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Hythe

Middle area

East Folkestone and Hythe. 7,280 people in 2.9 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 Hythe’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£319,000
3,161st highest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
7,185
4,522nd lowest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
79.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Hythe 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. Hythe is £319,000.
£319,0007th 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. Hythe is 7,185.
7,1857th highest
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%. Hythe is 79.7%.
79.7%7th 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%. Hythe is 3.2%.
3.2%joint 7th 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 Hythe 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
Hythe in brief

The median price paid for a home in Hythe was £319,000 in 2025.

Hythe had 7,185 usual residents at the census.

In Hythe, 79.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Hythe, 3.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.