SHELLONS STREET, CT20 1BP House Prices & Local Information

CT20 1BP is an up-and-coming urban area on Shellons Street, 0.5km from Folkestone in Folkestone. Administratively it sits within Folkestone Central ward and the Folkestone and Hythe constituency.

For renters and young professionals, CT20 1BP offers a diverse renting area with many ethnic minority families, mostly European-born. By day, the area transitions to a non-metropolitan suburban areas character: white, female workforce with low qualifications, working locally. With residents averaging 33 years old, this is a classic professional renter's neighbourhood — energetic, sociable, and career-focused. 81% of homes are privately rented — a strong rental market with good supply for incoming tenants.

Safety: Crime rates are high (158 per 1,000 residents) — commercial zones and transport hubs in the vicinity contribute to these figures. The Index of Multiple Deprivation places this area in the most deprived 20% nationally — this often means more affordable prices and active local authority investment, but also fewer amenities and higher benefit dependency.

Census 2021 statistics for CT20 1BP are sourced from Output Area E00171559 (shared with 8 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.