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House prices in Folkestone and Hythe: the next 12 months
Sale prices have an 80% chance of landing between £274,523 and £324,244 by August 2027.
- Expected, August 2027
- £299,384
- Chance of a rise
- 44%
Folkestone and Hythe: five years of prices and the expected path
Average sale price per home, £, monthly, with the next 12 months' expected path
- Folkestone and Hythe
- South East
- United Kingdom
- Expected path
- 80% range
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| Period | Folkestone and Hythe | South East | United Kingdom |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2027 · Expected path | £299,384 (£274,523–£324,244) | £383,466 | £280,154 |
| Jul 2027 · Expected path | £299,611 (£275,948–£323,274) | £383,173 | £279,560 |
| Jun 2027 · Expected path | £299,838 (£277,409–£322,266) | £382,880 | £278,967 |
| May 2027 · Expected path | £300,064 (£278,914–£321,215) | £382,588 | £278,374 |
| Apr 2027 · Expected path | £300,291 (£280,471–£320,112) | £382,295 | £277,781 |
| Mar 2027 · Expected path | £300,518 (£282,092–£318,945) | £382,002 | £277,188 |
| Feb 2027 · Expected path | £300,745 (£283,791–£317,699) | £381,709 | £276,595 |
| Jan 2027 · Expected path | £300,972 (£285,592–£316,351) | £381,417 | £276,002 |
| Dec 2026 · Expected path | £301,199 (£287,530–£314,867) | £381,124 | £275,409 |
| Nov 2026 · Expected path | £301,425 (£289,664–£313,187) | £380,831 | £274,816 |
| Oct 2026 · Expected path | £301,652 (£292,112–£311,193) | £380,538 | £274,223 |
| Sep 2026 · Expected path | £301,879 (£295,178–£308,581) | £380,246 | £273,630 |
| Aug 2026 | £302,106 | £379,953 | £273,037 |
| Jul 2026 | £302,197 | £380,375 | £272,146 |
| Jun 2026 | £305,987 | £378,890 | £270,690 |
| May 2026 | £306,646 | £381,519 | £272,221 |
| Apr 2026 | £305,601 | £379,342 | £270,966 |
| Mar 2026 | £305,061 | £378,202 | £268,631 |
| Feb 2026 | £304,066 | £378,018 | £269,423 |
| Jan 2026 | £303,033 | £379,593 | £268,814 |
| Dec 2025 | £304,673 | £374,984 | £268,002 |
| Nov 2025 | £308,210 | £379,283 | £270,472 |
| Oct 2025 | £309,684 | £382,074 | £269,819 |
| Sep 2025 | £311,896 | £379,765 | £269,556 |
| Aug 2025 | £304,117 | £383,045 | £270,575 |
| Jul 2025 | £300,625 | £380,195 | £268,843 |
| Jun 2025 | £297,532 | £379,262 | £266,796 |
| May 2025 | £306,122 | £376,656 | £264,078 |
| Apr 2025 | £309,975 | £375,519 | £260,162 |
| Mar 2025 | £306,919 | £381,452 | £268,019 |
| Feb 2025 | £302,484 | £380,137 | £264,771 |
| Jan 2025 | £305,006 | £381,267 | £264,936 |
| Dec 2024 | £307,871 | £378,958 | £263,991 |
| Nov 2024 | £316,750 | £377,413 | £264,515 |
| Oct 2024 | £313,351 | £381,155 | £265,252 |
| Sep 2024 | £314,063 | £380,519 | £264,750 |
| Aug 2024 | £298,943 | £381,897 | £265,085 |
| Jul 2024 | £297,378 | £377,066 | £262,479 |
| Jun 2024 | £288,655 | £373,083 | £259,585 |
| May 2024 | £291,644 | £372,808 | £258,565 |
| Apr 2024 | £289,759 | £369,214 | £256,478 |
| Mar 2024 | £293,021 | £366,875 | £255,082 |
| Feb 2024 | £291,394 | £367,789 | £254,633 |
| Jan 2024 | £287,872 | £369,326 | £255,972 |
| Dec 2023 | £294,363 | £367,572 | £256,177 |
| Nov 2023 | £295,862 | £375,344 | £258,368 |
| Oct 2023 | £306,695 | £377,965 | £260,129 |
| Sep 2023 | £306,661 | £379,338 | £261,318 |
| Aug 2023 | £313,691 | £381,601 | £262,602 |
| Jul 2023 | £309,128 | £381,968 | £261,182 |
