Folkestone Foord

Folkestone and Hythe · South East · population 7,629 · 5 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

12Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,044 of 6,856 in England
  • #1,076 of 1,119 in South East
  • #13 of 14 in Folkestone and Hythe
  • Most deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,656
Median age (est.)36
Density9,995per km²
No qualifications20%
Degree or above23%
No car or van31%

Age

0–14 22%15–24 12%25–44 29%45–64 24%65+ 12%

Tenure

Own outright: 23%Mortgage/shared: 27%Social rent: 15%Private rent: 35%
Own outright 23%Mortgage/shared 27%Social rent 15%Private rent 35%

Households

One person: 33%Couple, no children: 14%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 17%Other: 12%
One person 33%Couple, no children 14%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 17%Other 12%

Work (top occupations)

Caring & leisure 14% · Associate professional 13% · Professional 13%

All occupation groups
Caring & leisure14%
Associate professional13%
Professional13%
Elementary13%
Skilled trades12%
Sales & customer service11%
Managers & directors9%
Process & plant8%
Administrative7%

Ethnic group

White: 91%Asian: 4%Black: 1%Mixed: 3%Other: 2%
White 91%Asian 4%Black 1%Mixed 3%Other 2%

Religion & identity

No religion 52% · Christian 39% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 11%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Folkestone Foord is in the most-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #6,044 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #13 of 14 in Folkestone and Hythe. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (60) and lowest on Crime (6). Typical homes here, about £239,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 25% in five years (from 126 sales), 25% below the wider Folkestone and Hythe median of £318,250. Typical household take-home income is around £35,149 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 88 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 11 · #6,106
Employment 11 · #6,099
Education 16 · #5,749
Health 17 · #5,695
Crime 6 · #6,421
Housing & access 60 · #2,754
Living environment 16 · #5,736

House prices ?

£239,000median (12m) · -0.4% yr · n=126
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£239,000126-0.4%+25.4%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=1)
Semi-detached£300,0009-17.2%+35.7%
Terraced£245,000101+4.3%+30.3%
Flat£155,00015-2.2%+19.2%
This area£239,000
Folkestone and Hythe£318,250
South East£385,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£35,149±£4,990 · #4,980 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£30,418
Price-to-income ?6.8×typical home ÷ net income — less stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

26Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

88 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 668 offences
Folkestone and Hythe71
South East71
England83

Rank #4,432 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences324
Theft137
Burglary14
Vehicle crime25
Criminal damage & arson68
Public order & weapons41
Drugs36
Robbery8
Other15

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 118 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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