# Folkestone

Town in Folkestone and Hythe, South East.

Folkestone is a town in Folkestone and Hythe, South East. Median sale price £284,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 124.0 per 1,000 people. About 53,719 people.

Town. Code E63005914. In: [Towns](https://openindex.co.uk/places/towns) › [Folkestone and Hythe](https://openindex.co.uk/folkestone-and-hythe)

Folkestone is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for Folkestone add up the census output areas (or, for claimants, the neighbourhoods) that sit mostly inside it, so they are close to, but not exactly, the town’s own.

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £284,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Folkestone was £284,000 in 2025. Joint 470th most expensive of 1,092. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/folkestone#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 51,987** (2021). Folkestone had 51,987 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 205th most populated of 1,209. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/folkestone#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 94%** (2022). About 94% of people in Folkestone live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/town/folkestone#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 85.9%** (January 2026). In Folkestone, 85.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/folkestone#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E63005914) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 94% of people in Folkestone live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E63005914) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 890 homes were sold in Folkestone in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E63005914) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Folkestone.
- [Population by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E63005914) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Folkestone had 51,987 usual residents at the census.

## How Folkestone compares

Each town against every other town the measure covers.

| Measure | Folkestone | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £284,000 | 14th cheapest | 209 towns, South East · 2025 |
| Population | 51,987 | 33rd most populated | 209 towns, South East · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 94% | joint 47th most people in radon Affected Areas | 209 towns, South East · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 85.9% | joint 61st lowest | 209 towns, South East · Jan 2026 |

## Is Folkestone safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Folkestone at a rate of 124.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 81.3 per 1,000 people across South East.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 663 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Folkestone.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (2,257), anti-social behaviour (1,324) and other crime (1,017).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in Folkestone was 116.7 per 1,000 people.
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.

## Deprivation in Folkestone, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so Folkestone has no single figure. Of its 32 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 7 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in Folkestone

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Folkestone and Hythe 002A](https://openindex.co.uk/folkestone-and-hythe/neighbourhood/e01024492) | 1,586 | 47.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.1% |
| [Folkestone and Hythe 003A](https://openindex.co.uk/folkestone-and-hythe/neighbourhood/e01024496) | 1,476 | 119.2 per 1,000 | 2 | 90.0% |
| [Folkestone and Hythe 003B](https://openindex.co.uk/folkestone-and-hythe/neighbourhood/e01024497) | 1,598 | 75.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 96.0% |
| [Folkestone and Hythe 003C](https://openindex.co.uk/folkestone-and-hythe/neighbourhood/e01024498) | 1,616 | 80.1 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.4% |
| [Folkestone and Hythe 003D](https://openindex.co.uk/folkestone-and-hythe/neighbourhood/e01024503) | 1,676 | 60.5 per 1,000 | 4 | 91.0% |
| [Folkestone and Hythe 003E](https://openindex.co.uk/folkestone-and-hythe/neighbourhood/e01024518) | 1,631 | 45.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 91.1% |
| [Folkestone and Hythe 004A](https://openindex.co.uk/folkestone-and-hythe/neighbourhood/e01024499) | 1,647 | 86.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.9% |
| [Folkestone and Hythe 004B](https://openindex.co.uk/folkestone-and-hythe/neighbourhood/e01024500) | 1,253 | 104.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Folkestone and Hythe 004C](https://openindex.co.uk/folkestone-and-hythe/neighbourhood/e01024501) | 1,477 | 81.6 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Folkestone and Hythe 004D](https://openindex.co.uk/folkestone-and-hythe/neighbourhood/e01024502) | 1,432 | 170.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.8% |
| [Folkestone and Hythe 004E](https://openindex.co.uk/folkestone-and-hythe/neighbourhood/e01024505) | 1,847 | 130.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 95.0% |
| [Folkestone and Hythe 005A](https://openindex.co.uk/folkestone-and-hythe/neighbourhood/e01024491) | 1,476 | 155.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 98.0% |
| [Folkestone and Hythe 005B](https://openindex.co.uk/folkestone-and-hythe/neighbourhood/e01024493) | 1,530 | 68.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.5% |
| [Folkestone and Hythe 005C](https://openindex.co.uk/folkestone-and-hythe/neighbourhood/e01024494) | 1,956 | 145.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 98.2% |
| [Folkestone and Hythe 005D](https://openindex.co.uk/folkestone-and-hythe/neighbourhood/e01024495) | 2,287 | 51.5 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.4% |
| [Folkestone and Hythe 005E](https://openindex.co.uk/folkestone-and-hythe/neighbourhood/e01024520) | 1,506 | 39.8 per 1,000 | 5 | 87.7% |
| [Folkestone and Hythe 006A](https://openindex.co.uk/folkestone-and-hythe/neighbourhood/e01024511) | 1,801 | 26.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 98.8% |
| [Folkestone and Hythe 006B](https://openindex.co.uk/folkestone-and-hythe/neighbourhood/e01024512) | 1,728 | 68.5 per 1,000 | 4 | 93.6% |
| [Folkestone and Hythe 006C](https://openindex.co.uk/folkestone-and-hythe/neighbourhood/e01024513) | 1,640 | 80.9 per 1,000 | 6 | 88.5% |
| [Folkestone and Hythe 006D](https://openindex.co.uk/folkestone-and-hythe/neighbourhood/e01024514) | 1,316 | 43.7 per 1,000 | 7 | 95.6% |
| [Folkestone and Hythe 006E](https://openindex.co.uk/folkestone-and-hythe/neighbourhood/e01024515) | 1,819 | 43.4 per 1,000 | 8 | 98.0% |
| [Folkestone and Hythe 006F](https://openindex.co.uk/folkestone-and-hythe/neighbourhood/e01024516) | 1,371 | 242.4 per 1,000 | 6 | 96.1% |
| [Folkestone and Hythe 006G](https://openindex.co.uk/folkestone-and-hythe/neighbourhood/e01024519) | 1,804 | 61.5 per 1,000 | 6 | 90.9% |
| [Folkestone and Hythe 006H](https://openindex.co.uk/folkestone-and-hythe/neighbourhood/e01024521) | 1,618 | 65.5 per 1,000 | 7 | 89.5% |
| [Folkestone and Hythe 014A](https://openindex.co.uk/folkestone-and-hythe/neighbourhood/e01024504) | 1,891 | 203.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 73.2% |
| [Folkestone and Hythe 014B](https://openindex.co.uk/folkestone-and-hythe/neighbourhood/e01024507) | 1,914 | 212.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 96.5% |
| [Folkestone and Hythe 014C](https://openindex.co.uk/folkestone-and-hythe/neighbourhood/e01033212) | 1,497 | 517.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 49.1% |
| [Folkestone and Hythe 014D](https://openindex.co.uk/folkestone-and-hythe/neighbourhood/e01033215) | 1,239 | 496.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 32.7% |
| [Folkestone and Hythe 015A](https://openindex.co.uk/folkestone-and-hythe/neighbourhood/e01024508) | 1,983 | 222.2 per 1,000 | 4 | 66.5% |
| [Folkestone and Hythe 015B](https://openindex.co.uk/folkestone-and-hythe/neighbourhood/e01024509) | 1,458 | 62.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 55.0% |
| [Folkestone and Hythe 015C](https://openindex.co.uk/folkestone-and-hythe/neighbourhood/e01024510) | 1,521 | 121.3 per 1,000 | 5 | 72.5% |
| [Folkestone and Hythe 015D](https://openindex.co.uk/folkestone-and-hythe/neighbourhood/e01024517) | 1,686 | 107.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.1% |

