Living in Folkestone, Kent
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Average Prices by Type in FolkestoneThis is the average asking price of homes currently listed for sale on Domovita in this area - not sold prices. For prices homes actually sold for, see our sold-price pages.
| Type | Avg. Price | Listings |
|---|---|---|
| House | £330,743 | 35 |
| Terrace | £345,000 | 4 |
| Flat | £158,750 | 4 |
House prices and local earnings
Homes in Folkestone and Hythe cost 8.13 times median annual earnings for people working there (2025).
- Across England: 7.63 times (2025)
- Folkestone and Hythe a year earlier: 8.97 times (2024)
What this measures: the median price paid for homes in Folkestone and Hythe over the 12 months to September 2025, divided by the median gross annual pay of full-time employees who work in Folkestone and Hythe, wherever they live. That is what "workplace-based" means - it is about jobs in the area, not the earnings of people who live there. Earnings come from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (April 2025). A higher ratio means homes are less affordable for people working locally. The latest year uses provisional earnings, which ONS revises the following year. This is a council-area figure, not a valuation of any home.
Source: Office for National Statistics, House price to workplace-based earnings ratio, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Last reviewed 20 October 2026.
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Local administration around Folkestone
Boundary data: mySociety MapIt. MP data: UK Parliament Members API. Based on the town-centre postcode, so a larger town may span more than one ward, constituency or MP - check your exact address for certainty.
Recent sold prices near Folkestone (postcode sector CT20 1)
| Address | Price | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15, DARBY ROAD | £299,950 | Terraced | Aug 2026 |
| LOWER MAISONETTE, 6, CLARENCE STREET | £172,500 | Flat | Aug 2026 |
| 9, BRADSTONE NEW ROAD | £210,000 | Terraced | Aug 2026 |
| GARDEN FLAT, 70, COOLINGE ROAD | £135,000 | Flat | Jul 2026 |
| 47B, BROCKMAN ROAD | £165,000 | Flat | Jul 2026 |
| 14, LONDON STREET | £415,000 | Terraced | Jul 2026 |
| 39, GROVE ROAD | £270,000 | Terraced | Jul 2026 |
| 30, COOLINGE ROAD | £290,000 | Terraced | Jul 2026 |
| 56, ST JOHNS STREET | £220,000 | Terraced | Jul 2026 |
| FLAT 2, CHANNEL VIEW, 5, MARINE CRESCENT | £190,000 | Flat | Jul 2026 |
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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.