Housing in TN29 9LY
What the homes in TN29 9LY 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
- 2,374 (2024)
TN29 9LYRomney Marsh
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (45.7%). Flats make up 5.2%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the TN29 9LY area is above that, at 74.8%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 20.9% of households against 20.5%. 46.1% own outright and 28.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned74.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.6%1%
- Private rented20.9%20.5%
- Social rented3.5%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 2.3 people living in it. 28.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 19.9%. 22.1% 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 9LY sits in (Lydd & Dungeness): about 2,374 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.