Hythe

Folkestone and Hythe · South East · population 7,300 · 5 LSOAs

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

33Area Score / 100 ?
  • #4,570 of 6,856 in England
  • #936 of 1,119 in South East
  • #8 of 14 in Folkestone and Hythe
  • More deprived (bottom 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,186
Median age (est.)56
Density2,506per km²
No qualifications21%
Degree or above27%
No car or van27%

Age

0–14 12%15–24 7%25–44 17%45–64 28%65+ 36%

Tenure

Own outright: 44%Mortgage/shared: 20%Social rent: 17%Private rent: 20%
Own outright 44%Mortgage/shared 20%Social rent 17%Private rent 20%

Households

One person: 42%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 15%Lone parent: 9%Other: 19%
One person 42%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 15%Lone parent 9%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 16% · Associate professional 14% · Managers & directors 13%

All occupation groups
Professional16%
Associate professional14%
Managers & directors13%
Skilled trades13%
Caring & leisure12%
Administrative9%
Elementary9%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 96%Asian: 2%Black: 1%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 96%Asian 2%Black 1%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 54% · No religion 39% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 8%

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

Hythe is in the more-deprived bottom 40% of England, ranked #4,570 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #8 of 14 in Folkestone and Hythe. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Crime (50) and lowest on Education (22). Typical homes here sold for about £319,000 over the past year, up 14% across five years (from 107 sales), in line with the wider Folkestone and Hythe median of £318,250. Typical household take-home income is around £33,102 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 53 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 40 · #4,091
Employment 26 · #5,050
Education 22 · #5,352
Health 32 · #4,632
Crime 50 · #3,391
Housing & access 29 · #4,886
Living environment 50 · #3,419

House prices ?

£319,000median (12m) · +4.7% yr · n=107
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£319,000107+4.7%+14.4%
Detached£402,50014-15.3%-8.5%
Semi-detached£330,00026-7.7%+17.9%
Terraced£360,00036+20.0%+35.8%
Flat£225,00031+3.7%+32.4%
This area£319,000
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)£33,102±£4,786 · #5,644 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£33,809
Price-to-income ?9.6×typical home ÷ net income — more 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 ?

44Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

53 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 390 offences
Folkestone and Hythe71
South East71
England83

Rank #2,368 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences179
Theft70
Burglary15
Vehicle crime9
Criminal damage & arson53
Public order & weapons35
Drugs18
Robbery3
Other8

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 83 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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