Housing in TN29 9SU
What the homes in TN29 9SU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Dymchurch, St Mary's Bay & Brookland
- Council
- Folkestone and Hythe
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,226 (2024)
TN29 9SURomney Marsh
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (54%). Flats make up 1.8%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the TN29 9SU area is above that, at 74.9%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 13.6% of households against 20.5%. 42.9% own outright and 31.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned74.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.2%1%
- Private rented13.6%20.5%
- Social rented10.2%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 2.5 people living in it. 20.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 23.8%. 20.8% 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 9SU sits in (Dymchurch, St Mary's Bay & Brookland): about 1,226 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.