On average Folkestone and Hythe has average deprivation and average crime levels, with around 65 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, about 23% below the South East average of 84 per 1,000. Approximately 9.5% of homes in this area are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. The average income per household in Folkestone and Hythe is £51,773 per year. The median sale price in Folkestone and Hythe is £318,000 (around £320 per square foot), with typical sale prices between £247,500 and £410,000. There are 42 schools in Folkestone and Hythe: 36 primary (4 Outstanding and 30 Good) and 6 secondary (1 Outstanding and 4 Good). Folkestone and Hythe is home to around 109,758 people, with a population density of about 307.5 per km².
Based on 1,429 recent sales, the median property price is £318,000 (about £320 per square foot) in Folkestone and Hythe area, with individual transactions ranging from £60,000 up to £2,300,000.
| Type | Sales | Median | £/sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 370 | £460,000 | £358 |
| Semi-Detached | 362 | £345,000 | £345 |
| Terraced | 400 | £280,000 | £306 |
| Flats | 297 | £185,000 | £259 |
Sale price
| Year | Detached | Flats | Semi-Detached | Terraced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | £356,250 | £145,000 | £249,995 | £200,000 |
| 2017 | £359,995 | £147,000 | £253,750 | £219,498 |
| 2018 | £395,000 | £160,000 | £275,000 | £218,500 |
| 2019 | £395,000 | £160,000 | £275,000 | £224,995 |
| 2020 | £415,000 | £170,000 | £290,000 | £230,000 |
| 2021 | £427,000 | £187,750 | £310,000 | £255,000 |
| 2022 | £485,000 | £197,250 | £342,748 | £281,200 |
| 2023 | £478,998 | £211,500 | £330,000 | £274,000 |
| 2024 | £450,000 | £200,000 | £330,500 | £275,000 |
| 2025 | £450,000 | £192,000 | £334,498 | £282,000 |
| 2026 | £450,000 | £180,000 | £344,000 | £272,500 |
Price per sq ft
| Year | Detached | Flats | Semi-Detached | Terraced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | £279 | £210 | £265 | £220 |
| 2017 | £282 | £219 | £273 | £235 |
| 2018 | £301 | £236 | £282 | £236 |
| 2019 | £310 | £226 | £291 | £243 |
| 2020 | £314 | £240 | £296 | £246 |
| 2021 | £341 | £252 | £325 | £284 |
| 2022 | £381 | £288 | £358 | £315 |
| 2023 | £382 | £284 | £355 | £309 |
| 2024 | £368 | £282 | £353 | £307 |
| 2025 | £367 | £270 | £344 | £299 |
| 2026 | £358 | £249 | £351 | £308 |
Annual council tax rates for Folkestone and Hythe district.
Council tax bands are based on the value of your property. Most homes fall into bands A to D.
Members of Parliament for the constituencies covering Folkestone and Hythe.
Sojan Joseph
Ashford - Elected 4 Jul 2024
Tony Vaughan
Folkestone and Hythe - Elected 4 Jul 2024
Folkestone and Hythe records about 65 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, which is a average crime rate for England: it scores 5 out of 10 on the Area360 crime scale, where 10 is the highest crime level.
Among the 13 wards of Folkestone and Hythe, Hythe Rural has the lowest crime rate, with about 28 crimes per 1,000 residents per year (the Folkestone and Hythe average is 65 per 1,000) based on official Police.uk data.
The median sale price in Folkestone and Hythe is £318,000 (about £320 per square foot) based on 1,429 registered sales according to HM Land Registry data.
Folkestone and Hythe has 36 primary schools (4 rated Outstanding, 30 Good) and 6 secondary schools (1 rated Outstanding, 4 Good). Ratings are official Ofsted judgements or Area360 summaries of the latest available inspection grades.
Folkestone and Hythe scores 6 out of 10 on the deprivation scale, where 10 is the most deprived. The typical neighbourhood in Folkestone and Hythe sits around rank 13,467 of 32,844 in England on the official Index of Multiple Deprivation (rank 1 is the most deprived).
The average household income in Folkestone and Hythe is around £51,773 per year, and 9% of homes are social housing (ONS data).
Folkestone and Hythe spans 2 parliamentary constituencies, represented by Ashford: Sojan Joseph (Labour Party) and Folkestone and Hythe: Tony Vaughan (Labour Party).
CT18 8AP
Ashford Road
CT19 5DN
Barnfield Road
TN29 9NA
Dungeness Road
CT18 7WD
Bouverie Place
CT19 4AF
Harcourt Road
CT20 3BJ
Bybrook Way
CT19 5BN
Radnor Park Avenue
CT19 5BP
Parkfield Road
CT21 4JR
Belcaire Close
CT20 2AL
Longford Terrace
CT19 5FG
Churchill Avenue
CT19 5DS
Park Farm Road
CT20 2DH
Castle Hill Avenue
CT21 5AJ
High Street
TN28 8AA
High Street
TN29 9DL
Dungeness Road
CT20 1AJ
Harbour Way
CT19 6AA
Back Street
CT18 7FN
Horsley Close
CT19 4AA
Station Road
CT21 4GP
Dental Street
CT21 4BL
Ashford Road
CT19 4AD
Cherry Garden Lane
TN25 6BF
Odette Close