OFFICIAL ONS DATAJULY 2026

Average rent in Folkestone and Hythe

Private rents in Folkestone and Hythe average £1,176 a month across all property sizes, up 11.1% over the last year. These are the official Office for National Statistics figures, not portal asking rents, so they reflect what tenants actually pay.

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All sizes
£1,176
1-bed
£804
2-bed
£1,030
3-bed
£1,283
4+ bed
£1,721
Flats
£919

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The £1,176 average above is the whole district, every size and condition mixed together. It's a fair sanity check, but it isn't a valuation of one property, and the gap between a 1-bed at £804 and a 3-bed at £1,283 shows why. For an actual figure you need the specific address: its size, its EPC, its street, and what comparable homes nearby genuinely let for.

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Two years of rents in Folkestone and Hythe
Two-year change: +16.2%Five-year change: +53.1%Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents
Rents are up 5% over the last six months, against +5.8% in the six before: a steady market.
What homes sell for, by postcode area
CT18300 sales£375,000CT21396 sales£360,000TN28167 sales£350,000TN29249 sales£295,000CT20521 sales£280,000CT19457 sales£278,000
Median sold prices over the last two years, HM Land Registry. District-wide median: £318,000.
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What next door costs
Folkestone and Hythe is the 4th cheapest of these 7 on a 2-bed, average rent by bedrooms
Area
2 bed
3 bed
4+ bed
1Hastings£896£1,099£1,5122Dover£959£1,175£1,6743Swale£1,019£1,231£1,837
4Folkestone and HytheYou are here£1,030£1,283£1,721
5Rother£1,032£1,296£1,9146Canterbury£1,133£1,369£1,9047Ashford£1,140£1,404£2,036
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Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents, July 2026, average private rents by local authority. Sold prices: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Figures are area averages, not valuations of any individual property.