Hawkinge

Folkestone and Hythe · South East · population 9,988 · 5 LSOAs

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

51Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,343 of 6,856 in England
  • #760 of 1,119 in South East
  • #4 of 14 in Folkestone and Hythe
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents10,086
Median age (est.)41
Density776per km²
No qualifications16%
Degree or above26%
No car or van11%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 11%25–44 25%45–64 27%65+ 18%

Tenure

Own outright: 34%Mortgage/shared: 40%Social rent: 11%Private rent: 16%
Own outright 34%Mortgage/shared 40%Social rent 11%Private rent 16%

Households

One person: 23%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 32%Lone parent: 11%Other: 17%
One person 23%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 32%Lone parent 11%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 16% · Associate professional 15% · Managers & directors 13%

All occupation groups
Professional16%
Associate professional15%
Managers & directors13%
Caring & leisure12%
Skilled trades11%
Administrative10%
Sales & customer service8%
Elementary8%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

White: 91%Asian: 5%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 91%Asian 5%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 46% · No religion 43% · Hindu 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

Hawkinge sits close to the national midpoint for deprivation, #3,343 of 6,856 in England, and #4 of 14 in Folkestone and Hythe. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (99) but weak on Crime (35). Typical homes here sold for about £345,000 over the past year, up 17% across five years (from 169 sales), 8% above the wider Folkestone and Hythe median of £318,250. Typical household take-home income is around £44,174 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 45 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 49 · #3,501
Employment 45 · #3,775
Education 45 · #3,796
Health 41 · #4,015
Crime 35 · #4,481
Housing & access 36 · #4,399
Living environment 99 · #73

House prices ?

£345,000median (12m) · +2.7% yr · n=169
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£345,000169+2.7%+16.9%
Detached£455,000650.0%+11.0%
Semi-detached£335,00045+0.8%+15.5%
Terraced£293,75042+5.3%+26.1%
Flat£190,00017+18.8%+11.8%
This area£345,000
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)£44,174±£6,239 · #2,278 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£35,894
Price-to-income ?7.8×typical home ÷ net income — similar to 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 ?

55Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

45 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 452 offences
Folkestone and Hythe71
South East71
England83

Rank #1,709 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences218
Theft64
Burglary12
Vehicle crime18
Criminal damage & arson47
Public order & weapons40
Drugs32
Robbery3
Other18

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 121 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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