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Housing in CT19 5SD

What the homes in CT19 5SD 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
1,288 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (53%). Flats make up 35.1%, well above the 22.2% across England.

CT19 5SDEngland
Detached3%22.9%
Semi-detached8.9%31.5%
Terraced53%23%
Purpose-built flat25.8%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house6.8%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

44.9% of households in the CT19 5SD area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 26.7% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 19.1% own outright and 25.8% with a mortgage.

CT19 5SD
45%
27%
28%
England
  • Owned44.9%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.6%1%
  • Private rented26.7%20.5%
  • Social rented27.6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.2%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

CT19 5SDEngland
Owned outright19.1%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan25.8%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent24.7%18.2%
Other private rented2%2.2%
From the council18.7%8.3%
From a housing association8.9%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 35.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

CT19 5SDEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (21.1%). 29.8% of households include dependent children.

CT19 5SDEngland
Living alone, under 6621.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over14.6%12.8%
Couple, no children11.6%16.8%
Couple with dependent children17.6%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children12.2%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children6.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over4.8%9.2%
Sharers and other households7.4%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 5SD (Folkestone Foord) (about 1,288 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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