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135 recorded sales · median £70,000 · Folkestone and Hythe
Folkestone and Hythe Council · Green / Liberal Democrat coalition 13/30 seats · 43% · OCD 2026
61/100
Mixed
AcreRight area score · our comparison, not an official rating
£70k
median price
8.1
crimes per 1,000 residents each month
£70k
median sold price
8.1 yrs
of local pay to buy
53 min
London — fastest
12
rail stations
2
grammar schools
48
schools total
8.1
crimes per 1,000 residents each month
261
Violence — most
6.5
NO₂ · WHO 10
20%
in a flood zone
1,079
green spaces
6.2
PM2.5 · WHO 5
402
eat & drink
82
shops
63.9%
gigabit
29
gyms & leisure
Tiles show street’s own prices; crime, schools, transport, health & amenities are shown for the wider area — each tab labels its source.
Score by what matters: AffordabilityCommuteSchoolsSafetyEnvironmentAmenities
Sold price trend
£65,000 in 2011 → £80,000 in 2024
⌄ On this street: every recorded sale is listed under Cost — this is the finest level we hold. Everything else is shown for the wider Folkestone and Hythe, clearly labelled.
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All figures, sources and dates
Prices2026-07-21
Affordability2025
Council tax & governance2026/27 (tax); 2025 (control)
Crime2026-06
Deprivation2025
Census2021
Schools2026
Health2026/2025
Transport2026
Broadband2024-07
Environment2023–24
Ground checks2022–25
Heritage & planning2026
Amenities2026
Companies2026-07-01
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What does it cost? This street
A typical home here sells for £70,000. That's about 8.1× local earnings — around the 9.6× five-year average.
Sold price history
2024 · 7 sales
Median sold price · median of all 135 sales£70,000
Full history since 1996
HM Land Registry Price Paid
By property type
Too few sales by type to chart.
Typical home price compared with annual local pay8.1× · five-year average 9.6×
HM Land Registry, 12 months
Home ownership66%
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
Neighbourhood prices in Folkestone and Hythe how Pleydell Gardens 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 Pleydell Gardens — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat 10 Pleydell Court Pleydell Gardens | Flat | — | — | £75,000 | Jan 2025 |
| Flat 2 Pleydell Court Pleydell Gardens | Flat | — | — | £70,000 | Jan 2025 |
| Flat 36 Pleydell Court Pleydell Gardens | Flat | — | — | £78,000 | Dec 2024 |
| Flat 22 Pleydell Court Pleydell Gardens | Flat | — | — | £70,000 | Dec 2024 |
| Flat 1 131, Pleydell Gardens | Flat | — | — | £570,000 | Oct 2024 |
| Flat 29 Pleydell Court Pleydell Gardens | Flat | — | — | £84,000 | Aug 2024 |
| Flat 24 Pleydell Court Pleydell Gardens | Flat | — | — | £80,000 | Jun 2024 |
| Flat 18 Pleydell Court Pleydell Gardens | Flat | — | — | £65,000 | Mar 2024 |
| FLAT 42 PLEYDELL COURT PLEYDELL GARDENS | Flat | — | — | £80,000 | Jan 2024 |
| Flat 11 Pleydell Court Pleydell Gardens | Flat | — | — | £90,000 | Jan 2024 |
24 recent sales — 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
How safe is it? from Folkestone and Hythe
Crime runs at 8.1 per 1,000 residents a month. Like most places with a retail centre, offences cluster where the shops are, not where people live.
Crime rate
Per 1,000 / month8.1
Street-level counts · police.uk, last 12 months
By category, 12 months from Folkestone and Hythe
Recorded crimes by category across the whole Folkestone and Hythe district, last 12 months · police.uk / Home Office
Where crime clusters
police.uk publishes anonymised "on or near" points, not named hotspots. The map above shows where they cluster, with the crime layer on.
Clusters of anonymised on-or-near markers, not addresses · police.uk
Who lives here? from Folkestone and Hythe
Population109,758
ONS Census 2021 (Nomis) · this neighbourhood
Relative deprivation — this area's neighbourhoods average 4/10 · more deprived than in 2019. A higher number means less deprivation. Roughly 35% of English neighbourhoods fall in more-deprived bands.
Full deprivation breakdown — all seven domains
DEPRIVATION
IMD decile 4/10
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WHAT THIS MEANSThis area scores 4/10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation — around the national average (averaged across its neighbourhoods). About 35% 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 worsened 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
5.0/10
Employment
4.3/10
Education & skills
4.4/10
Health & disability
4.5/10
Crime
4.8/10
Housing & services
3.8/10
Living environment
5.1/10
Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG), averaged over the LSOAs in this area. · IoD2025
Figures for the wider Folkestone and Hythe — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.
Employment rate · residents aged 16+52%
Unemployment · economically active residents5.8%
Degree-level (Level 4+)27%
Good or very good health78%
Own their home66%
Median age47.4
Born outside the UK11%
See the full Folkestone and Hythe report →
ONS Census 2021 · wider district
Schools This street
100% of the 8 nearest inspected schools are rated Good or Outstanding. Catchments shown are the council-published ones where held, estimates otherwise — always labelled.
