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Lynwood

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5,136 people · median £350,000 · Folkestone and Hythe

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Folkestone and Hythe Council · Green / Liberal Democrat coalition 13/30 seats · 43% · OCD 2026

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Who lives here? This neighbourhood

Population5,136

0–14

16%

15–24

25–44

25%

45–64

28%

65+

23%

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Median age45.3

ONS Census 2021 (Nomis)

Employment rate52%

Residents aged 16 or over who were in work when the census was taken.

Unemployed · of economically active residents5.8%

Self-employed · of people in work19.3%

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Retired28.6%

ONS Census 2021

Degree-level qualified30%

Residents aged 16 or over with a Level 4 qualification or higher, such as a degree or HNC.

No formal qualifications17.8%

Residents aged 16+ · ONS Census 2021

Good or very good health78%

Residents who described their general health as good or very good.

Average life-satisfaction rating 8.08/10

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Happiness7.79/10

Feels worthwhile7.8/10

Anxiety (lower = better)2.66/10

Health: ONS Census 2021 · wellbeing ratings: ONS Annual Population Survey

Relative deprivation — this area's neighbourhoods average 6/10 · improved since 2019. A higher number means less deprivation. Roughly 55% of English neighbourhoods fall in more-deprived bands.

Full deprivation breakdown — all seven domains

DEPRIVATION

IMD decile 6/10

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WHAT THIS MEANSThis area scores 6/10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation — around the national average (averaged across its neighbourhoods). About 55% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than this area. The scale runs 1 (most deprived 10%) to 10 (least deprived).

SINCE 2019Was IMD decile 5 in 2019 — has improved since.

The seven things the index measures, each on the same 1–10 scale (higher = better). A low bar shows where the deprivation actually is.

Income

5.7/10

Employment

5.0/10

Education & skills

5.3/10

Health & disability

4.7/10

Crime

4.0/10

Housing & services

7.3/10

Living environment

6.0/10

Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG), averaged over the LSOAs in this area. · IoD2025

68%

own their home

93%

White
largest ethnic group · next: Asian 3%

ONS Census 2021

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