Folkestone and Hythe in figures

A profile of Folkestone and Hythe from official statistics: 11 figures in 4 sections, each with its period, its change from a year earlier, its rank among similar places where a ranking exists, and its source.

Figures last updated on 2026-10-12.

People

Population in Folkestone and Hythe was 112,163 in 2025, up 0.2% from 2024.

Population112,1632025Up 0.2% from 2024
Population aged 65 and over26.4%2025Up 0.5 percentage points from 2024
Foreign-born population share10.5%2021No 2020 figure to compare
Net domestic migration, July to June5682025Compared with 521 in 2024
107K108K109K110K111K112K113K201120142017202020252011: 108,199 persons2012: 108,185 persons2013: 107,899 persons2014: 108,153 persons2015: 108,327 persons2016: 109,235 persons2017: 109,095 persons2018: 109,728 persons2019: 109,659 persons2020: 109,587 persons2021: 110,040 persons2022: 110,179 persons2023: 111,188 persons2024: 111,908 persons2025: 112,163 persons106K108K110K112K114K20112016202120252011: 108,199 persons2012: 108,185 persons2013: 107,899 persons2014: 108,153 persons2015: 108,327 persons2016: 109,235 persons2017: 109,095 persons2018: 109,728 persons2019: 109,659 persons2020: 109,587 persons2021: 110,040 persons2022: 110,179 persons2023: 111,188 persons2024: 111,908 persons2025: 112,163 persons
Population, 2011 to 2025. persons. Source: Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Population estimates, local authority based by single year of age: all ages, both sexes, mid-year (ONS, Nomis NM_2002_1).

Sources: Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Population estimates, local authority based by single year of age: all ages, both sexes, mid-year (ONS, Nomis NM_2002_1); Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Population estimates, local authority based by single year of age: aged 65 and over, both sexes, percent of all ages, mid-year (ONS, Nomis NM_2002_1); Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Census 2021, TS004 Country of birth: usual residents born outside the United Kingdom, percent, 100 minus the published share born in the United Kingdom (ONS, Nomis NM_2024_1); Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Mid-year population estimates, components of change for UK local authorities: net internal migration, mid-year to mid-year (ONS, MYEB3). Population and demography statistics and rankings

Economy

Gross domestic product (GDP) in Folkestone and Hythe (pounds sterling) was £3.37 billion (provisional) in 2024, up 5.9% from 2023.

Gross domestic product (GDP), pounds sterling£3.37 billion2024, provisionalUp 5.9% from 2023
GDP per head, pounds sterling£29,9782024, provisionalUp 5% from 2023
1,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,50020002004200820122016202020242000: 1,284 GBP million2001: 1,282 GBP million2002: 1,340 GBP million2003: 1,419 GBP million2004: 1,479 GBP million2005: 1,624 GBP million2006: 1,717 GBP million2007: 1,800 GBP million2008: 1,909 GBP million2009: 1,852 GBP million2010: 1,887 GBP million2011: 1,967 GBP million2012: 2,039 GBP million2013: 2,098 GBP million2014: 2,123 GBP million2015: 2,258 GBP million2016: 2,438 GBP million2017: 2,568 GBP million2018: 2,544 GBP million2019: 2,611 GBP million2020: 2,449 GBP million2021: 2,440 GBP million2022: 2,832 GBP million2023: 3,182 GBP million2024: 3,370 GBP million1,0002,0003,0004,0002000200920242000: 1,284 GBP million2001: 1,282 GBP million2002: 1,340 GBP million2003: 1,419 GBP million2004: 1,479 GBP million2005: 1,624 GBP million2006: 1,717 GBP million2007: 1,800 GBP million2008: 1,909 GBP million2009: 1,852 GBP million2010: 1,887 GBP million2011: 1,967 GBP million2012: 2,039 GBP million2013: 2,098 GBP million2014: 2,123 GBP million2015: 2,258 GBP million2016: 2,438 GBP million2017: 2,568 GBP million2018: 2,544 GBP million2019: 2,611 GBP million2020: 2,449 GBP million2021: 2,440 GBP million2022: 2,832 GBP million2023: 3,182 GBP million2024: 3,370 GBP million
Gross domestic product (GDP), pounds sterling, 2000 to 2024. GBP million. Source: Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Regional gross domestic product: local authorities, GDP at current market prices, pounds million (ONS, Table 5).

