Housing in CT20 2PG
What the homes in CT20 2PG are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Folkestone Morehall & Sandgate
- Council
- Folkestone and Hythe
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,917 (2024)
CT20 2PGFolkestone
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are detached houses (50.1%). Flats make up 26.3%, above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
77.7% of households in the CT20 2PG area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 20% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 42.7% own outright and 35% with a mortgage.
- Owned77.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.6%1%
- Private rented20%20.5%
- Social rented0.7%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 23.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (24.1%). 28.5% 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 2PG (Folkestone Morehall & Sandgate) (about 1,917 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.