Folkestone and Hythe Area Guide | £304k Median Price & Crime | Sipuha

Folkestone and Hythe

LOCAL AUTHORITY
Avg IMD
Around average
Population
109,738
Households
48,338
Crimes · Jun '26
Around average · 7.5 per 1k
48,338
Households
White Brit. · 88%
Ethnicity
Christian · 48%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
Around average · 7.5 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£303,894
Median property price
£1,016
Median rent
3,682
Postcodes
48,338
Households
White Brit. · 88%
Ethnicity
Christian · 48%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
Around average · 7.5 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£303,894
Median property price
£1,016
Median rent
3,682
Postcodes

Sold prices in Folkestone and Hythe

England & Wales
Property sales · Folkestone and Hythe
HM Land Registry · Folkestone and Hythe
Average price
£344,146
YoY: -2.9%
Median price: £323,223
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 44 sales · avg £309,158
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£395k£342k£289k
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26
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 Folkestone and Hythe

England & Wales
Crime trends · Folkestone and Hythe

Counts are the sum of electoral wards in this area, not a 1-mile street search around a point.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
251
YoY -18%
354281208
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
175
YoY +61%
17512370
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
30
YoY +200%
37239
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
22
YoY stable
30209
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
131
YoY +126%
1318845
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Other Theft
60
YoY +25%
715335
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

1 of 5 key categories improving · other theft up sharply · vehicle crime rising

819
incidents · Jun '26

Flood risk in Folkestone and Hythe

High flood risk in part of this area

4 of 9 sampled points in Zone 3

Not in a flood zoneZone 2Zone 3

Zone 3 is land with a 1 in 100 (1%) or greater chance of flooding in any year.

Recorded as Fluvial / Tidal Models · Tidal Models

Environment Agency flood map for planning · 9-point area sample, not a check on any one property

School applications

We've matched this area to Kent.

You apply through this education local authority even if the school is in another council area.

Folkestone and Hythe is the district council. School applications go through Kent.

Apply for a primary place via Kent

GOV.UK is the official apply and admissions handoff. We do not link a generic council homepage. Per-LA composite prospectus URLs are not in the API yet.

Transport in Folkestone and Hythe

Hythe Station (RHDR) is a 11-minute walk from the centre

Tram · Underground · 888 m

  • Hythe Station (RHDR)

    Tram · Underground

    888 m
  • Sandling

    Rail

    2.7 km
  • Folkestone Eurotunnel Terminal

    Ferry

    3.9 km
  • Westenhanger

    Rail

    4.4 km

NaPTAN · walking distance from the area centre · rail, Underground, tram, and ferry only

Amenities in Folkestone and Hythe

GPs make up most of the mapped places

23 GPs · 11 Libraries · 9 Museums · 45 in all

  • GPs23
  • Libraries11
  • Museums9
  • Hospitals2

OpenStreetMap · selected tags only · council totals; wards use the parent figure

Private rents in Folkestone and Hythe

Median private rent

£1,016/month

VOA / ONS Price Index of Private Rents · as of 2026-05-31 — 2-bed median where published.

£793
1 bed
£1,016
2 bed
£1,265
3 bed
£1,699
4 bed

VOA private rental statistics · local authority aggregate, not an asking rent

Overview of Folkestone and Hythe

Coordinates51.0685, 1.0842
Postcodes
3,682
Population (Census)
109,738
Households (Census)
48,338
Recorded crime · Jun '26
Around average · 7.5 per 1k

Demographics in Folkestone and Hythe

Ethnicity

Total residents: 109,786
White Brit.88.0%
Other White3.6%
Other Asian2.8%
+ other · 5.6%

Religion

Total residents: 109,771
Christian48.0%
No religion41.8%
Not answered5.7%
Hindu1.5%
Muslim1.0%
+ other · 2.0%

Age groups

Total residents: 109,738
50–6421.8%
35–4917.1%
65–7413.4%
25–3410.9%
75–848.4%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.3%

Households

Total households: 48,338
Any member 66+16.4%
Other16.2%
All members 66+12.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.2%
+ 7 other households · 32.7%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Folkestone and Hythe

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Around average
Mean decile 4.52 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Around average on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 4.52 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).