Folkestone Harbour
Folkestone and Hythe · South East · population 6,674 · 4 LSOAs
Part of Folkestone · Postcode CT18 · CT19 · CT20 · CT21
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #6,682 of 6,856 in England
- #1,111 of 1,119 in South East
- #14 of 14 in Folkestone and Hythe
- Most deprived 10% in England
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Elementary 15% · Caring & leisure 14% · Associate professional 14%
All occupation groups
| Elementary | 15% |
| Caring & leisure | 14% |
| Associate professional | 14% |
| Professional | 11% |
| Skilled trades | 11% |
| Sales & customer service | 10% |
| Managers & directors | 9% |
| Process & plant | 9% |
| Administrative | 7% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
No religion 47% · Christian 40% · Muslim 3%
Born outside the UK: 22%
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 Harbour is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, sitting at #6,682 of 6,856 nationally on the deprivation index, and #14 of 14 in Folkestone and Hythe. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (30) and lowest on Crime (0). Typical homes here sold for about £197,000 over the past year, up 23% across five years (from 80 sales), 38% below the wider Folkestone and Hythe median of £318,250. Typical household take-home income is around £29,783 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 268 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well above the England rate of 83.
Themed scores ?
Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £197,000 | 80 | +17.3% | +23.1% |
| Detached | Too few sales to report (n=2) | |||
| Semi-detached | Too few sales to report (n=4) | |||
| Terraced | £252,500 | 22 | -6.5% | +41.9% |
| Flat | £154,000 | 52 | +2.7% | +4.1% |
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Household income
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 ?
- #6,439 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
Recorded crime ?
Rank #6,318 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 831 |
| Theft | 398 |
| Burglary | 50 |
| Vehicle crime | 29 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 159 |
| Public order & weapons | 131 |
| Drugs | 107 |
| Robbery | 28 |
| Other | 52 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 428 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 →
Official sources
Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
Other areas in Folkestone and Hythe
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- Skegness TownEast Lindsey2£169,950
- Hurstead & SmallbridgeRochdale2£157,000
- Bulwell NorthNottingham2£152,550
- Town Centre WestSt. Helens2£130,000
- Witton, Mill Hill & Hollin BankBlackburn with Darwen2£102,000
- Peterlee EastCounty Durham2£91,500