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Folkestone Central

Middle area

East Folkestone and Hythe. 6,769 people in 1.5 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Folkestone Central’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£227,000
2,143rd lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
6,651
3,726th lowest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
71.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
5.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Folkestone Central compares

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Median sale price14 middle areas, Folkestone and Hythe · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Folkestone and Hythe14 areas from £197,000 to £465,000. The middle area is £327,000. Folkestone Central is £227,000.
£227,0002nd lowest
Population14 middle areas, Folkestone and Hythe · 2021
Population: every middle area in Folkestone and Hythe14 areas from 6,089 to 13,099. The middle area is 7,146. Folkestone Central is 6,651.
6,6514th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage14 middle areas, Folkestone and Hythe · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Folkestone and Hythe14 areas from 23.5% to 98.4%. The middle area is 80.5%. Folkestone Central is 71.5%.
71.5%4th lowest
Claimant rate14 middle areas, Folkestone and Hythe · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Folkestone and Hythe14 areas from 1.8% to 9.0%. The middle area is 3.2%. Folkestone Central is 5.2%.
5.2%3rd highest

Figures for the whole of Folkestone and Hythe

These figures are published for the whole of Folkestone and Hythe, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Folkestone and Hythe and not Folkestone Central alone. See Folkestone and Hythe

Average house price
£303,296
Up 0.9% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£38,864
165th highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.8×
143rd least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
25.2
78th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Folkestone Central in brief

The median price paid for a home in Folkestone Central was £227,000 in 2025.

Folkestone Central had 6,651 usual residents at the census.

In Folkestone Central, 71.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Folkestone Central, 5.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.