Housing in CT21 5LY
What the homes in CT21 5LY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Saltwood, Seabrook & Etchinghill
- Council
- Folkestone and Hythe
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,556 (2024)
CT21 5LYHythe
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are detached houses (34.8%). Flats make up 26.3%, above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
84.5% of households in the CT21 5LY area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 12.1% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 62.1% own outright and 22.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned84.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.2%1%
- Private rented12.1%20.5%
- Social rented2.2%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 38.1% 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 66 or over (28.9%). 13.3% 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 CT21 5LY (Saltwood, Seabrook & Etchinghill) (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.