Folkestone Central Area Guide | £224k Median Price & Crime | Sipuha

Folkestone Central

WARD
Avg IMD
High deprivation
Population
12,335
Households
6,527
Crimes · Jun '26
High · 20.4 per 1k
6,527
Households
White Brit. · 77%
Ethnicity
No religion · 45%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
High · 20.4 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£223,615
Median property price
418
Postcodes
6,527
Households
White Brit. · 77%
Ethnicity
No religion · 45%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
High · 20.4 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£223,615
Median property price
418
Postcodes

Sold prices in Folkestone Central

England & Wales
Property sales · Folkestone Central
HM Land Registry · Folkestone Central
Average price
£256,207
YoY: +4.0%
Median price: £228,297
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 3 sales · avg £225,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£292k£229k£167k
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 Central

England & Wales
Crime trends · Folkestone Central

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
62
YoY -13%
926538
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
40
YoY +21%
453320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
9
YoY —
1061
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
7
YoY —
1061
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
63
YoY +385%
63368
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Shoplifting
28
YoY +27%
392511
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

1 of 5 key categories improving · shoplifting up sharply · criminal damage rising

252
incidents · Jun '26

Flood risk in Folkestone Central

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.

Amenities in Folkestone Central

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

Overview of Folkestone Central

Coordinates51.0794, 1.1727
Postcodes
418
Population (Census)
12,335
Households (Census)
6,527
Recorded crime · Jun '26
High · 20.4 per 1k

Demographics in Folkestone Central

Ethnicity

Total residents: 12,370
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

Total residents: 12,346
No religion45.3%
Christian42.5%
Not answered6.4%
Muslim2.6%
Other religion1.2%
+ 1 other religions · 2.1%

Age groups

Total residents: 12,335
50–6420.5%
35–4919.4%
25–3415.3%
65–7410.4%
75–846.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.6%

Households

Total households: 6,527
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%

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 2.98 (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 2.98 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Postcode Districts in Folkestone Central