Sold £3,530/m² · Median sold £338,857 (1,200 sales) · Index -1.9% y/y · Turnover 2.1% · 12 months, sales to Jun 2026, listings to Sep 2026
What is Folkestone and Hythe?
Buildings
46,580
Mixed-use buildings
2.1%
HMO-shaped units
42%
EPC A or B
12%
EPC D or worse
51%
What does Folkestone and Hythe cost?
Folkestone and Hythe: sold price per m² £3,530/m² (12 months to Jun 2026, 1,200 sales). -2% on the previous 12 months.
Sold price per m²
£3,530/m² 12 months to Jun 2026
1,200 sales
-2% on the previous 12 months.
Empirical-Bayes smoothed median of UPRN-matched completed sales per square metre (HM Land Registry Price Paid), monthly. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Jun 2026, 1,200 sales.
Sold price
£338,857 12 months to Jun 2026
1,200 sales
-1.2% on the previous 12 months.
Empirical-Bayes smoothed median of UPRN-matched completed sales (HM Land Registry Price Paid), monthly. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Jun 2026, 1,200 sales.
Sample is the matched completed sales behind the latest month. A month in which this cohort recorded no sale of its own carries the parent area's price rather than a measurement, and is not published with no sample.
Asking price
£316,305 12 months to Sep 2026
5,210 listings
-5% on the previous 12 months.
Median ASKING price of residential sale listings that came to market in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 5,210 listings.
Sample is the dated listings that came to market in the latest month (added and reduced cohorts).
Sold price per m²: £2,589/m² in Sep 2016 to £3,724/m² in Sep 2026.Sold price: £253,429 in Sep 2016 to £338,171 in Sep 2026.Asking price: £290,000 in Jan 2022 to £315,000 in Sep 2026.Asking price per m²: £3,751/m² in Aug 2025 to £3,579/m² in Sep 2026.Asking to sold: 100% in Jan 2022 to 91% in Dec 2024.
Settled months to Jul 2026; the dashed tail is the published projection of the index 8 months ahead, inside its 80% band. A projection of the index, not a forecast of any home's price.
ObservedForecast with intervalIndex points, not property prices
Asking price index: 93.9 in Jan 2022 to 102.2 in Sep 2026.
What does Folkestone and Hythe earn?
Folkestone and Hythe: asking rent £1,220/month (12 months to Sep 2026, 853 lets).
Asking rent
£1,220/month 12 months to Sep 2026
853 lets
Median asking rent per calendar month of residential lettings in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 853 lets.
Gross yield, asking basis
4.4% 12 months to Sep 2026
1,497 lets
+6.8% on the previous 12 months.
Cell asking rent × 12 over the same cell's asking sale price, before costs, voids and finance (cells with fewer than 5 dated listings are not built). 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 1,497 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Asking rent: £1,159/month in Aug 2025 to £1,229/month in Sep 2026.Gross yield, asking basis: 3.7% in Jan 2022 to 4.8% in Sep 2026.Asking rent index: 88.3 in Jan 2022 to 111.4 in Sep 2026.
How does Folkestone and Hythe vary by home size?
Asking price in Folkestone and Hythe runs from £139,121 for 1 bedroom to £681,369 for 5+ bedrooms.
Asking price by bedroom band in Folkestone and Hythe. Each band shows its own window and sample. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
Homes
Asking price
Window
Change
Listings
1 bedroom
£139,121
12 months to Sep 2026
-2.8% on the previous 12 months
372
2 bedrooms
£246,226
12 months to Sep 2026
-2.5% on the previous 12 months
1766
3 bedrooms
£335,558
12 months to Sep 2026
-4.4% on the previous 12 months
1654
4 bedrooms
£485,095
12 months to Sep 2026
+0.4% on the previous 12 months
1007
5+ bedrooms
£681,369
12 months to Sep 2026
+0.9% on the previous 12 months
398
Asking price by bedroom band: the monthly medians of sale listings that came to market, weighted by their dated listings, within the last 12 calendar months, from portal listings. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
How liquid is Folkestone and Hythe?
Folkestone and Hythe: turnover 2.1% (12 months to Mar 2026, 1,170 sales). -29.8% on the previous 12 months.
Turnover
2.1% 12 months to Mar 2026
1,170 sales
-29.8% on the previous 12 months.
Registered sales as a share of the dwelling stock, monthly; the 12-month figure adds the months. UPRN-matched sales, a floor on the registry count; the newest months fill in as registrations land. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Mar 2026, 1,170 sales.
