Folkestone and Hythe
CT20 house prices in Folkestone and Hythe
Sold prices, council tax, schools, deprivation and planning for Folkestone and Hythe, from official UK data in one place.
Typical sold price
£269,998
Range £110,000–£466,000 · 250 real sales
- Real sales
- 250
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 4 Dec 2025 and 24 Aug 2026.
Summary
House prices in CT20: the typical (median) sold price is £269,998, close to the UK average (£272,611) (UK House Price Index, July 2026). CT20 is an active market, with about 29 recorded sales a month. By property type, 53% were flats (typically £186,000) and 18% were semi-detached homes (typically £362,000).
Data from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, up to 28 August 2026.
Council tax on a Band D home there is £2,539 a year: Folkestone and Hythe's published charge for 2026-27.
Source: Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities, Folkestone and Hythe, 2026-27.
Our take · opinion, not advice
Our take on CT20: steady sales, so price from the evidence
At around 29 sales a month, CT20 ticks along steadily, and with no dependable year-on-year figure to hand, recent sold homes are a safer guide than any headline.
If you are thinking of selling, with detached homes at £585,000 and flats at £186,000, the £110,000 to £466,000 spread is really several markets, so price from sold homes that match yours in type and size; buyers can compare homes at this pace but are not spoilt for choice.
Sell houseIf you are looking to buy, CT20 sits close to the UK average for typical prices, so hold any asking price up against the sold homes of the same type.
Before an offer goes in on any CT20 home, look at what has been applied for nearby (1,080 applications on record within 500 m), the tenure (leasehold is common here) and long-term flood risk, and leave the title to your conveyancer.
With averages this broad, the free CT20 OfferCheck adds flood, crime, planning and council tax from the official sources.
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At a glance
CT20 in four numbers
The headline figures from the records below, each one real and dated.
Typical price
£269,998
HM Land Registry
Sales a month
28.9
Across 250 sales
Council tax, Band D
£2,539
A year
The data, honestly
House prices in CT20
These 250 sales are what every figure here rests on. The typical price is the middle sale.
By property type
Average house price in CT20 by property type
Detached homes have the highest typical price at £585,000, and flat / maisonette the lowest at £186,000.
See the figures
| Type | Sales | Typical | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 25 | £585,000 | £330,800–£1,060,000 |
| Semi-detached | 45 | £362,000 | £270,000–£484,000 |
| Terraced | 45 | £280,000 | £244,000–£358,000 |
| Flat / maisonette | 132 | £186,000 | £90,000–£348,000 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 4 Dec 2025 and 24 Aug 2026.
24-month trend
Typical price by quarter in CT20
The quarterly typical price was flat, from £275,000 in Q4 2025 (35 sales) to £274,000 in Q3 2026 (28 sales).
See the figures
| Quarter | Typical price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | £275,000 | 35 |
| Q1 2026 | £270,000 | 108 |
| Q2 2026 | £255,000 | 79 |
| Q3 2026 | £274,000 | 28 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 4 Dec 2025 and 24 Aug 2026. Median of each quarter's recorded sales.
Range and mix
The spread of CT20 prices
How far prices run either side of the typical one, who owns what, and homes that have sold twice.
Price range
Where most CT20 homes sold
Eight in ten sales fell between £110,000 and £466,000, around a typical £269,998.
Lower and upper end are the 10th and 90th percentile of recorded sales.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 4 Dec 2025 and 24 Aug 2026.
Mix of homes
Who is selling in CT20
Flat / maisonette homes were 53% of recorded sales (132 of 247). 48% of sales were freehold and 52% leasehold.
Property type
- Detached10%
- Semi-detached18%
- Terraced18%
- Flat / maisonette53%
Tenure
- Freehold48%
- Leasehold52%
See the figures
119 freehold (48%) and 131 leasehold (52%) across the 250 most recent recorded sales in CT20. Leasehold is normal for flats; check the remaining lease term before you offer.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 4 Dec 2025 and 24 Aug 2026.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Real transactions, never estimates. All sales.
