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Housing in CT20 3PR

What the homes in CT20 3PR are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Cheriton & Horn Street
Council
Folkestone and Hythe
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,556 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (37.5%). Flats make up 29.3%, above the 22.2% across England.

CT20 3PREngland
Detached5.5%22.9%
Semi-detached37.5%31.5%
Terraced27.7%23%
Purpose-built flat25%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building4.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

55.5% of households in the CT20 3PR area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 20.2% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 27.2% own outright and 28.3% with a mortgage.

CT20 3PR
55%
20%
23%
England
  • Owned55.5%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.9%1%
  • Private rented20.2%20.5%
  • Social rented23.5%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

CT20 3PREngland
Owned outright27.2%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan28.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent17.4%18.2%
Other private rented2.7%2.2%
From the council3%8.3%
From a housing association20.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 32.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

CT20 3PREngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (20.6%). 26.3% of households include dependent children.

CT20 3PREngland
Living alone, under 6616.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over16.5%12.8%
Couple, no children14.4%16.8%
Couple with dependent children20.6%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5.7%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over10.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households6.6%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 CT20 3PR (Cheriton & Horn Street) (about 1,556 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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