchinghill
2 The Orchids, Etchinghill
3 The Orchids, Etchinghill
4 The Orchids, Etchinghill
5 The Orchids, Etchinghill
6 The Orchids, Etchinghill
7 The Orchids, Etchinghill
|
| Main property type | Detached |
| Businesses |
| Latitude | 51.1145 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | 1.094894 | |
| Easting | 616713 | |
| Northing | 139578 | |
| Grid reference | TR167395 | |
| UTM reference | 31U 366653 5664283 | |
| what3words | printing.exotic.lamps | |
| FixPhrase | crier majorette semicolon unissued | |
| Plus code | 9F33437V+RX | |
| Altitude | 114 metres (374 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:25 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:01 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 5.1 KMs (3.2 miles) |
| Parish | Lyminge | E04005023 |
|---|---|---|
| Ward | North Downs West | E05010024 |
| Local Authority District | Folkestone and Hythe | E07000112 |
| County Electoral Division | Elham Valley | E58000702 |
| Local Authority | Kent | E10000016 |
| County | Kent | E10000016 |
| Constituency (2024) | Ashford | E14001069 |
| MP | Sojan Joseph | Labour |
| Police force | Kent | |
| Water company | Affinity Water | |
| Sewage company | Southern Water | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | East Kent | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | Kent | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | South East | |
| Country | England | E92000001 |
| Date introduced | December 1997 |
|---|---|
| Last updated | September 2025 |
| User type | Small (addresses receive less than 25 items of mail per day) |
| Quality | Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean |
| Population (2011) | 22 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 6 | |
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) |
Most deprivedLeast deprived
|
|
| Average household income (2020) |
Lowest (£22,200)
Highest (£108,100)
|
|
| Rural/urban (2021) | Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city | |
| Rural/urban (2011) | Rural village | |
| Built up area (2024) | Etchinghill | E63012987 |
| Census output area (2021) | E00124609 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 1C2 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Folkestone and Hythe 008D | E01024550 |
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Shepway 008D | E01024550 |
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Saltwood, Seabrook & Etchinghill | E02005109 |
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Saltwood, Seabrook & Etchinghill | E02005109 |
| Travel to work area | Folkestone and Dover | E30000208 |
| Average property price in Canterbury | £312,108 |
|---|---|
| Annual change | 1.6% |
| Address | Type | Date | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 The Orchids, Etchinghill | Detached (freehold) | Aug 2023 | £725,000 |
| Detached (freehold) | Aug 2006 | £399,000 | |
| Detached (freehold) | May 2002 | £262,500 | |
| New build detached (freehold) | Jul 1998 | £202,000 | |
| 4 The Orchids, Etchinghill | Detached (freehold) | Dec 2016 | £560,000 |
| New build detached (freehold) | Dec 1997 | £215,000 | |
| 6 The Orchids, Etchinghill | Detached (freehold) | Oct 2014 | £455,000 |
| New build detached (freehold) | Mar 2000 | £205,000 | |
| 1 The Orchids, Etchinghill | Semi-detached (freehold) | Jul 2011 | £220,000 |
| New build semi-detached (freehold) | Aug 1997 | £98,022 | |
| 5 The Orchids, Etchinghill | New build detached (freehold) | Sep 1998 | £199,500 |
| 3 The Orchids, Etchinghill | New build detached (freehold) | Mar 1998 | £190,000 |
| 2 The Orchids, Etchinghill | New build semi-detached (freehold) | Sep 1997 | £89,950 |