| Jun 2023 | £311,026 | £377,848 | £258,275 |
| May 2023 | £309,140 | £377,989 | £257,330 |
| Apr 2023 | £313,027 | £379,543 | £256,479 |
| Mar 2023 | £310,460 | £380,362 | £255,885 |
| Feb 2023 | £311,381 | £383,401 | £258,788 |
| Jan 2023 | £315,070 | £387,727 | £260,941 |
| Dec 2022 | £317,310 | £388,158 | £263,190 |
| Nov 2022 | £318,827 | £389,960 | £265,299 |
| Oct 2022 | £320,826 | £391,862 | £265,693 |
| Sep 2022 | £318,406 | £391,553 | £265,727 |
| Aug 2022 | £313,438 | £390,701 | £265,124 |
| Jul 2022 | £302,709 | £387,054 | £262,904 |
| Jun 2022 | £303,375 | £380,603 | £258,118 |
| May 2022 | £307,023 | £376,100 | £255,040 |
| Apr 2022 | £313,385 | £370,658 | £252,167 |
| Mar 2022 | £313,928 | £369,755 | £249,232 |
| Feb 2022 | £310,542 | £367,655 | £248,309 |
| Jan 2022 | £300,834 | £368,184 | £248,031 |
| Dec 2021 | £291,250 | £362,713 | £245,189 |
| Nov 2021 | £291,417 | £360,386 | £243,930 |
| Oct 2021 | £284,518 | £354,140 | £239,236 |
| Sep 2021 | £280,244 | £361,613 | £245,371 |
What the model expects
The central estimate at each horizon, and the range prices land in 8 times out of 10.
| Horizon | Expected | 80% range | Chance of a rise | Chance of beating inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In 3 months (November 2026) | £301,425 | £289,664 – £313,187 | 47% | 36% |
| In 4 months (December 2026) | £301,199 | £287,530 – £314,867 | 47% | 34% |
| In 12 months (August 2027) | £299,384 | £274,523 – £324,244 | 44% | 25% |
The outlook carries the region's own monthly price history forward: the recent trend and how far prices usually stray from it. It knows nothing about interest-rate decisions, new laws or local projects, so read it as a description of momentum, not a forecast to act on.
Other reports for Folkestone and Hythe
At the average sale price, a home costs £302,106. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is £1,394 a month. The UK sets no cap on the payment; no more than 15% of new mortgages may lend over 4.5 times income.
- Payment, two incomes
- 22%
- Payment, one income
- 43%
Renting the average home costs less each month than owning it. Owning counts interest, running costs and the return the deposit could earn, at the average sale price; rent is the average of all private tenancies. Repaying the loan is saving, so it is left out.
- Rent per month
- £1,189
- Owning per month
- £1,422
24.7% fewer homes were started in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.
- Started, 12 months
- 280
- Per 1,000 residents
- 2.5
Figures for United Kingdom: Folkestone and Hythe has no reliable figures of its own.
Buyers living abroad bought 1.8% of the homes sold here in the four quarters to Q1 2025.
- Bought by buyers abroad, 12 months
- 1.8%
Sale prices have fallen by 3% or more 10 times since 1995. The deepest began in December 2007.
- Deepest fall
- −21.3%
- Recovery from the low
- 74 months
In 2025 the population grew by 234 while 340 homes were finished: 0.7 new residents for every new home.
- New residents per new home, 2025
- 0.7
- Population change, 2025
- +234
6.7% of the 53,108 homes counted in the 2021 census had nobody usually living in them.
- Empty, 2021 census
- 6.7%
- Empty homes
- 3,550
In 2025, 9% of the homes added came from existing buildings rather than new ones.
- Homes from existing buildings, 2025
- 9%