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Folkestone and Hythe 002F

Neighbourhood

East Folkestone and Hythe. 2,133 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 4.2 square kilometres.

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Deprivation by neighbourhood

English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Most deprived 10%Least

In the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, Folkestone and Hythe 002F is in decile 8.

Deprivation score
9.4
Joint 7,972nd least deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Median sale price
£370,000
Joint 10,375th most expensive of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
2,053
Joint 4,500th most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
94.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

How Folkestone and Hythe 002F compares

Each dot is a neighbourhood. The black line marks the middle one.

Folkestone and Hythe 002FMiddle
Deprivation scoreEngland only67 neighbourhoods, Folkestone and Hythe · 2025
Deprivation score: every neighbourhood in Folkestone and Hythe67 areas from 4.7 to 69.3. The middle area is 23.1. Folkestone and Hythe 002F is 9.4.
9.45th least deprived
Median sale price67 neighbourhoods, Folkestone and Hythe · 2025
Median sale price: every neighbourhood in Folkestone and Hythe67 areas from £161,365 to £610,000. The middle area is £328,000. Folkestone and Hythe 002F is £370,000.
£370,00018th most expensive
Population67 neighbourhoods, Folkestone and Hythe · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Folkestone and Hythe67 areas from 1,137 to 2,533. The middle area is 1,598. Folkestone and Hythe 002F is 2,053.
2,0535th most populated
Gigabit broadband coverage67 neighbourhoods, Folkestone and Hythe · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every neighbourhood in Folkestone and Hythe67 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 90.0%. Folkestone and Hythe 002F is 94.6%.
94.6%23rd highest

Is Folkestone and Hythe 002F safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Folkestone and Hythe 002F at a rate of 52.0 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 50.8 per 1,000 people across Hawkinge.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 10 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Folkestone and Hythe 002F.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were anti-social behaviour (40), violence and sexual offences (31) and other crime (21).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Folkestone and Hythe

These figures are published for the whole of Folkestone and Hythe, not for each neighbourhood, so they describe all of Folkestone and Hythe and not Folkestone and Hythe 002F alone. See Folkestone and Hythe

Average house price
£302,106
Down 0.7% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£38,864
165th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.8×
Joint 140th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
112,163
Up 0.2% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Folkestone and Hythe 002F in brief

Folkestone and Hythe 002F has a deprivation score of 9.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

The median price paid for a home in Folkestone and Hythe 002F was £370,000 in 2025.

Folkestone and Hythe 002F had 2,053 usual residents at the census.

In Folkestone and Hythe 002F, 94.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.