Ofsted
8 of 8 inspected schools rated Good or Outstanding
of the 8 nearest inspected schools
of the 8 nearest inspected schools
GIAS + Ofsted · post-Sept-2024 inspections show "Inspected — see report"
Catchments
Likely-nearest catchment line per school where councils publish polygons; estimated by distance otherwise — always labelled which.
Council catchment polygons + GIAS
Nearest schools 25 nearest schools
AllPrimarySecondaryGrammarNursery
| School | Phase | Ofsted | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kip McGrath Folkestone & Hythe Education Centre | Nursery | — | 0.3 km |
| Goldilocks Nursery | Nursery | Good ('25) | 0.3 km |
| St Eanswythe's Church of England Primary School | Primary | — | 0.5 km |
| Christchurch Nursery | Nursery | Good ('25) | 0.6 km |
| Christ Church Cep Academy, Folkestone | Primary | Good ('22) | 0.6 km |
| Kiddiwinx Ltd | Nursery | Good ('24) | 0.6 km |
| Radnor Park Kindergarten | Nursery | Good ('23) | 0.7 km |
| The Nursery at Folkestone College | Nursery | Good ('25) | 0.9 km |
| Earlscliffe (Sussex Summer Schools Ltd) | Secondary | — | 0.9 km |
| Folkestone, St Peter's Church of England Primary School | Primary | — | 1.0 km |
Nearest first · type to search all schools, or filter by phase · click a school → its full report page · GIAS + Ofsted
Health This street
7
nearest GP surgeries · nearest 0.4 km
NHS ODS
NHS ODS
8
nearest dentists · nearest 0.2 km
NHS ODS
NHS ODS
12
nearest pharmacies · nearest 0.3 km
NHS ODS
NHS ODS
4 of 4 CQC-rated providers nearby are Good or Outstanding.
Nearest GPs, dentists & pharmacies
AllGPsDentistsPharmacies
| Name | Type | CQC rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bupa Dental Care Folkestone | Dentist | — | 0.2 km |
| Leas Dental Studio | Dentist | — | 0.2 km |
| Superdrug Pharmacy | Pharmacy | — | 0.3 km |
| Manor Clinic | GP | — | 0.4 km |
| Boots | Pharmacy | — | 0.4 km |
| Guildhall Street (Dental Surgery) | Dentist | — | 0.5 km |
| Guildhall Street Surgery | GP | Good ('22) | 0.6 km |
| Central Pharmacy | Pharmacy | — | 0.6 km |
Nearest first · type to search, or filter by type · click a provider → its full page · NHS ODS + CQC · — = not CQC-rated (e.g. pharmacies)
Getting around from Folkestone and Hythe
5 nearest stations; the fastest to London is 53 min from Folkestone West Rail Station.
Rail — 5 nearest stations
| Station | Distance | To London | Fastest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Folkestone Central Rail Station | 0.5 mi | London St Pancras | 56 min |
| Folkestone West Rail Station | 1.1 mi | London St Pancras | 53 min |
| Sandling Rail Station | 4.8 mi | London Bridge | 87 min |
| Westenhanger Rail Station | 6.1 mi | London Bridge | 83 min |
| Kearsney Rail Station | 6.5 mi | London Victoria | 119 min |
Nearest first (miles from the area centre) · fastest London time in bold — from Folkestone West Rail Station (53 min) · click a station → its page · National Rail
Travel to work
Census travel-to-work — how residents commute
EV charging18 points
Per 10,000 residents1.6
National Chargepoint Registry · pins on the map · speed split (rapid/fast/slow) pending NCR field ingestion
Environment from Folkestone and Hythe
Air quality
µg/m³ annual mean · DEFRA
Ground checks
Surface water 1-in-1002.6%
Flood zone20% of postcodes
RadonAffected Area (up to 30–100%)
Coal miningin/near a coalfield (37.2%)
Historic landfill31 sites within ~1 km
EA · UKHSA/BGS · Mining Remediation Authority — indicative, not a property search
Transport noise (Defra)
Road & rail noise bands (≥55 / ≥65 dB Lden) are being added — not yet available for this area. They cover major sources only; "not mapped" ≠ "quiet".
Defra strategic noise mapping
Heritage & green space
Listed buildings921
Conservation areas21
Green belt0%
Green spaces1,079
Historic England · OS Open Greenspace
Amenities from Folkestone and Hythe
What's here
| Category | Count | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Eat & drink | 402 | 94% hygiene 4★+ (FSA) |
| Shops | 82 | supermarkets & convenience stores |
| Gyms, leisure & playgrounds | 29 | — |
| Green spaces & parks | 1,079 | filled areas on the map |
OSM + FSA
Broadband
% of premises · Ofcom Connected Nations
Local economy from Folkestone and Hythe
Figures for the wider Folkestone and Hythe — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.
Unemployment rate5.8%
In work (employment rate)52.2%
Companies registered here6,617
New incorporations (12m)861
Property companies (SPVs)625
See the full Folkestone and Hythe report →
Companies House + ONS Census 2021 · wider district