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The average house price in Folkestone and Hythe is £341,296 over the last 12 months. Over the past year prices fell 1.4%.

England / Kent

Folkestone and Hythe

£341,296

Average price, last 12 months

−1.4% in a year
OCT 2016£252kSEPT 2026£341k

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What can I buy with my budget in Folkestone and Hythe?

With £350,000 you could afford the average terraced house in Folkestone and Hythe.

£350,000

Folkestone and Hythe

  • Flats

    £199,224

    In budget

  • Terraced

    £286,355

    In budget

  • Semi-detached

    £353,923

    £4k short

  • Detached

    £517,923

    £168k short

Average sale price by type of home over the last 12 months, from HM Land Registry. These are averages, so cheaper homes of each type do sell.

How much would a mortgage cost in Folkestone and Hythe?

With a 10% deposit, a 25-year mortgage at 4.5% on the average home in Folkestone and Hythe costs £1,707 a month.

10%
4.5%
25 years
  • Folkestone and Hythe

    £1,707

    a month

    Average price
    £341,296
    Deposit
    £34,130
    Mortgage
    £307,166
    Salary needed at 4.5×
    £68,259

A repayment mortgage on each location's average sale price over the last 12 months. The rate is an example, not a quote, so check current deals. Many lenders cap borrowing at about 4.5 times income.

What does each type of home cost?

Average sale price by property type over the last 12 months.

Detached

  • £517,923

Semi-detached

  • £353,923

Terraced

  • £286,355

Flats

  • £199,224

What kinds of homes sell in each area?

Share of last 12 months' sales by property type.

  • Detached
  • Semi-detached
  • Terraced
  • Flats

Folkestone and Hythe

Mostly terraced houses

24%
24%
27%
24%

How much do prices vary within Folkestone and Hythe?

In Folkestone and Hythe the priciest area costs 3.4× the cheapest.

Folkestone and Hythe30 areas

Cheapest: Newington, £286,250. Priciest: Brenzett, £971,000.

Newington: £286,250Folkestone: £291,090Lydd: £295,857St. Mary in the Marsh: £307,313Dymchurch: £335,079New Romney: £346,916Sandgate: £370,855Brookland: £371,875Hawkinge: £372,350Burmarsh: £377,000Hythe: £390,870Sellindge: £402,046Swingfield: £417,096Lympne: £430,210Stanford: £431,800Old Romney: £464,058Lyminge: £476,250Monks Horton: £485,000Newchurch: £495,000Elham: £500,653Ivychurch: £516,666Acrise: £520,000Snargate: £539,000Paddlesworth: £596,500Postling: £604,166Stelling Minnis: £684,166Elmsted: £710,000Saltwood: £718,950Stowting: £925,000Brenzett: £971,000
  • Folkestone and Hythe average, £341,296

Each dot is one area inside the location, by its average sale price over the last 12 months. The areas we have prices for may not cover every part of a location.

How green is Folkestone and Hythe?

Folkestone and Hythe has 47 public parks among 309 green space sites. Green space covers 1.1% of the area: about 38 m² per resident, or 5.3 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 61% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

  • Folkestone and Hythe

    1.1%

    of the land is green space
    38 m² per resident, or 5.3 football pitches for every 1,000 residents
    47 public parks

Each grid is the location's land, one square per 1%. Green space from OS Open Greenspace, not counting golf courses; Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

How crowded is Folkestone and Hythe?

Folkestone and Hythe has about 2.1 residents for every football pitch of land, or 778 people per square mile, which counts as high density.

Folkestone and Hythe
2.1 people per football pitch of land · 778 per square mile

Census 2021 population divided by land area. A football pitch is about 7,140 m² (105 m × 68 m).

How have average house prices moved?

Rolling 12-month average for each location, last 10 years. Gaps mean no sales were recorded that month.

When have prices risen and fallen in Folkestone and Hythe?

Prices in Folkestone and Hythe were down on a year earlier in 23 months of the 108 since October 2017. They are now down 1.4% on a year earlier.

Folkestone and Hythe23 of 108 months down
FallingRising

Each stripe is one month: the rolling 12-month average against the same month a year earlier, since October 2017. Falls are hatched as well as red.

How many homes were sold?

Monthly sales volume for each location, last 10 years.

How do all the numbers compare?

Every measure side by side. The highest value in each row is highlighted.

Latest 12-month average

  • Folkestone and Hythe

    England / Kent / Folkestone and Hythe

    £341,296

Change over 1 year

  • Folkestone and Hythe

    England / Kent / Folkestone and Hythe

    −£4,884

Change over ~10 years

  • Folkestone and Hythe

    England / Kent / Folkestone and Hythe

    +£92,406

Homes sold (last 12 months)

  • Folkestone and Hythe

    England / Kent / Folkestone and Hythe

    1,497

Number of postcodes

  • Folkestone and Hythe

    England / Kent / Folkestone and Hythe

    4,815

Households (Census 2021)

  • Folkestone and Hythe

    England / Kent / Folkestone and Hythe

    48,338

Household density

  • Folkestone and Hythe

    England / Kent / Folkestone and Hythe

    342 per sq mi · High

Population (Census 2021)

  • Folkestone and Hythe

    England / Kent / Folkestone and Hythe

    109,852

Population density

  • Folkestone and Hythe

    England / Kent / Folkestone and Hythe

    778 per sq mi · High

Green space per resident

  • Folkestone and Hythe

    England / Kent / Folkestone and Hythe

    38 m² per resident · more than 61% of areas

Green space share of area

  • Folkestone and Hythe

    England / Kent / Folkestone and Hythe

    1.1%

Public parks

  • Folkestone and Hythe

    England / Kent / Folkestone and Hythe

    47

Crime rate (per 1,000 residents)

  • Folkestone and Hythe

    England / Kent / Folkestone and Hythe

    72 per 1,000 · High

Crime vs previous 12 months

  • Folkestone and Hythe

    England / Kent / Folkestone and Hythe

    −1.8%

Anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents

  • Folkestone and Hythe

    England / Kent / Folkestone and Hythe

    17 per 1,000

Peak month

  • Folkestone and Hythe

    England / Kent / Folkestone and Hythe

    JAN 2021 · £410,370

Most common price band

  • Folkestone and Hythe

    England / Kent / Folkestone and Hythe

    £200k – £300k · 30.1%

Detached average

  • Folkestone and Hythe

    England / Kent / Folkestone and Hythe

    £517,923

Semi-detached average

  • Folkestone and Hythe

    England / Kent / Folkestone and Hythe

    £353,923

Terraced average

  • Folkestone and Hythe

    England / Kent / Folkestone and Hythe

    £286,355

Flats average

  • Folkestone and Hythe

    England / Kent / Folkestone and Hythe

    £199,224

Detached share of sales

  • Folkestone and Hythe

    England / Kent / Folkestone and Hythe

    24.4%

Semi-detached share of sales

  • Folkestone and Hythe

    England / Kent / Folkestone and Hythe

    24.5%

Terraced share of sales

  • Folkestone and Hythe

    England / Kent / Folkestone and Hythe

    27.3%

Flats share of sales

  • Folkestone and Hythe

    England / Kent / Folkestone and Hythe

    23.8%

Sold prices from HM Land Registry. Households and population from Census 2021. Green space from OS Open Greenspace, not counting golf courses; Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Crime is police-recorded crime from police.uk, per 1,000 residents, over the latest 12 published months; anti-social behaviour is counted separately. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.

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