Renting in Folkestone

Average Rent in Folkestone

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The average rent in Folkestone is £1,100/mo, with 1,222 live listings across 5 portals from £400/mo. Compare rents by bedroom and area below — and get alerted the moment a new Folkestone rental appears.

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Renting in Folkestone

What it costs to rent in Folkestone

Folkestone currently has 1,222 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £1,100 a month. 51 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 26% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is CT20 2BQ at around £850/mo, while CT18 sits nearer £1,500/mo. For a wider view of where the UK’s cheapest rents are, see our guide to the cheapest cities to rent in the UK.

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Market snapshot

Folkestone rental market at a glance

1,222

Active rentals in Folkestone

£1,100/mo

Median monthly rent

Property sites we watch

Rental prices

Rent by bedrooms in Folkestone

Median monthly rent, based on 1,222 active listings across 5 property sites.

Bedrooms	Median rent	Available
1 bed	£825/mo	337
2 bed	£1,100/mo	502
3 bed	£1,400/mo	206
4+ bed	£1,800/mo	129

Updated July 2026. Prices normalised to monthly where weekly was listed.

Rent trend · ONS PIPR

How Folkestone rents have moved

Office for National Statistics Price Index of Private Rents — official monthly average rent across all tenures in Folkestone. Latest: £1,132/mo (Mar 26, +7.9% YoY).

Latest

£1,132

Mar 26

Annual

+7.9%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£762

Apr 21

Total change

+49%

since 2021

Source: Office for National Statistics · Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR). Updated monthly with a ~2-month lag. ONS uses Broad Rental Market Areas in Scotland — figures may aggregate beyond the city itself.

Affordability · ONS ASHE

What share of Folkestone pay goes on rent?

Renters in Folkestone spend an estimated 41% of the local median gross salary on rent — based on the ONS Price Index of Private Rents and ASHE Table 8 (2025).

Median rent

£1,132/mo

£13,584/yr

Median pay

£33,355/yr

gross, ASHE 2025

Rent burden

41%

Stretched — above the 30% rent-burden threshold.

0%30% threshold80%

Sources: Office for National Statistics — Price Index of Private Rents (latest month) and Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings Table 8.7a (median annual gross pay, place of residence). The 30% line is the conventional rent-burden threshold above which housing costs are considered to crowd out other essentials.

Council tax · VOA 2024

Council tax bands across Folkestone

Most Folkestone homes sit in Band C. The weighted average works out close to Band C–D across 53,510 properties on the council-tax list.

Modal band

most common band

Mean band

3.16

≈ Band C–D

Stock

54k

53,510 properties

A
13%7,190
B
24%12,990
C
27%14,590
D
16%8,630
E
10%5,240
F
5%2,800
G
4%1,970
H
0%100

Source: HM Valuation Office Agency — Council Tax Stock of Properties (CTSOP1.0), extract dated 31 March 2024. Covers England and Wales; Scotland and Northern Ireland use separate band schemes and aren't included.

Broadband · Ofcom Connected Nations

Broadband coverage across Folkestone

72% of Folkestone premises can already get full-fibre and 78% can get gigabit speeds — Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage, July 2025.

Full fibre

72%

FTTP-ready premises

Gigabit

78%

≥1Gbit/s available

Superfast

95%

≥30Mbit/s available

Mean speed

417 Mbit/s

bucket-weighted estimate

Full fibre (FTTP)
72%
Gigabit-capable
78%
Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s)
95%

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage by Local Authority (Folkestone and Hythe), July 2025, covering 53,146 premises. Mean download speed is estimated from Ofcom speed-bucket midpoints.

Energy efficiency · DESNZ EPC

EPC ratings for Folkestone homes

45% of Folkestone homes hold a current EPC in bands A–C — the bands that meet the proposed 2030 minimum energy-efficiency standard for rented stock.

Bands A–C

45%

good energy-efficiency stock

Bands D–G

55%

below the proposed 2030 floor

Certificates

48k

48,309 EPCs

A
1%252
B
11%5,107
C
34%16,516
D
36%17,603
E
14%6,679
F
3%1,594
G
1%558

Source: DESNZ Energy Performance of Buildings register (replacement for opendatacommunities.org), domestic certificates filed under Folkestone and Hythe. Covers England and Wales — Scottish EPCs are held in a separate Scottish register and aren't included.

