Housing in TN28 8FJ
What the homes in TN28 8FJ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Dymchurch, St Mary's Bay & Brookland
- Council
- Folkestone and Hythe
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,226 (2024)
TN28 8FJNew Romney
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are detached houses (54%). Flats make up 1.8%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
74.9% of households in the TN28 8FJ area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 13.6% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 42.9% own outright and 31.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned74.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.2%1%
- Private rented13.6%20.5%
- Social rented10.2%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 20.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple without children (23.8%). 20.8% 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 TN28 8FJ (Dymchurch, St Mary's Bay & Brookland) (about 1,226 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.