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Housing in CT19 5PG

What the homes in CT19 5PG are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Folkestone Foord
Council
Folkestone and Hythe
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,648 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (60.5%). Flats make up 23%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

CT19 5PGEngland
Detached3%22.9%
Semi-detached13.3%31.5%
Terraced60.5%23%
Purpose-built flat10%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house11.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

51.9% of households in the CT19 5PG area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 37.5% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 25% own outright and 26.9% with a mortgage.

CT19 5PG
52%
38%
England
  • Owned51.9%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.2%1%
  • Private rented37.5%20.5%
  • Social rented10.3%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.2%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

CT19 5PGEngland
Owned outright25%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan26.9%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent33.7%18.2%
Other private rented3.8%2.2%
From the council1.7%8.3%
From a housing association8.6%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 29.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

CT19 5PGEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (21.6%). 33.9% of households include dependent children.

CT19 5PGEngland
Living alone, under 6620.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over9.1%12.8%
Couple, no children15.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children21.6%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.2%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children12.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over3.3%9.2%
Sharers and other households7.3%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Folkestone and Hythe

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Folkestone and Hythe (August 2026, +10.6% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

Folkestone and HytheEngland
All homes£1,178£1,459
One bedroom£805£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,031£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,285£1,489
Four or more£1,723£2,161
Detached£1,610£1,640
Semi-detached£1,328£1,449
Terraced£1,201£1,435
Flat or maisonette£919£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around CT19 5PG (Folkestone Foord) (about 1,648 residents).

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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