Housing in TN29 0JS
What the homes in TN29 0JS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Lympne & Palmarsh
- Council
- Folkestone and Hythe
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,602 (2024)
TN29 0JSRomney Marsh
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (74.6%). Flats make up 2.3%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the TN29 0JS area is well above that, at 91.7%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 6.7% of households against 20.5%. 70.3% own outright and 21.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned91.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.5%1%
- Private rented6.7%20.5%
- Social rented1.1%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 2.1 people living in it. 30% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is family, all aged 66 and over, at 22.7%. 8.8% 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 TN29 0JS sits in (Lympne & Palmarsh): about 1,602 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.