6,527
Households
White Brit. · 77%
Ethnicity
No religion · 45%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
173 · 14.0 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£223,250
Median property price
418
Postcodes
Overview of Folkestone Central
Coordinates51.0794, 1.1727
Postcodes
418
Population (Census)
12,335
Households (Census)
6,527
Recorded crime · May '26
173 · 14.0 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Folkestone Central
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 2.79 (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 2.79 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Folkestone Central
Property sales · Folkestone Central
HM Land Registry · Folkestone Central
Average price
£248,687
YoY: -4.2%
Median price: £228,458
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 4 sales · avg £366,625
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£378k£263k£148k
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 Central
Crime trends · Folkestone Central
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
926538
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
57
YoY -28%
ASB
453320
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
41
YoY +64%
Vehicle Crime
1061
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY -75%
Burglary
1061
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
3
YoY stable
Criminal damage
25178
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
14
YoY stable
Demographics in Folkestone Central
Ethnicity
White Brit.76.8%
Other White9.7%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group1.8%
Other Asian1.7%
African1.3%
+ 3 other groups · 8.7%
Religion
No religion45.3%
Christian42.5%
Not answered6.4%
Muslim2.6%
Other religion1.2%
+ 1 other religions · 2.1%
Age groups
50–6420.5%
35–4919.4%
25–3415.3%
65–7410.4%
75–846.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.6%
Households
Other33.7%
Any member 66+17.2%
Cohabiting couple family: No children8.8%
Lone parent family: With dependent children7.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children6.8%
+ 7 other households · 26.0%
Schools in Folkestone Central
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
St Eanswythe's Church of England Primary School
Kent · CT20 1SE
Outstanding
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Christ Church Cep Academy, Folkestone
Kent · CT20 1DJ
Good
0.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Earlscliffe (Sussex Summer Schools Ltd)
Kent · CT20 2NB
0.4 mi
Secondary with sixth formIndependentMixed · Ages 14–19
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in Folkestone Central
Postcodes in Folkestone Central
CT18 7WDCT19 4WPCT19 4WYCT20 1AACT20 1AECT20 1AFCT20 1AGCT20 1AHCT20 1AJCT20 1ALCT20 1ANCT20 1ASCT20 1ATCT20 1AUCT20 1AZCT20 1BACT20 1BFCT20 1BJCT20 1BNCT20 1BPCT20 1BTCT20 1BUCT20 1BWCT20 1BXCT20 1BYCT20 1BZCT20 1DACT20 1DBCT20 1DDCT20 1DFCT20 1DGCT20 1DHCT20 1DJCT20 1DLCT20 1DPCT20 1DQCT20 1DSCT20 1DWCT20 1DYCT20 1DZCT20 1EACT20 1EBCT20 1EECT20 1EFCT20 1EGCT20 1EHCT20 1EJCT20 1ELCT20 1ENCT20 1EPCT20 1EQCT20 1ERCT20 1ESCT20 1ETCT20 1EUCT20 1EWCT20 1EXCT20 1EYCT20 1EZCT20 1FFCT20 1GBCT20 1GLCT20 1GXCT20 1GYCT20 1HACT20 1HBCT20 1HECT20 1HFCT20 1HGCT20 1HHCT20 1HJCT20 1HLCT20 1HNCT20 1HPCT20 1HQCT20 1HRCT20 1HSCT20 1HTCT20 1HUCT20 1HWCT20 1HXCT20 1HYCT20 1HZCT20 1JBCT20 1JDCT20 1JECT20 1JFCT20 1JGCT20 1JHCT20 1JJCT20 1JPCT20 1JQCT20 1JRCT20 1JTCT20 1JUCT20 1JWCT20 1JYCT20 1QFCT20 1RHCT20 1RJCT20 1RLCT20 1RNCT20 1RPCT20 1RRCT20 1RUCT20 1RXCT20 1RYCT20 1RZCT20 1SACT20 1SBCT20 1SDCT20 1SECT20 1SFCT20 1SHCT20 1SJCT20 1SLCT20 1SNCT20 1SPCT20 1SQCT20 1SR