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Folkestone

From August 2023 to July 2026, homes in Folkestone typically sold for £295,000. Half of the 3,039 sales were between £229k and £380k, against a typical £312,500 across Folkestone and Hythe.

Postcodes CT18, CT19, CT20

All of Folkestone and Hythe
Lyminge, Densole & ElhamHawkingeFolkestone North EastFolkestone FoordCheriton & Horn StreetFolkestone Morehall & SandgateFolkestone HarbourFolkestone Central
The neighbourhoods of Folkestone, in Folkestone and Hythe.Open the map
Typical price Typical priceThe middle sale. Half sold for more and half for less. £295k half sold for £229k to £380k
Homes sold Homes soldHomes sold from August 2023 to July 2026. 3,039 August 2023 to July 2026
Over 5 years Over 5 yearsHow much homes here went up or down in value over five years, worked out by comparing each home's sale price with the last time it sold. +22.3% change in home values
New builds 10% of sales · 27% leasehold

By type of home

What homes sold for

The band is the middle half of sales, a quarter sold for less and a quarter for more, with the typical price marked. The dashed line is the typical price for the same type across Folkestone and Hythe.

  • Detached £465,000 typical
    Half between £385k and £639k · 482 sales · Folkestone and Hythe £450k
  • Semi-detached £345,000 typical
    Half between £300k and £400k · 738 sales · Folkestone and Hythe £333k
  • Terraced £270,000 typical
    Half between £240k and £318k · 997 sales · Folkestone and Hythe £275k
  • Flat £190,000 typical
    Half between £140k and £255k · 822 sales · Folkestone and Hythe £195k

Since 1995

Each year in Folkestone

In 2025 This town, typical£305,000 Folkestone and Hythe, typical£320,000 Homes sold1,131
£0£200k£400k 1,989 1995200020052010201520202025 1995: £45,000 typical, 1,023 sold1996: £48,000 typical, 1,149 sold1997: £52,500 typical, 1,306 sold1998: £56,250 typical, 1,284 sold1999: £59,950 typical, 1,490 sold2000: £67,325 typical, 1,464 sold2001: £75,000 typical, 1,658 sold2002: £94,000 typical, 1,989 sold2003: £118,000 typical, 1,731 sold2004: £134,750 typical, 1,621 sold2005: £138,000 typical, 1,326 sold2006: £150,000 typical, 1,785 sold2007: £166,500 typical, 1,677 sold2008: £167,500 typical, 850 sold2009: £157,000 typical, 821 sold2010: £165,000 typical, 898 sold2011: £163,500 typical, 867 sold2012: £160,750 typical, 830 sold2013: £162,500 typical, 925 sold2014: £170,000 typical, 1,302 sold2015: £180,000 typical, 1,248 sold2016: £195,000 typical, 1,289 sold2017: £229,250 typical, 1,378 sold2018: £226,000 typical, 1,179 sold2019: £225,000 typical, 1,066 sold2020: £250,000 typical, 913 sold2021: £275,000 typical, 1,438 sold2022: £287,500 typical, 1,166 sold2023: £285,000 typical, 1,001 sold2024: £300,000 typical, 997 sold2025: £305,000 typical, 1,131 sold
£0£200k£400k 1,989 199520102025 1995: £45,000 typical, 1,023 sold1996: £48,000 typical, 1,149 sold1997: £52,500 typical, 1,306 sold1998: £56,250 typical, 1,284 sold1999: £59,950 typical, 1,490 sold2000: £67,325 typical, 1,464 sold2001: £75,000 typical, 1,658 sold2002: £94,000 typical, 1,989 sold2003: £118,000 typical, 1,731 sold2004: £134,750 typical, 1,621 sold2005: £138,000 typical, 1,326 sold2006: £150,000 typical, 1,785 sold2007: £166,500 typical, 1,677 sold2008: £167,500 typical, 850 sold2009: £157,000 typical, 821 sold2010: £165,000 typical, 898 sold2011: £163,500 typical, 867 sold2012: £160,750 typical, 830 sold2013: £162,500 typical, 925 sold2014: £170,000 typical, 1,302 sold2015: £180,000 typical, 1,248 sold2016: £195,000 typical, 1,289 sold2017: £229,250 typical, 1,378 sold2018: £226,000 typical, 1,179 sold2019: £225,000 typical, 1,066 sold2020: £250,000 typical, 913 sold2021: £275,000 typical, 1,438 sold2022: £287,500 typical, 1,166 sold2023: £285,000 typical, 1,001 sold2024: £300,000 typical, 997 sold2025: £305,000 typical, 1,131 sold

Point at a year, or tap it, to see its figures. The typical price is the middle sale of each full year, shown where at least 5 homes sold. It moves with which homes happened to sell, so a single year can jump.

The homes that sell here

  • Terraced33% · Folkestone and Hythe 27%
  • Flat27% · Folkestone and Hythe 22%
  • Semi-detached24% · Folkestone and Hythe 27%
  • Detached16% · Folkestone and Hythe 24%

New builds and leaseholds

New builds, share of sales10% · Folkestone and Hythe 9%
Leaseholds, share of sales27% · Folkestone and Hythe 23%

New builds can take up to a year to appear in Land Registry's figures, so the latest year may show fewer than were sold.

Neighbourhoods

Where in Folkestone

The 8 neighbourhoods mostly in Folkestone and what homes sold for in each from August 2023 to July 2026. The range is the middle half of sales.

Neighbourhood Typical price Typical priceThe middle sale. Half sold for more and half for less. Middle half Middle halfHalf the homes sold within this range. A quarter sold for less and a quarter for more. Sales SalesHomes sold from August 2023 to July 2026. Over 5 years Over 5 yearsHow much homes here went up or down in value over five years, worked out by comparing each home's sale price with the last time it sold.
Cheriton & Horn Street £301,250 £260k to £350k 464 +20.8%
Folkestone Central £235,000 £180k to £316k 424 +18.4%
Folkestone Foord £240,000 £207k to £280k 337 +30.4%
Folkestone Harbour £184,000 £130k to £285k 249 +20.5%
Folkestone Morehall & Sandgate £327,750 £268k to £430k 696 +23.1%
Folkestone North East £310,000 £248k to £415k 247 +30.7%
Hawkinge £337,000 £275k to £425k 493 +19.2%
Lyminge, Densole & Elham £410,000 £330k to £584k 211 +18.4%

About these figures

Every standard home sale registered with HM Land Registry since 1995: homes sold at full market value to a person, so repossessions and sales to companies are left out. Recent months fill in as late sales are registered. Not financial advice.

Sources and licences

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Neighbourhood names: contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 (House of Commons Library). Neighbourhood boundaries and the postcode lookup: source, Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026.