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Hythe

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North east Folkestone and Hythe. About 11,056 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 16 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in Hythe live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
11,103
1,948th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
84.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.9%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Hythe compares

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

HytheMiddle
Population13 wards, Folkestone and Hythe · 2021
Population: every ward in Folkestone and Hythe13 areas from 4,198 to 13,516. The middle area is 7,256. Hythe is 11,103.
11,1034th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares13 wards, Folkestone and Hythe · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Folkestone and Hythe13 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 88.0%. Hythe is 100.0%.
100%joint most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage13 wards, Folkestone and Hythe · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Folkestone and Hythe13 areas from 44.9% to 97.5%. The middle area is 84.3%. Hythe is 84.3%.
84.3%7th highest
Claimant rate13 wards, Folkestone and Hythe · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Folkestone and Hythe13 areas from 1.9% to 6.8%. The middle area is 3.2%. Hythe is 2.9%.
2.9%4th lowest

Is Hythe safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Hythe at a rate of 64.7 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 86.0 per 1,000 people across Folkestone and Hythe.

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

In August 2026 alone, 81 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Hythe.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (219), anti-social behaviour (156) and other crime (119).

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 ward, so they describe all of Folkestone and Hythe and not Hythe 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 paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.8×
Joint 143rd least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
25.2
Joint 78th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Hythe in brief

Hythe had 11,103 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in Hythe live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Hythe, 84.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Hythe, 2.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.