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East Folkestone

WARD
Avg IMD
High deprivation
Population
12,438
Households
5,186
Crimes · May '26
45 · 3.6 per 1k
5,186
Households
White Brit. · 87%
Ethnicity
No religion · 49%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
45 · 3.6 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£248,450
Median property price
238
Postcodes
5,186
Households
White Brit. · 87%
Ethnicity
No religion · 49%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
45 · 3.6 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£248,450
Median property price
238
Postcodes

Overview of East Folkestone

Coordinates51.0898, 1.1805
Postcodes
238
Population (Census)
12,438
Households (Census)
5,186
Recorded crime · May '26
45 · 3.6 per 1k

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for East Folkestone

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 2.68 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as High deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 2.68 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Sold prices in East Folkestone

Property sales · East Folkestone
HM Land Registry · East Folkestone
Average price
£271,218
YoY: +4.7%
Median price: £240,100
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 6 sales · avg £267,500
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£331k£277k£223k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26

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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime in East Folkestone

Crime trends · East Folkestone
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
25166
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
18
YoY +20%
ASB
1050
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
10
YoY +233%
Vehicle Crime
1160
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY -100%
Burglary
210
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY -50%
Criminal damage
950
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
6
YoY +50%

2 of 5 key categories improving · asb rising

45
incidents · May '26

Demographics in East Folkestone

Ethnicity

Total residents: 12,454
White Brit.86.9%
Other White4.7%
Other Asian1.6%
+ other · 6.9%

Religion

Total residents: 12,456
No religion49.2%
Christian41.7%
Not answered5.5%
Muslim1.5%
+ other · 2.2%

Age groups

Total residents: 12,438
50–6419.8%
35–4919.8%
25–3413.8%
65–748.8%
10–158.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.0%

Households

Total households: 5,186
Other18.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.5%
Any member 66+12.0%
Lone parent family: With dependent children10.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.9%
+ 7 other households · 38.0%

Postcode Districts in East Folkestone