Folkestone

Folkestone and Hythe · South East

Folkestone in Folkestone and Hythe is made up of 5 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) on this site. Their Area Scores range from 2 to 65 out of 100, with typical homes from £197,000 to £345,000.

In summary

Folkestone contains both ends of the scale: Folkestone Morehall & Sandgate at 66 out of 100 (#2,356 of 6,856 in England) against Folkestone Harbour at 2, a 63-point gap between neighbouring areas. 4 of the 5 rank in the most-deprived third of England; none reaches the least-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £197,000 in Folkestone Harbour to £345,000 in Folkestone Morehall & Sandgate — a 1.8× gap within Folkestone.

Living here

Typical net household income£37,764a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime108per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)42
Owner-occupied54%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in Folkestone

£278,000median home sold over the past year · +19.6% over 5 years · +3.9% over the year · 623 sales
Detached£613,750
Semi-detached£380,000
Terraced£270,000
Flat£210,000
Folkestone and Hythe£318,250
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Folkestone Morehall & Sandgate 2,35666 £345,000
Folkestone Central 4,81030 £230,000
Folkestone North East 5,64718 £340,000
Folkestone Foord 6,04412 £239,000
Folkestone Harbour 6,6822 £197,000

Postcode districts in Folkestone

Nearby areas

Towns and places around Folkestone.

“Folkestone” groups neighbourhoods (MSOAs) that share this town or locality name within Folkestone and Hythe — an orientation aid, not an official boundary. Browse all neighbourhoods in Folkestone and Hythe.