On the map
Where CT20 sits in Folkestone and Hythe
The pins are the 5 most recent recorded sales: real prices on real streets, not a valuation.
Latest sales
The most recent sales in CT20
7, NASEBY AVENUE, FOLKESTONE
Detached · Freehold · 24 Aug 2026
£425,000
CHRISTCHURCH HOUSE, 26 - 28, CHRIST CHURCH ROAD, FOLKESTONE
Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 19 Aug 2026
£180,000
16, VALEBROOK CLOSE, FOLKESTONE
Semi-detached · Freehold · 18 Aug 2026
£435,000
61, EARLS AVENUE, FOLKESTONE
Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 17 Aug 2026
£270,000
74, BLUNDEN DRIVE, FOLKESTONE
Terraced · Freehold · 14 Aug 2026
£270,000
Sources: HM Land Registry · postcodes.io / ONS · OpenStreetMap (© contributors). CT20 includes the Cheriton ward.
In plain English
What the Folkestone and Hythe (CT20) numbers mean
- The headline number blends very different homes: detached homes sold for a typical £585,000 against £186,000 for flats: about 3.1 times as much. Use the figure for your type of home, not the mix.
- Prices here are widely spread: most sales fell between £110,000 and £466,000, so the median says little about any one home.
- 52% of these sales were leasehold: a genuine mix of houses and flats, so check the tenure of the home you are looking at.
- This is an active district: about 29 recorded sales a month.
Based on 250 recorded sales between 4 December 2025 and 24 August 2026. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, to 28 August 2026; page data refreshed 7 October 2026. Compared with the UK House Price Index. Written by Your Property Check (Check Labs Ltd, Birmingham) from this data. How we read the data · spotted a mistake? Tell us. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. UK House Price Index licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Area data
What else the records hold on CT20
Council tax and schools, each from the body that publishes it, with the sample it rests on stated beside it.
Council tax
What council tax costs in CT20
£2,539
Band D a year in Folkestone and Hythe, 2026-27: the benchmark band every English authority is compared on.
All bands
| Band | 1991 value | A year |
|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,693 |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £1,975 |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £2,257 |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,539 |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £3,103 |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,667 |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £4,231 |
| H | over £320,000 | £5,078 |
These are Folkestone and Hythe's charges for 2026-27, the authority CT20 falls in, not an estimate for any individual home. A property's band is set by the Valuation Office Agency and we never guess it; look up a band on GOV.UK and read your row. Bands reflect what a home was worth on 1 April 1991, not today.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities · 8 of 8 bands published for Folkestone and Hythe · data to 2026-27 financial year
Schools
Schools near CT20
8
open schools within 3 km, nearest Earlscliffe (Sussex Summer Schools Ltd).
All schools
Earlscliffe (Sussex Summer Schools Ltd)
Independent schools · CT20 2NB
225 m
Not graded
Sandgate Primary School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · CT20 3QU
684 m
Good · 2021
The Harvey Grammar School
Middle deemed secondary · Academies · CT19 5JY
781 m
Outstanding · 2016
Christ Church Cep Academy, Folkestone
Primary · Academies · CT20 1DJ
819 m
Good · 2022
The Folkestone School for Girls
Middle deemed secondary · Academies · CT20 3RB
833 m
Good · 2024
Compass Community School Coastal Park
Special schools · CT19 5AX
889 m
Not graded
Stella Maris Catholic Primary School
Primary · Academies · CT19 5BY
1.1 km
Good · 2013
Folkestone Beacon Plus
Other types · CT20 1AU
1.1 km
Not graded
School data from the Department for Education “Get Information about Schools” (GIAS) and Ofsted inspection outcomes. Open Government Licence v3.0. The Ofsted grade shown is the last single overall grade on record (single grades were withdrawn in September 2024). Shows nearest schools by distance, not legal catchment areas. Distances are from the CT20 district centroid, not from any address.
Source: Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · 8 open schools within 3 km, 5 with a grade on record
Area context
Planning and deprivation near CT20
What is being built nearby and how the area ranks, as context for the neighbourhood and never a judgement on a home.
