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Sandgate & West Folkestone

WARD
Avg IMD
Low deprivation
Population
6,347
Households
2,725
Crimes · Jun '26
Around average · 6.0 per 1k
2,725
Households
White Brit. · 81%
Ethnicity
Christian · 45%
Religion
Low deprivation
Avg IMD
Around average · 6.0 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£322,500
Median property price
225
Postcodes
2,725
Households
White Brit. · 81%
Ethnicity
Christian · 45%
Religion
Low deprivation
Avg IMD
Around average · 6.0 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£322,500
Median property price
225
Postcodes

Sold prices in Sandgate & West Folkestone

England & Wales
Property sales · Sandgate & West Folkestone
HM Land Registry · Sandgate & West Folkestone
Average price
£391,266
YoY: -12.2%
Median price: £322,749
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 1 sales · avg £378,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£568k£415k£262k
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 Sandgate & West Folkestone

England & Wales
Crime trends · Sandgate & West Folkestone

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
8
YoY -53%
18125
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
17
YoY —
27152
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY —
740
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
4
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
2
YoY —
840
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

1 of 5 key categories improving

38
incidents · Jun '26

Flood risk in Sandgate & West Folkestone

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 Sandgate & West Folkestone

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 Sandgate & West Folkestone

Coordinates51.0772, 1.1447
Postcodes
225
Population (Census)
6,347
Households (Census)
2,725
Recorded crime · Jun '26
Around average · 6.0 per 1k

Demographics in Sandgate & West Folkestone

Ethnicity

Total residents: 6,350
White Brit.81.3%
Other Asian8.4%
Other White4.3%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group1.1%
+ other · 4.9%

Religion

Total residents: 6,347
Christian44.9%
No religion39.0%
Not answered6.1%
Hindu4.5%
Buddhist3.2%
+ 1 other religions · 2.3%

Age groups

Total residents: 6,347
50–6421.1%
35–4916.9%
65–7414.7%
25–349.8%
75–848.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.3%

Households

Total households: 2,725
Other17.6%
Any member 66+17.2%
All members 66+13.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.2%
+ 7 other households · 28.1%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Sandgate & West Folkestone

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 6.57 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Low deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 6.57 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Postcode Districts in Sandgate & West Folkestone