Renting in Folkestone

Average Rent in Folkestone: £1,100/mo

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Median asking rent across 1,513 live Folkestone listings on 5 portals from £400/mo, broken down by property size below — plus how rents have moved, where they are highest and lowest, and what landed on the market this week.

Median asking rent

£1,100 /month

1,513 live listings · 5 portals

Median monthly rent in Folkestone by property size
Size	Median rent	Listings
Studio	£700/mo	60
1 bed	£825/mo	420
2 bed	£1,150/mo	614
3 bed	£1,400/mo	259
4+ bed	£1,800/mo	160

Asking rents from live listings on Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders · Updated 13 September 2026. Weekly prices normalised to monthly.

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Renting in Folkestone

What it costs to rent in Folkestone

Folkestone currently has 1,513 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £1,100 a month. 24 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 CT11 at around £925/mo, while TN25 sits nearer £1,700/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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Rent by property size

Average rent in Folkestone by bedrooms

Median monthly asking rent for each property size, from 1,513 live listings across 5 property sites (September 2026).

Average studio rent in Folkestone

£700/mo

The median asking rent for a studio in Folkestone is £700 a month, 36% below the city-wide median of £1,100, based on 60 studios currently on the market.

Average rent for a 1-bed flat in Folkestone

£825/mo

The median asking rent for a 1-bed home in Folkestone is £825 a month, 25% below the city-wide median of £1,100, based on 420 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 2-bed flat or house in Folkestone

£1,150/mo

The median asking rent for a 2-bed home in Folkestone is £1,150 a month, 5% above the city-wide median of £1,100, based on 614 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 3-bed house in Folkestone

£1,400/mo

The median asking rent for a 3-bed home in Folkestone is £1,400 a month, 27% above the city-wide median of £1,100, based on 259 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 4-bed house in Folkestone

£1,800/mo

The median asking rent for a four-bedroom-plus home in Folkestone is £1,800 a month, 64% above the city-wide median of £1,100, based on 160 listings currently on the market.

Medians exclude prices that fail our junk-listing floor. Room rents are per room, not per property.

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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: £1,176/mo (Jul 26, +11.1% YoY).

Latest

£1,176

Jul 26

Annual

+11.1%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£769

Aug 21

Total change

+53%

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 42% of the local median gross salary on rent — based on the ONS Price Index of Private Rents and ASHE Table 8 (2025).

Median rent

£1,176/mo

£14,112/yr

Median pay

£33,355/yr

gross, ASHE 2025

Rent burden

42%

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.

Property types

What’s on offer in Folkestone

Flats & apartments

806

74% of listings

Houses

287

26% of listings

Bungalows

0% of listings

Property mix · houses

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

Terraced houses make up 53% of the 290 houses currently advertised in Folkestone.

Terraced
53%153
Other house
22%63
Semi-detached
17%50
Detached
7%21
Bungalow
1%3

Rent by postcode

Where Folkestone rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 1,216 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

1TN25£1,700/mo4 rentals
2CT4£1,595/mo5 rentals
3CT6£1,500/mo6 rentals

Cheapest in Folkestone

1CT11£925/mo17 rentals
2CT17£998/mo20 rentals
3CT16£1,025/mo16 rentals

Features · Folkestone

Garden, parking, and floor area in Folkestone

Live signal across 1,513 Folkestone rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

66%

of 256 Folkestone listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

63%

of 242 Folkestone listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Live from the portals

New rentals in Folkestone this week

24 homes came onto the Folkestone rental market in the last 7 days across Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders. The freshest are below.

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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.

Area safety

Safety in Folkestone

Typical Crime Level

Based on the latest police data (September 2026), Folkestone has a typical crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 19 of 19 postcode districts analysed, the median was 104 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Folkestone is Anti-social behaviour, accounting for 0% of all incidents.

Crime overview

104 crimes per area (median)
19 of 19 postcode districts covered
Data: September 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 July 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: Violent crime (68) · pop. ~7,000
28
per 1k
Sandgate
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (67) · pop. ~4,000
49
per 1k
Hythe
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (23) · pop. ~15,000
4.5
per 1k
Morehall
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (122) · pop. ~4,000
97
per 1k
Foord
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (164) · pop. ~4,000
128
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

466

OnTheMarket

390

PrimeLocation

337

OpenRent

315

Leaders

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Frequently asked

Renting in Folkestone — your questions answered

How much is rent in Folkestone?

The average (median) asking rent in Folkestone is £1,100 a month — a 1-bed is £825 and a 2-bed £1,150, based on 1,513 live listings across 5 property portals in Sept 2026.

What is the average studio rent in Folkestone?

The median asking rent for a studio in Folkestone is £700 a month, 36% below the city-wide median of £1,100, based on 60 studios currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 1-bed flat in Folkestone?

The median asking rent for a 1-bed home in Folkestone is £825 a month, 25% below the city-wide median of £1,100, based on 420 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 2-bed flat or house in Folkestone?

The median asking rent for a 2-bed home in Folkestone is £1,150 a month, 5% above the city-wide median of £1,100, based on 614 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 3-bed house in Folkestone?

The median asking rent for a 3-bed home in Folkestone is £1,400 a month, 27% above the city-wide median of £1,100, based on 259 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 4-bed house in Folkestone?

The median asking rent for a four-bedroom-plus home in Folkestone is £1,800 a month, 64% above the city-wide median of £1,100, based on 160 listings currently on the market.

How many rental properties are available in Folkestone?

There are currently 1,513 rental properties available in Folkestone, with 24 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 104 reported crimes per postcode area (September 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 September 2026.

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