## Your MP

- [Folkestone and Hythe](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/folkestone-and-hythe): Tony Vaughan (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Council

[Folkestone and Hythe](https://openindex.co.uk/folkestone-and-hythe)

## Postcode districts covering Folkestone

[CT19](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ct19), [CT20](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ct20)

## Middle areas in Folkestone

[Cheriton & Horn Street](https://openindex.co.uk/folkestone-and-hythe/cheriton-and-horn-street), [Folkestone Central](https://openindex.co.uk/folkestone-and-hythe/folkestone-central), [Folkestone Foord](https://openindex.co.uk/folkestone-and-hythe/folkestone-foord), [Folkestone Harbour](https://openindex.co.uk/folkestone-and-hythe/folkestone-harbour), [Folkestone Morehall & Sandgate](https://openindex.co.uk/folkestone-and-hythe/folkestone-morehall-and-sandgate), [Folkestone North East](https://openindex.co.uk/folkestone-and-hythe/folkestone-north-east)

## Towns near Folkestone

[Hythe](https://openindex.co.uk/town/hythe), [Hawkinge](https://openindex.co.uk/town/hawkinge), [Dover](https://openindex.co.uk/town/dover), [Ashford](https://openindex.co.uk/town/ashford-ashford), [Canterbury](https://openindex.co.uk/town/canterbury), [Deal](https://openindex.co.uk/town/deal)

## Folkestone in brief

Folkestone is a town in Folkestone and Hythe, South East.
About 53,719 people lived in Folkestone in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £284,000 in 2025 across 890 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 124.0 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in Folkestone was £284,000 in 2025.
Folkestone had 51,987 usual residents at the census.
About 94% of people in Folkestone live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Folkestone, 85.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Town
- Code: E63005914
- Constituency: [Folkestone and Hythe †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/folkestone-and-hythe)
- Council: [Folkestone and Hythe †](https://openindex.co.uk/folkestone-and-hythe)
- Region: [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/south-east)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 12.85 km²
- People, mid-2024: 53,719*
- Neighbourhoods: 32
- Output areas: 163

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency and council this town mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[Hythe](https://openindex.co.uk/town/hythe), [Hawkinge](https://openindex.co.uk/town/hawkinge), [Dover](https://openindex.co.uk/town/dover), [Ashford](https://openindex.co.uk/town/ashford-ashford), [Canterbury](https://openindex.co.uk/town/canterbury), [Deal](https://openindex.co.uk/town/deal)

## Latest updates for Folkestone

- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.
- GP practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Department for Education · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E63005914

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/town/folkestone, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/town/folkestone#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.8, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23508850. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/town/folkestone