— ACRERIGHT AREA REPORT · NEIGHBOURHOOD
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9,982 people · median £187,470 · 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
£187,470 median 1st cheapest of 14 neighbourhoods
among 14 neighbourhoods in Folkestone and Hythe
A typical home here sells for £187,470, up 17.7% over five years. That's about 8.1× local earnings — around the 9.6× five-year average.
Sold price history
2026 YTD · 68 sales
Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£187,470
5-year change+17.7%
Full history since 1995
HM Land Registry Price Paid
By property type
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 ownership32%
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
£2,404 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 Folkestone 60 streets — this neighbourhood, broken down
| Street | Median price | Sales | 5-year change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandgate Road | £108,000 | 804 | -14% |
| Earls Avenue | £125,000 | 419 | +6.8% |
| Castle Hill Avenue | £116,750 | 368 | +34% |
| Clifton Crescent | £157,475 | 276 | +23.8% |
| Augusta Gardens | £89,995 | 271 | +57.5% |
| Bouverie Road West | £96,000 | 223 | +6.8% |
| The Leas | £136,750 | 206 | +28.8% |
| The Bayle | £81,500 | 192 | -15.5% |
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 Folkestone compares · from Folkestone and Hythe
⌃ Fastest 5-yr growth: Sandgate +29%
| Neighbourhood | Median price | 5-year change | Sales, 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 Folkestone — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Coolinge Road | Terraced | 4+ | E | £290,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 56 St. Johns Street | Terraced | 3 | D | £220,000 | Jul 2026 |
| Flat 2 Channel View 5 Marine Crescent | Flat | 3 | C | £190,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 30 St. Michaels Street | Semi-detached | 4+ | D | £295,000 | Jun 2026 |
| Flat 11 Glendale The Bayle | Flat | 2 | C | £95,000 | Jun 2026 |
| Flat 1 1 Marine Terrace | Flat | 1 | C | £115,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 126 Sandgate Road | Other | — | — | £77,000 | Jun 2026 |
| Flat 12 Glendale The Bayle | Flat | 1 | C | £73,500 | Jun 2026 |
| Flat 36 Pleydell Court Pleydell Gardens | Flat | 1 | B | £95,000 | Jun 2026 |
| Flat 49 Pleydell Court Pleydell Gardens | Flat | 2 | C | £90,000 | Jun 2026 |
384 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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