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East Cliff

5,121 people · median £260,000 · Folkestone and Hythe

High wellbeingMore affordable than most
Folkestone and Hythe Council · Green / Liberal Democrat coalition   13/30 seats · 43% · OCD 2026
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What does it cost? This neighbourhood

dearestcheapest
£260,000 median 4th cheapest of 14 neighbourhoods
among 14 neighbourhoods in Folkestone and Hythe

A typical home here sells for £260,000, up 22.7% over five years. That's about 8.1× local earnings — around the 9.6× five-year average.

Sold price history

2026 YTD · 27 sales
£113k£162k£210k£258k£306k201120182026 YTD2017 +30%−9%£270,000
Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£260,000
5-year change+22.7%
Full history since 1995
£11k£88k£164k£241k£317k199520102026 YTD2002 +35%−17%£270,000
HM Land Registry Price Paid

By property type

Detached
£523k
Semi-detached
£478k
Terraced
£270k
Flat
£145k
Typical home price compared with annual local pay8.1× · five-year average 9.6×
HM Land Registry, 12 months

Resold at a loss from Folkestone and Hythe11.5%

Of the homes across Folkestone and Hythe that sold again within five years, 11.5% went for less than the owner paid. Lower is better. Better than South East (17.4%).

By property type
Detached houses4.8%
Semi-detached houses5.3%
Terraced houses1.6%
Flats12.3%
New-build vs second-hand
Bought new18.2%
Bought second-hand10.7%
Overall
Typical resale gain+32.5% · ~8.1-yr hold
Same home sold twice within five years (1,458 resale pairs) across Folkestone and Hythe — the finest grain we hold repeat-sale outcomes at · HM Land Registry · cash terms, not inflation-adjusted

Home ownership58%

Owned outright
31%
With a mortgage
27%
Private rented
21%
Social rented
21%
Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021

Council tax£2,457

Folkestone & Hythe District Council£314
Kent County Council (incl. adult social care)£1,759
Police & Crime Commissioner£285
Fire & Rescue£100
Council tax bands A–H
Band A£1,638
Band B£1,911
Band C£2,184
Band D (baseline)£2,457
Band E£3,004
Band F£3,550
Band G£4,096
Band H£4,915
Full-year charge for every band, derived from Band D at the statutory ratios (A = 6/9 of Band D … H = 18/9). MHCLG 2026/27.
Pick your band — the breakdown recalculates · MHCLG 2026/27 · hand-curated each April

£2,455 per square metre

What this means ▾

The sold price divided by the home's recorded floor area, which makes differently-sized homes easier to compare. The median across districts Acreright covers is £3,803.

HM Land Registry + EPC floor areas

Prices by street in East Cliff 51 streets — this neighbourhood, broken down

StreetMedian priceSales5-year change
Wear Bay Road£210,000232+28.8%
Dover Road£135,000225-9.8%
East Cliff£120,000142+28%
Lawrence Court£82,500119+20.2%
Hollands Avenue£115,500115+10%
Wear Bay Crescent£202,475104+41.7%
Grove Road£128,25096+68.3%
Dudley Road£121,50093+21.8%
Median & 5-year change use residential sales only (category-A, type D/S/T/F); the 5-year change compares the last 24 months vs the 24 months five years earlier. Each street’s sales recorded inside this area since 1995 — click a street → its full sold-price page · HM Land Registry Price Paid

Neighbourhood prices in Folkestone and Hythe how East Cliff compares · from Folkestone and Hythe

Fastest 5-yr growth: Sandgate +29%
NeighbourhoodMedian price5-year changeSales, 12m
Sandgate£315,000+29%194
Golden Valley£321,500+25.8%157
Foord£228,000+25%215
Morehall£323,000+24.6%119
East Cliff£260,000+22.7%129
Sorted by 5-year change — click a row → the map flies there; click the name → its full report · HM Land Registry, 12 months

Homes in East Cliff — sold prices

Filters
AddressTypeBedsEPCPriceDate
129 sales in 12 months — showing 10 · Search & browse every home →
Type a street, address or postcode to narrow this list; clear to see the latest sales. Click any home → its full report (sale history, EPC, estimate). Beds inferred from floor area · HM Land Registry + EPC
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