Sources: Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Regional gross domestic product: local authorities, GDP at current market prices, pounds million (ONS, Table 5); Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Regional gross domestic product: local authorities, GDP per head at current market prices, pounds (ONS, Table 7). Economy statistics and rankings

Prices and housing

Average house price in Folkestone and Hythe (pounds sterling) was £303,296 (provisional) in July 2026, up 0.9% from July 2025.

Average house price, pounds sterling£303,296July 2026, provisionalUp 0.9% from July 2025
House price annual change, monthly0.9%July 2026, provisionalDown 0.2 percentage points from July 2025
Average monthly private rent, pounds sterling£1,178August 2026, provisionalUp 10.6% from August 2025
270K280K290K300K310K320K330K2021-072022-042023-012023-102024-072025-042026-072021-07: 277,279 GBP2021-08: 274,508 GBP2021-09: 280,244 GBP2021-10: 284,518 GBP2021-11: 291,417 GBP2021-12: 291,250 GBP2022-01: 300,834 GBP2022-02: 310,542 GBP2022-03: 313,928 GBP2022-04: 313,385 GBP2022-05: 307,023 GBP2022-06: 303,375 GBP2022-07: 302,709 GBP2022-08: 313,438 GBP2022-09: 318,406 GBP2022-10: 320,826 GBP2022-11: 318,827 GBP2022-12: 317,310 GBP2023-01: 315,070 GBP2023-02: 311,381 GBP2023-03: 310,460 GBP2023-04: 313,027 GBP2023-05: 309,140 GBP2023-06: 311,026 GBP2023-07: 309,128 GBP2023-08: 313,691 GBP2023-09: 306,661 GBP2023-10: 306,695 GBP2023-11: 295,862 GBP2023-12: 294,363 GBP2024-01: 287,872 GBP2024-02: 291,394 GBP2024-03: 293,021 GBP2024-04: 289,759 GBP2024-05: 291,644 GBP2024-06: 288,655 GBP2024-07: 297,378 GBP2024-08: 298,943 GBP2024-09: 314,063 GBP2024-10: 313,351 GBP2024-11: 316,750 GBP2024-12: 307,871 GBP2025-01: 305,006 GBP2025-02: 302,484 GBP2025-03: 306,919 GBP2025-04: 309,975 GBP2025-05: 306,122 GBP2025-06: 297,532 GBP2025-07: 300,625 GBP2025-08: 304,418 GBP2025-09: 312,418 GBP2025-10: 310,353 GBP2025-11: 309,033 GBP2025-12: 306,219 GBP2026-01: 305,571 GBP2026-02: 305,421 GBP2026-03: 305,224 GBP2026-04: 304,432 GBP2026-05: 306,497 GBP2026-06: 305,757 GBP2026-07: 303,296 GBP260K280K300K320K340K2021-072023-042025-012026-072021-07: 277,279 GBP2021-08: 274,508 GBP2021-09: 280,244 GBP2021-10: 284,518 GBP2021-11: 291,417 GBP2021-12: 291,250 GBP2022-01: 300,834 GBP2022-02: 310,542 GBP2022-03: 313,928 GBP2022-04: 313,385 GBP2022-05: 307,023 GBP2022-06: 303,375 GBP2022-07: 302,709 GBP2022-08: 313,438 GBP2022-09: 318,406 GBP2022-10: 320,826 GBP2022-11: 318,827 GBP2022-12: 317,310 GBP2023-01: 315,070 GBP2023-02: 311,381 GBP2023-03: 310,460 GBP2023-04: 313,027 GBP2023-05: 309,140 GBP2023-06: 311,026 GBP2023-07: 309,128 GBP2023-08: 313,691 GBP2023-09: 306,661 GBP2023-10: 306,695 GBP2023-11: 295,862 GBP2023-12: 294,363 GBP2024-01: 287,872 GBP2024-02: 291,394 GBP2024-03: 293,021 GBP2024-04: 289,759 GBP2024-05: 291,644 GBP2024-06: 288,655 GBP2024-07: 297,378 GBP2024-08: 298,943 GBP2024-09: 314,063 GBP2024-10: 313,351 GBP2024-11: 316,750 GBP2024-12: 307,871 GBP2025-01: 305,006 GBP2025-02: 302,484 GBP2025-03: 306,919 GBP2025-04: 309,975 GBP2025-05: 306,122 GBP2025-06: 297,532 GBP2025-07: 300,625 GBP2025-08: 304,418 GBP2025-09: 312,418 GBP2025-10: 310,353 GBP2025-11: 309,033 GBP2025-12: 306,219 GBP2026-01: 305,571 GBP2026-02: 305,421 GBP2026-03: 305,224 GBP2026-04: 304,432 GBP2026-05: 306,497 GBP2026-06: 305,757 GBP2026-07: 303,296 GBP
Average house price, pounds sterling, July 2021 to July 2026. GBP. Source: HM Land Registry (United Kingdom), UK House Price Index: average price, all property types, not seasonally adjusted, pounds (HM Land Registry, Average price file).