Planning applications
Planning activity around CT20
1,080
applications within 500 m of the district centre, as last checked 24 July 2026.
Recent applications
FolkestoneHythe/26/1152/FH/CONUndecided
383 m
Approval of details pursuant to condition 1 (acoustic mitigation) of planning permission 24/0675/FH/PA.
Received 2026-07-16
FolkestoneHythe/26/1110/FH/TCAUndecided
371 m
Works to trees in a conservation area comprising of T1 Conifer fell to ground level.
Received 2026-07-09
FolkestoneHythe/26/0929/FHUndecided
115 m
Erection of 1.5 storey detached dwelling.
Received 2026-06-10
FolkestoneHythe/26/0894/FHPermitted
492 m
Replacement windows to flats on ground, first and second floors
Received 2026-06-05
FolkestoneHythe/26/0882/FH/TCAPermitted
90 m
Works to trees in a conservation area comprising of T1 Pittosporum vertical reduction of 4 metres, and T2 Viburnum vertical reduction of 2 metres.
Received 2026-06-04 · decided 2026-06-29
FolkestoneHythe/26/0848/FHUndecided
357 m
Single-storey rear extension.
Received 2026-06-01
Applications are matched within 500 m of the CT20 district centroid, so this is activity in the area, not at any one address. Register wording and status are reproduced as the local planning authority published them. Showing 6 of 20 held; run a live planning search for CT20 for the current picture.
Source: Local planning authority records via PlanIt · 1080 applications matched within 500 m of the district centre · data to 24 July 2026
Deprivation (IMD)
Area profile for CT20
Decile 5 of 10
Median across 12 sampled postcodes; 1 is the most deprived 10% of England, 10 the least.
Read the detail
Across the 12 sampled CT20 postcodes, deprivation runs decile 1 to decile 6, with a median of decile 5 of 10: where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived.
CT20 3SJ, the sampled postcode sitting at that median: On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, this postcode falls in decile 5 of 10, where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived. It's area context for the wider neighbourhood, not a judgement on any individual home.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (English Indices of Deprivation 2025, MHCLG). Deprivation is published for small areas (LSOAs), not for postcode districts, so CT20 spans several. We sampled 12 postcodes in CT20: the ones with the most recent recorded sales, up to a limit of 12. That is a convenience sample, not a random one, so it leans toward streets where homes are changing hands. 12 returned a row. It is context for the neighbourhood, never a judgement on any individual home. How we choose the sample.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · 12 postcodes sampled of 12 checked · data to 2025 indices
Cost to run
Two sources, one table
What it costs to run a home in CT20, band by band
Folkestone and Hythe's council tax for 2026-27 set against the CT20 median sold price of £269,998 across 250 recorded sales: the annual running cost beside the purchase price, which neither source shows on its own.
| Band | 1991 valueVOA basis | A yearFolkestone and Hythe | A month÷ 12 | Of the median÷ £269,998 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,693 | £141 | 0.63% |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £1,975 | £165 | 0.73% |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £2,257 | £188 | 0.84% |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,539 | £212 | 0.94% |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £3,103 | £259 | 1.15% |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,667 | £306 | 1.36% |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £4,231 | £353 | 1.57% |
| H | over £320,000 | £5,078 | £423 | 1.88% |
The last column is the band's annual charge divided by the CT20 median sold price. A comparison of two published figures, not a rate anyone charges. It is not a mapping from price to band: a band records what a home was worth on 1 April 1991 and is set by the Valuation Office Agency, so it cannot be worked out from a 2020s sale price. Look up a specific band on GOV.UK. Instalment counts vary by authority, so the monthly column is simply the year over twelve.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Median across 250 recorded sales. · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities, Folkestone and Hythe, 2026-27.
Address by address
Address by address
What individual homes in CT20 sold for
The 24 most recently sold doors of the 222 distinct addresses in the records we hold for CT20. Real recorded transactions: never estimates.
