Property searches in Folkestone and Hythe

England · figures updated 2026-10-29

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House prices

The average home in Folkestone and Hythe cost £302,106 in August 2026. Prices have fallen 0.7% in the last year.

Type	Average	Last 12 months
All homes	£302,106	-0.7%
Detached	£522,768	-0.8%
Semi-detached	£337,304	+0.3%
Terraced	£270,182	+0.4%
Flat or maisonette	£166,395	-2.9%
First-time buyers	£245,379	-0.6%

UK House Price Index, HM Land Registry.

Council tax 2026-27

A band D home in Folkestone and Hythe pays £2,539 a year including parish charges (council average). A single adult gets 25% off.

Band	A year	A month (10 payments)
A	£1,692	£169
B	£1,975	£197
C	£2,257	£226
D	£2,539	£254
E	£3,103	£310
F	£3,667	£367
G	£4,231	£423
H	£5,078	£508

Renting

The average private rent is £1,189 a month (+10.0% in a year). Against the average price, that is a gross yield of about 4.7% a year before costs.

Bedrooms	A month
1	£812
2	£1,041
3	£1,298
4 or more	£1,739

ONS Price Index of Private Rents, September 2026.

Neighbourhoods

Folkestone and Hythe is split into 67 small neighbourhoods. 22% of them are among the most deprived 20% in England and 4% among the least deprived 20% (English Indices of Deprivation 2025). On average across them, 67% of homes are owned, 22% privately rented and 11% socially rented; 25% of people are 65 or over and 20% of households have no car (Census 2021). Search an address to see its own neighbourhood.

Mobile signal

99.7% of homes get 4G indoors from at least one network and 84.5% from all four; 99.8% get 5G outdoors (Ofcom, January 2026).

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