Housing in CT20 2LA
What the homes in CT20 2LA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Folkestone Central
- Council
- Folkestone and Hythe
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,541 (2024)
CT20 2LAFolkestone
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are flats in converted or shared houses (43.7%). Flats make up 87.3%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
55.7% of households in the CT20 2LA area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 41.4% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 31.7% own outright and 24% with a mortgage.
- Owned55.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.1%1%
- Private rented41.4%20.5%
- Social rented2.8%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 1.7 people living in it. 48% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (29.3%). 12.1% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around CT20 2LA (Folkestone Central) (about 1,541 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.