7, NASEBY AVENUE, FOLKESTONE
CT20 3SJ · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£425,000
2026-08-24
CHRISTCHURCH HOUSE, 26 - 28, CHRIST CHURCH ROAD, FOLKESTONE
CT20 2SL · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£180,000
2026-08-19
16, VALEBROOK CLOSE, FOLKESTONE
CT20 3JN · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£435,000
2026-08-18
61, EARLS AVENUE, FOLKESTONE
CT20 2HA · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£270,000
2026-08-17
74, BLUNDEN DRIVE, FOLKESTONE
CT20 3TZ · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£270,000
2026-08-14
128, ENBROOK VALLEY, FOLKESTONE
CT20 3NA · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£333,000
2026-08-14
9, BRADSTONE NEW ROAD, FOLKESTONE
CT20 1HP · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£210,000
2026-08-07
68, BLUNDEN DRIVE, FOLKESTONE
CT20 3TZ · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£347,500
2026-08-07
4, BINYON GROVE, FOLKESTONE
CT20 3TY · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£267,500
2026-08-06
60, BLUNDEN DRIVE, FOLKESTONE
CT20 3TZ · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£278,000
2026-08-03
30, ENBROOK ROAD, FOLKESTONE
CT20 3NP · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£350,000
2026-07-31
2, OXENDEN ROAD, FOLKESTONE
CT20 3NF · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£330,000
2026-07-31
2, ST MARTINS ROAD, FOLKESTONE
CT20 3LA · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£293,000
2026-07-30
47B, BROCKMAN ROAD, FOLKESTONE
CT20 1DJ · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£165,000
2026-07-29
14, LONDON STREET, FOLKESTONE
CT20 1RA · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£415,000
2026-07-27
13, INGLES ROAD, FOLKESTONE
CT20 2SN · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£165,000
2026-07-24
HOMEPINE HOUSE, SANDGATE ROAD, FOLKESTONE
CT20 2XA · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 3 recorded sales
£93,000
2026-07-24
205, SANDGATE ROAD, FOLKESTONE
CT20 2HT · Flat / maisonette · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£255,000
2026-07-22
39, GROVE ROAD, FOLKESTONE
CT20 1NH · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£270,000
2026-07-20
6, DURA WAY, FOLKESTONE
CT20 3SF · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£350,000
2026-07-15
30, COOLINGE ROAD, FOLKESTONE
CT20 1EW · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£290,000
2026-07-13
100, RISBOROUGH LANE, FOLKESTONE
CT20 3LJ · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£350,000
2026-07-10
56, ST JOHNS STREET, FOLKESTONE
CT20 1JB · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£220,000
2026-07-08
CHANNEL VIEW, 5, MARINE CRESCENT, FOLKESTONE
CT20 1PS · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£190,000
2026-07-08
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Addresses come from recorded sales since 1995, so homes that have never sold do not appear. 0 of these 24 doors resolve to a confident property record and link through; the rest are listed without a link. We match a door to a property record only where the match is certain, never by guessing.
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Postcode districts near CT20
The closest districts to CT20 by straight-line distance between district centres.
- House prices in CT19 (Folkestone) 0.7 miles
- House prices in CT18 (Folkestone) 2.5 miles
- House prices in CT21 (Hythe) 3.8 miles
- House prices in CT17 (Dover) 6.7 miles
- House prices in CT16 (Dover) 7.4 miles
- House prices in CT15 (Dover) 8.2 miles
- House prices in TN25 (Ashford) 11 miles
- House prices in CT4 (Canterbury) 11 miles
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Data sources
Every CT20 figure is official and dated
Real recorded data from the UK's official registers, never an estimated valuation.
- HM Land RegistrySold prices
- MHCLGCouncil tax & deprivation
- Department for Education · OfstedSchools
- Local planning authoritiesPlanning applications
- Police.UKStreet-level crime
- Environment AgencyFlood risk
- postcodes.io · ONSGeography
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities · Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · Local planning authority records via PlanIt · Police.UK · Environment Agency · postcodes.io / ONS. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. All figures are real, attributed and carry the sample they rest on: never estimates, never a valuation. All sales · Get Free Valuation · About Your Property Check.