Sample is the matched completed sales behind the latest month. A month in which this cohort recorded no sale of its own has a rate of zero by arithmetic rather than a measured rate, and is not published with no sample.
Listings for sale
2,717 12 months to Sep 2026
2,717 listings
Residential sale listings observed in the month, from portal listings. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Sep 2026, 2,717 listings.
New listings
3,172 12 months to Sep 2026
3,172 listings
+10.6% on the previous 12 months.
Listings first seen in the month and never reduced; undercounts new listings by the reduction share, by construction. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Sep 2026, 3,172 listings.
Never-reduced cohort: undercounts new listings by the reduction share.
Turnover: 0.3% in Sep 2016 to 0.1% in Sep 2026.Listings for sale: 151 in Aug 2025 to 276 in Sep 2026.New listings: 225 in Jan 2022 to 340 in Sep 2026.Price reductions: 32 in Jan 2022 to 136 in Sep 2026.Live listings: 1,476 in Sep 2026 to 3,824 in Nov 2026.Days to completion: 84 days in Jan 2022 to 221 days in Dec 2024.
Who is active in Folkestone and Hythe?
73 agents listed homes for sale in Folkestone and Hythe; the three largest took 20% of the listings.
Agents active
73
Top three agents’ share
20%
New homes among listings
8.0%
Days to completion is on the listings matched to a registered sale, not a sell-through rate.
Who owns Folkestone and Hythe?
Corporate landlords hold 73% of the 2,404 units in Folkestone and Hythe whose freeholder is classified; 96% of all units are not yet classified.
Corporate landlords73% of classified · 1,753 units
Individuals (not traceable in bulk)18% of classified · 421 units
Housing associations5.3% of classified · 128 units
RMC4.2% of classified · 100 units
RTM0.1% of classified · 2 units
Freeholder class per addressable unit, from HM Land Registry CCOD/OCOD matched to the title and Companies House. Individuals are counted, never itemised.
Where does Folkestone and Hythe rank?
Folkestone and Hythe ranks 10th of 12 local authorities in Kent for sold price per m², at £3,530/m².
Sold price per m² · local authorities in Kent
Folkestone and Hythe ranks 10th of 12 local authorities in Kent for sold price per m², at £3,530/m².
Sold price per m² across local authorities in Kent, 12 months to Jun 2026. Sample and confidence tier beside every value.
CT18Postcode district · Asking £7,351/m² · Sep 2026
CT19Postcode district · Asking £3,099/m² · Sep 2026
CT20Postcode district · Asking £4,139/m² · Sep 2026
CT21Postcode district · Asking £3,952/m² · Sep 2026
TN28Postcode district · Asking £3,093/m² · Sep 2026
TN29Postcode district · Asking £3,968/m² · Sep 2026
AshfordNeighbouring local authority · Asking £3,818/m² · Sep 2026
CanterburyNeighbouring local authority · Asking £3,945/m² · Sep 2026
DartfordNeighbouring local authority · Asking £4,730/m² · Sep 2026
DoverNeighbouring local authority · Asking £3,761/m² · Sep 2026
GraveshamNeighbouring local authority · Asking £4,402/m² · Sep 2026
MaidstoneNeighbouring local authority · Asking £3,739/m² · Sep 2026
SevenoaksNeighbouring local authority · Asking £5,849/m² · Sep 2026
SwaleNeighbouring local authority · Asking £3,577/m² · Sep 2026
RotherNext door, in another county · Asking £3,826/m² · Sep 2026
Questions about Folkestone and Hythe
What is the median house price in Folkestone and Hythe?
Homes in Folkestone and Hythe sold for a median £338,857 over the 12 months to Jun 2026, 1,200 sales. Per square metre that is £3,530/m². Registered completions, not asking prices.
How have house prices in Folkestone and Hythe changed?
-2% on the previous 12 months.
What is the average rent in Folkestone and Hythe?
Homes to let in Folkestone and Hythe asked a median £1,220/month over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 853 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
What is the gross rental yield in Folkestone and Hythe?
4.4% on the asking basis: the asking rent times twelve over the asking sale price in the same listing cell, before costs, voids and finance, over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 1,497 lets. +6.8% on the previous 12 months.
How quickly do homes sell in Folkestone and Hythe?
2.1% of the homes in Folkestone and Hythe changed hands over the 12 months to Mar 2026, 1,170 sales.
Construction costs Context for residential research
Sector and regional evidence. These figures are not a quote for an individual property.