Housing in TN28 8UP
What the homes in TN28 8UP 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
- 1,939 (2024)
TN28 8UPNew Romney
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (59.4%). Flats make up 2.5%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the TN28 8UP area is above that, at 84.4%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 9% of households against 20.5%. 55.4% own outright and 29% with a mortgage.
- Owned84.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership2.8%1%
- Private rented9%20.5%
- Social rented3.8%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 26% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 19.6%. 17.9% 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 8UP sits in (New Romney): about 1,939 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.