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New Romney

Middle area

South Folkestone and Hythe. 7,407 people in 6.5 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for New Romney’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£347,500
2,680th highest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
7,252
4,628th lowest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
85.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.7%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How New Romney compares

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

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Median sale price14 middle areas, Folkestone and Hythe · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Folkestone and Hythe14 areas from £197,000 to £465,000. The middle area is £327,000. New Romney is £347,500.
£347,500joint 4th highest
Population14 middle areas, Folkestone and Hythe · 2021
Population: every middle area in Folkestone and Hythe14 areas from 6,089 to 13,099. The middle area is 7,146. New Romney is 7,252.
7,2526th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage14 middle areas, Folkestone and Hythe · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Folkestone and Hythe14 areas from 23.5% to 98.4%. The middle area is 80.5%. New Romney is 85.9%.
85.9%6th highest
Claimant rate14 middle areas, Folkestone and Hythe · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Folkestone and Hythe14 areas from 1.8% to 9.0%. The middle area is 3.2%. New Romney is 3.7%.
3.7%6th highest

Figures for the whole of Folkestone and Hythe

These figures are published for the whole of Folkestone and Hythe, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Folkestone and Hythe and not New Romney alone. See Folkestone and Hythe

Average house price
£303,296
Up 0.9% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£38,864
165th highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.8×
143rd least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
25.2
78th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
New Romney in brief

The median price paid for a home in New Romney was £347,500 in 2025.

New Romney had 7,252 usual residents at the census.

In New Romney, 85.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In New Romney, 3.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.