2,725
Households
White Brit. · 81%
Ethnicity
Christian · 45%
Religion
Low deprivation
Avg IMD
47 · 7.4 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£320,000
Median property price
225
Postcodes
Overview of Sandgate & West Folkestone
Coordinates51.0772, 1.1447
Postcodes
225
Population (Census)
6,347
Households (Census)
2,725
Recorded crime · May '26
47 · 7.4 per 1k
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 6.80 (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 6.80 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Sandgate & West Folkestone
Property sales · Sandgate & West Folkestone
HM Land Registry · Sandgate & West Folkestone
Average price
£384,504
YoY: -11.7%
Median price: £320,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 2 sales · avg £421,500
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£568k£402k£236k
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 Sandgate & West Folkestone
Crime trends · Sandgate & West Folkestone
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
18125
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
7
YoY -53%
ASB
27152
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
27
YoY +440%
Vehicle Crime
740
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY -100%
Burglary
320
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
840
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY stable
Demographics in Sandgate & West Folkestone
Ethnicity
White Brit.81.3%
Other Asian8.4%
Other White4.3%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group1.1%
+ other · 4.9%
Religion
Christian44.9%
No religion39.0%
Not answered6.1%
Hindu4.5%
Buddhist3.2%
+ 1 other religions · 2.3%
Age groups
50–6421.1%
35–4916.9%
65–7414.7%
25–349.8%
75–848.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.3%
Households
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%
Schools in Sandgate & West Folkestone
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Sandgate Primary School
Kent · CT20 3QU
Good
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
The Folkestone School for Girls
Kent · CT20 3RB
Good
0.3 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateGirls · Ages 11–18
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in Sandgate & West Folkestone
Postcodes in Sandgate & West Folkestone
CT20 2HNCT20 2JBCT20 2JDCT20 2JECT20 2JFCT20 2JGCT20 2JHCT20 2JJCT20 2JLCT20 2JNCT20 2JQCT20 2JWCT20 2LDCT20 2LECT20 2LFCT20 2LGCT20 2LPCT20 2LYCT20 2NJCT20 2NLCT20 2NNCT20 2NPCT20 2NRCT20 2NSCT20 2NTCT20 2NUCT20 2NWCT20 2NXCT20 2NYCT20 2NZCT20 2PACT20 2PBCT20 2PJCT20 2PLCT20 2TXCT20 2TYCT20 3AACT20 3ABCT20 3ADCT20 3AECT20 3AFCT20 3AGCT20 3AHCT20 3AJCT20 3ALCT20 3ANCT20 3APCT20 3AQCT20 3ARCT20 3ASCT20 3ATCT20 3AUCT20 3AWCT20 3AXCT20 3AYCT20 3AZCT20 3BACT20 3BBCT20 3BDCT20 3BECT20 3BFCT20 3BGCT20 3BHCT20 3BJCT20 3BLCT20 3BNCT20 3BPCT20 3BQCT20 3BSCT20 3BTCT20 3BUCT20 3BWCT20 3BXCT20 3BYCT20 3BZCT20 3DACT20 3DBCT20 3DDCT20 3DECT20 3DGCT20 3DHCT20 3DJCT20 3DLCT20 3DNCT20 3DPCT20 3DQCT20 3DRCT20 3DSCT20 3DTCT20 3DUCT20 3DWCT20 3DXCT20 3DYCT20 3DZCT20 3EACT20 3EBCT20 3EDCT20 3EECT20 3EZCT20 3FDCT20 3FECT20 3FUCT20 3HACT20 3HFCT20 3HHCT20 3HJCT20 3HLCT20 3HNCT20 3HTCT20 3HUCT20 3HXCT20 3HYCT20 3JQCT20 3NACT20 3NBCT20 3NDCT20 3NECT20 3NFCT20 3NGCT20 3NH