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TN28 postcode area · Folkestone and Hythe

The TN28 postcode district spans 3 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Folkestone and Hythe. Area Scores range from 18 to 34 across them. Every full TN28 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The strongest of the TN28 district's neighbourhoods is New Romney (34 out of 100, #4,509 of 6,856 in England) and the weakest Lydd & Dungeness (18). 2 of the 3 rank in the most-deprived third of England; none reaches the least-deprived third. Median prices range from £275,000 in Lydd & Dungeness to £347,500 in New Romney.

Living here

Typical net household income£35,629a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime52per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)52
Owner-occupied76%

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 the TN28 district

£350,000median home sold over the past year · +9.4% over 5 years · +3.7% over the year · 119 sales
Detached£412,500
Semi-detached£337,500
Terraced£268,000
Flat£155,000
Folkestone and Hythe£318,250
South East£385,000
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
New RomneyFolkestone and Hythe 4,50934 £347,500
Dymchurch, St Mary's Bay & BrooklandFolkestone and Hythe 5,50320 £312,000
Lydd & DungenessFolkestone and Hythe 5,60518 £275,000

People living in TN28 Census 2021

Residents20,650
Median age (est.)52
Density114per km²
No qualifications24%
Degree or above20%
No car or van13%

Age

0–14 13%15–24 8%25–44 17%45–64 29%65+ 32%

Tenure

Own outright: 50%Mortgage/shared: 26%Social rent: 10%Private rent: 14%
Own outright 50%Mortgage/shared 26%Social rent 10%Private rent 14%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 20%Lone parent: 9%Other: 23%
One person 29%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 20%Lone parent 9%Other 23%

Work (top occupations)

Skilled trades 15% · Caring & leisure 13% · Managers & directors 13%

All occupation groups
Skilled trades15%
Caring & leisure13%
Managers & directors13%
Professional12%
Associate professional11%
Elementary10%
Administrative10%
Process & plant8%
Sales & customer service7%

Ethnic group

White: 98%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 98%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 52% · No religion 41% · Other 1%

Born outside the UK: 4%

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.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around TN28.

TN29 TN31 TN26 CT21 TN36 TN25 TN23 CT20

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.