Schools · GIAS · DfE

State-funded schools near Folkestone

11 open state-funded schools sit within one mile of the Folkestone centroid. The five closest:

1
St Eanswythe's Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · CT20 1SE
0.16 mi
2
Christ Church Cep Academy, Folkestone
Primary · Academy converter · CT20 1DJ
0.31 mi
3
Folkestone, St Peter's Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · CT19 6AL
0.33 mi
4
Mundella Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · CT19 5QX
0.44 mi
5
Stella Maris Catholic Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · CT19 5BY
0.49 mi

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools (state-funded extract). Distances are straight-line from each school's postcode to the Folkestone centroid. Ofsted ratings were removed from GIAS in January 2025 and aren't available here.

Property types

What’s on offer in Folkestone

Flats & apartments

653

74% of listings

Houses

224

25% of listings

Bungalows

0% of listings

Property mix · houses

Houses to rent in Folkestone — what's on the market

Terraced houses make up 54% of the 227 houses currently advertised in Folkestone.

Terraced
54%123
Semi-detached
22%49
Other house
15%34
Detached
8%18
Bungalow
1%3

Rent by postcode

Where Folkestone rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 1,042 live listings in 24 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Folkestone

1CT18£1,500/mo13 rentals
2CT6£1,500/mo6 rentals
3CT5£1,500/mo5 rentals

Cheapest in Folkestone

1CT20 2BQ£850/mo3 rentals
2CT11£925/mo17 rentals
3CT14£990/mo8 rentals

Features · Folkestone

Garden, parking, and floor area in Folkestone

Live signal across 1,222 Folkestone rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

64%

of 197 Folkestone listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

59%

of 184 Folkestone listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Area safety

Safety in Folkestone

Typical Crime Level

Based on the latest police data (July 2026), Folkestone has a typical crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 19 of 19 postcode districts analysed, the median was 126 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Folkestone is Anti-social behaviour, accounting for 0% of all incidents.

Crime overview

126 crimes per area (median)
19 of 19 postcode districts covered
Data: July 2026

Most reported

Anti-social behaviour
0% of incidents

Folkestone’s figures sit in line with the national picture. Safety varies by street as much as by city — every Dwellio alert includes the area’s data to help.

Data from data.police.uk, updated monthly. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Area breakdown

Safety by suburb in Folkestone

Street-level crime counts from data.police.uk for May 2026, covering a ~1 mile radius around each suburb centre. Figures are normalised per 1,000 residents so you can compare neighbourhoods fairly.

Hythe has the lowest crime count of the top 5 suburbs in Folkestone.

Cheriton
Safer area
Most common: Anti-social behaviour (49) · pop. ~7,000
24
per 1k
Sandgate
Typical for city
Most common: Anti-social behaviour (51) · pop. ~4,000
41
per 1k
Hythe
Safer area
Most common: Anti-social behaviour (15) · pop. ~15,000
4.1
per 1k
Morehall
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (95) · pop. ~4,000
71
per 1k
Foord
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (133) · pop. ~4,000
94
per 1k

Suburbs shown are representative populated areas; figures reflect street-level incidents within ~1 mile of each centre. Data from data.police.uk. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Where we search

Folkestone listings by portal

We watch 5 property sites for rentals in Folkestone.

Rightmove

353

OnTheMarket

307

OpenRent

284

PrimeLocation

273

Leaders

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Frequently asked

Renting in Folkestone — your questions answered

What is the average rent in Folkestone?

The median rent in Folkestone is £1100/month based on 1222 active listings across 5 property portals (2026-07).

How many rental properties are available in Folkestone?

There are currently 1222 rental properties available in Folkestone, with 51 new listings added in the last 7 days.

Is Folkestone safe for renters?

Folkestone has a typical crime rate compared to other UK cities, with a median of 126 reported crimes per postcode area (July 2026). The most common category is Anti-social behaviour. Data from data.police.uk.

What is the most common crime in Folkestone?

The most commonly reported crime category in Folkestone is Anti-social behaviour, based on data.police.uk records for July 2026.

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