Housing in TN28 8FL
What the homes in TN28 8FL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- New Romney
- Council
- Folkestone and Hythe
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,666 (2024)
TN28 8FLNew Romney
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (63.3%). Flats make up 19.9%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the TN28 8FL area is above that, at 81.2%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 17.2% of households against 20.5%. 57% own outright and 24.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned81.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.9%1%
- Private rented17.2%20.5%
- Social rented0.5%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 28.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 20.9%. 13.8% 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. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood TN28 8FL sits in (New Romney): about 1,666 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.