Rent Evidence Pack · Folkestone and Hythe

Average Private Rent in Folkestone and Hythe

Official statistics · June 2026
Average monthly rent
£1,172
12-month change
+10.8%

The South East's rental market is shaped by commuter links into London, its universities, and a cluster of historic cathedral and market towns. Every figure below is the published ONS figure for Folkestone and Hythe, named and dated, with a link to check it at the source.

A one-bedroom home in Folkestone and Hythe averages £801 a month and a home with four or more bedrooms £1,715 — a spread of £914 across the bedroom categories ONS publishes.

At £1,172, the Folkestone and Hythe figure sits below the South East average of £1,415 and below the England average of £1,446.

Over the 24 months to June 2026 the all-sizes figure moved to £1,172, up from £1,004 in July 2024.

The Folkestone and Hythe Rent Evidence Pack

Rent by bedroom category

Average monthly private rent in Folkestone and Hythe by bedroom category, June 2026
BedroomsAverage rent12-month change
1 bed £801+11.1%
2 bed £1,026+10.9%
3 bed £1,278+11.0%
4+ bed £1,715+10.2%

24-month trend

July 2024£1,004June 2026£1,172

Average monthly rent in Folkestone and Hythe, all property sizes: £1,004 in July 2024 to £1,172 in June 2026.

How Folkestone and Hythe compares

Average monthly private rent, Folkestone and Hythe against its region and England, June 2026
AreaAverage rent12-month change
Folkestone and Hythe £1,172+10.8%
South East £1,415+2.3%
England £1,446+3.4%

Sources — every figure on this page

  • Folkestone and Hythe average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), June 2026 (check at source)
  • Folkestone and Hythe 12-month change — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), June 2026 (check at source)
  • Folkestone and Hythe, 1 bed average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), June 2026 (check at source)
  • Folkestone and Hythe, 2 bed average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), June 2026 (check at source)
  • Folkestone and Hythe, 3 bed average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), June 2026 (check at source)
  • Folkestone and Hythe, 4+ bed average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), June 2026 (check at source)
  • South East average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), June 2026 (check at source)
  • England average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), June 2026 (check at source)

ONS revises these series on each monthly release. The reference period above is the edition this page was built from — check the live bulletin before relying on a figure.

This page presents official statistics for context. It is not a valuation of any property, and not advice.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Read the licence. Source: Office for National Statistics, Price Index of Private Rents.

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