Housing in TN28 8SU
What the homes in TN28 8SU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Lydd & Dungeness
- Council
- Folkestone and Hythe
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,195 (2024)
TN28 8SUNew Romney
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (61.8%). Flats make up 4.9%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the TN28 8SU area is well above that, at 86.1%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 13% of households against 20.5%. 57.3% own outright and 28.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned86.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.4%1%
- Private rented13%20.5%
- Social rented0.4%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 23.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 19.1%. 16.3% 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. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood TN28 8SU sits in (Lydd & Dungeness): about 1,195 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.