48,338
Households
White Brit. · 88%
Ethnicity
Christian · 48%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
735 · 6.7 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£306,074
Median property price
3,670
Postcodes
Overview of Folkestone and Hythe
Coordinates51.0686, 1.0845
Postcodes
3,670
Population (Census)
109,738
Households (Census)
48,338
Recorded crime · May '26
735 · 6.7 per 1k
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 4.73 (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 4.73 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Folkestone and Hythe
Property sales · Folkestone and Hythe
HM Land Registry · Folkestone and Hythe
Average price
£343,797
YoY: -2.6%
Median price: £323,223
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 40 sales · avg £352,212
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£396k£343k£290k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
Transactions are hidden by default.
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
Crime trends · Folkestone and Hythe
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
354281208
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
229
YoY -27%
ASB
17312270
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
168
YoY +60%
Vehicle Crime
37239
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
24
YoY stable
Burglary
30209
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
21
YoY +50%
Criminal damage
886745
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
63
YoY -20%
Demographics in Folkestone and Hythe
Ethnicity
White Brit.88.0%
Other White3.6%
Other Asian2.8%
+ other · 5.6%
Religion
Christian48.0%
No religion41.8%
Not answered5.7%
Hindu1.5%
Muslim1.0%
+ other · 2.0%
Age groups
50–6421.8%
35–4917.1%
65–7413.4%
25–3410.9%
75–848.4%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.3%
Households
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%
Wards in Folkestone and Hythe
Sandgate & West Folkestone
IMD 6.80225 postcodes
North Downs East
IMD 6.72365 postcodes
North Downs West
IMD 6.64325 postcodes
Hythe
IMD 6.56452 postcodes
Cheriton
IMD 5.16307 postcodes
Hythe Rural
IMD 5.13197 postcodes
New Romney
IMD 5.05266 postcodes
Broadmead
IMD 4.90110 postcodes
Romney Marsh
IMD 2.90250 postcodes
Folkestone Central
IMD 2.79418 postcodes
East Folkestone
IMD 2.68238 postcodes
Walland & Denge Marsh
IMD 2.53331 postcodes
Folkestone Harbour
IMD 2.27186 postcodes
Schools in Folkestone and Hythe
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Folkestone, St Martin's Church of England Primary School
Kent · CT20 3JJ
Outstanding
2.1 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Hawkinge Primary School
Kent · CT18 7BN
Outstanding
4.8 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
St Eanswythe's Church of England Primary School
Kent · CT20 1SE
Outstanding
4.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
The Beacon Folkestone
Kent · CT19 5DN
Outstanding
4.1 mi
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 3–19
The Harvey Grammar School
Kent · CT19 5JY
Outstanding
3.4 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateBoys · Ages 11–18
All Soul's Church of England Primary School
Kent · CT19 4LG
Good
2.9 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Bodsham Church of England Primary School
Kent · TN25 5JQ
Good
7.8 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Brenzett Church of England Primary School
Kent · TN29 9UA
Good
10.8 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Brockhill Park Performing Arts College
Kent · CT21 4HL
Good
1.2 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18
Brookland Church of England Primary School
Kent · TN29 9QR
Good
11.9 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.