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TN29 postcode area · Folkestone and Hythe

The TN29 postcode district spans 4 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Folkestone and Hythe. Area Scores range from 18 to 47 across them. Every full TN29 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The strongest of the TN29 district's neighbourhoods is Lympne & Palmarsh (47 out of 100, #3,631 of 6,856 in England) and the weakest Lydd & Dungeness (18). 2 of the 4 rank in the most-deprived third of England; none reaches the least-deprived third. Median prices range from £275,000 in Lydd & Dungeness to £355,000 in Lympne & Palmarsh.

Living here

Typical net household income£36,903a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime46per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)52
Owner-occupied79%

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 TN29 district

£295,000median home sold over the past year · +8.3% over 5 years · -1.7% over the year · 200 sales
Detached£360,000
Semi-detached£288,500
Terraced£235,000
Flat£162,000
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
Lympne & PalmarshFolkestone and Hythe 3,63147 £355,000
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 TN29 Census 2021

Residents27,757
Median age (est.)52
Density132per km²
No qualifications22%
Degree or above22%
No car or van12%

Age

0–14 14%15–24 8%25–44 18%45–64 30%65+ 31%

Tenure

Own outright: 50%Mortgage/shared: 28%Social rent: 8%Private rent: 13%
Own outright 50%Mortgage/shared 28%Social rent 8%Private rent 13%

Households

One person: 28%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 21%Lone parent: 8%Other: 23%
One person 28%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 21%Lone parent 8%Other 23%

Work (top occupations)

Skilled trades 15% · Managers & directors 13% · Professional 13%

All occupation groups
Skilled trades15%
Managers & directors13%
Professional13%
Caring & leisure13%
Associate professional12%
Administrative10%
Elementary9%
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 53% · No religion 40% · 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 TN29.

TN28 CT21 TN25 TN26 CT20 TN23 CT50 CT19

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.