Detached
£517,923
52% above the Folkestone and Hythe average
24.4% of sales
What is the average house price in Folkestone and Hythe? £341,296
The average house price in Folkestone and Hythe is £341,296, based on 1,497 homes sold in the 12 months to September 2026. Prices are down 1.4% (£4,884) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- −1.4%
- Sold in 12 months
- 1,497
- Data up to
- September 2026
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, not asking prices. How we calculate this
How much does each type of property cost in Folkestone and Hythe?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£353,923
4% above the Folkestone and Hythe average
24.5% of sales
Terraced
£286,355
16% below the Folkestone and Hythe average
27.3% of sales
Flats
£199,224
42% below the Folkestone and Hythe average
23.8% of sales
Are house prices in Folkestone and Hythe going up or down?
House prices in Folkestone and Hythe are falling: down 1.4% (£4,884) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 37.1% (£92,406).
Past 12 months
−1.4%
−£4,884From £346,180 to £341,296
£349,863£337,689
Past 10 years
+37.1%
+£92,406From £248,890 to £341,296
£351,860£248,890
Quick answers for Folkestone and Hythe
10 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£410,370
Highest average, reached in January 2021
How many homes sold?
1,497
Recorded so far for the 12 months to September 2026
What sells most often?
Terraced houses
27.3% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£200k - £300k
30.1% of sales
How many people live in Folkestone and Hythe?
109,852
778 people per square mile · High (Census 2021)
Population density is High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Usual residents, including communal establishments.
How many households are in Folkestone and Hythe?
48,338
342 households per square mile · High (Census 2021)
Household density is High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Occupied households, not communal establishments.
How much green space is in Folkestone and Hythe?
38 m² per resident
More green space per resident than 61% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 5.3 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
1.1% of the area · 47 public parks. Parks, playing fields, allotments and other public green space, not counting golf courses. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
What is the crime rate in Folkestone and Hythe?
72 crimes per 1,000 residents
High · −1.8% on the previous year · 12 months to September 2026
Crime rate is High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
Which areas cost the most and least?
Most expensive
Brenzett
£971,000
Least expensive
Newington
£286,250
How does Folkestone and Hythe rank?
9th most expensive area of Kent.
Compared with 12 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Folkestone and Hythe?
The highest recorded sale prices in Folkestone and Hythe, from HM Land Registry.
How do house prices in Folkestone and Hythe compare with nearby areas?
Folkestone and Hythe compared with the 6 nearest other areas in Kent.
Folkestone and Hythe vs Ashford
- Folkestone and Hythe
- £341,296
- Ashford
- £383,447+£42,151
Open comparison
Folkestone and Hythe vs Canterbury
- Folkestone and Hythe
- £341,296
- Canterbury
- £376,652+£35,356
Open comparison
Folkestone and Hythe vs Dover
- Folkestone and Hythe
- £341,296
- Dover
- £316,345−£24,951
Open comparison
Folkestone and Hythe vs Swale
- Folkestone and Hythe
- £341,296
- Swale
- £318,884−£22,412
Open comparison
Folkestone and Hythe vs Maidstone
- Folkestone and Hythe
- £341,296
- Maidstone
- £382,573+£41,277
Open comparison
Folkestone and Hythe vs Thanet
- Folkestone and Hythe
- £341,296
- Thanet
- £308,883−£32,413
Open comparison
Which areas of Folkestone and Hythe are most expensive?
Average sold price in each of the 30 areas of Folkestone and Hythe, most expensive first.
- 1
£971,000
Change over one year: +192.8%
- 2
£925,000
Change over one year: +25.0%
- 3
£718,950
Change over one year: +33.7%
- 4
£710,000
Change over one year: +62.1%
- 5
£684,166
Change over one year: +18.2%
- 6
£604,166
Change over one year: +119.7%
- 7
£596,500
Change over one year: −23.5%
- 8
£539,000
Change over one year: +3.7%
- 9
£520,000
Change over one year: −31.1%
- 10
£516,666
Change over one year: +29.2%
- 11
£500,653
Change over one year: −14.3%
- 12
£495,000
Change over one year: +46.8%
- 13
£485,000
Change over one year: −47.7%
- 14
£476,250
Change over one year: +10.3%
- 15
£464,058
Change over one year: −22.8%
- 16
£431,800
Change over one year: −15.7%
- 17
£430,210
Change over one year: +1.1%
- 18
£417,096
Change over one year: −5.3%
- 19
£402,046
Change over one year: +2.1%
- 20
£390,870
Change over one year: −1.8%
- 21
£377,000
Change over one year: +47.8%
- 22
£372,350
Change over one year: +2.3%
- 23
£371,875
Change over one year: +5.9%
- 24
£370,855
Change over one year: −11.4%
- 25
£346,916
Change over one year: −1.4%
- 26
£335,079
Change over one year: −1.4%
- 27
£307,313
Change over one year: −7.4%
- 28
£295,857
Change over one year: +7.5%
- 29
£291,090
Change over one year: −2.1%
- 30
£286,250
Change over one year: −9.1%
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Price information is from HM Land Registry, location boundaries are from OpenStreetMap, and households and population are from Nomis Census 2021 postcode estimates (21 March 2021). Parks and green space are from OS Open Greenspace. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Crime is from police.uk street-level data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
Last updated 6 November 2026 at 00:21 with the latest Land Registry data (September 2026). The Folkestone and Hythe dataset covers 4,815 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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