Sources: HM Land Registry (United Kingdom), UK House Price Index: average price, all property types, not seasonally adjusted, pounds (HM Land Registry, Average price file); HM Land Registry (United Kingdom), UK House Price Index: annual change in the average price, all property types, not seasonally adjusted, percent (HM Land Registry, Average price file); Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1: rental price, all property types, pounds per month (ONS). Housing statistics and rankings

Business and tourism

Active enterprises in Folkestone and Hythe were 3,970 in 2024, up 0.3% from 2023.

Active enterprises3,9702024Up 0.3% from 2023
Enterprise births4352024Up 2.4% from 2023
3,9003,9504,0004,0504,1002019202020212022202320242019: 3,900 count2020: 3,930 count2021: 4,040 count2022: 4,070 count2023: 3,960 count2024: 3,970 count3,9003,9504,0004,0504,1002019202120242019: 3,900 count2020: 3,930 count2021: 4,040 count2022: 4,070 count2023: 3,960 count2024: 3,970 count
Active enterprises, 2019 to 2024. count. Source: Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Business demography, UK, Tables 3.1a to 3.1d: count of active enterprises by district, county and unitary authority within region and country.

Sources: Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Business demography, UK, Tables 3.1a to 3.1d: count of active enterprises by district, county and unitary authority within region and country; Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Business demography, UK, Tables 1.1a to 1.1d: count of births of new enterprises by district, county and unitary authority within region and country. Companies statistics and rankings

Sources and citations

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  1. Office for National Statistics. Population estimates, local authority based by single year of age: all ages, both sexes, mid-year (ONS, Nomis NM_2002_1). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_2002_1.data.json?geography=TYPE480,TYPE424&gender=0&c_age=200&measures=20100&time=2011,latest. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
  2. Office for National Statistics. Population estimates, local authority based by single year of age: aged 65 and over, both sexes, percent of all ages, mid-year (ONS, Nomis NM_2002_1). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_2002_1.data.json?geography=TYPE480,TYPE424&gender=0&c_age=209&measures=20301&time=2011,latest. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  3. Office for National Statistics. Census 2021, TS004 Country of birth: usual residents born outside the United Kingdom, percent, 100 minus the published share born in the United Kingdom (ONS, Nomis NM_2024_1). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_2024_1.data.json?geography=TYPE480,TYPE424&c2021_cob_12=1&measures=20301&time=2021,latest. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  4. Office for National Statistics. Mid-year population estimates, components of change for UK local authorities: net internal migration, mid-year to mid-year (ONS, MYEB3). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/populationestimates/datasets/populationestimatesforukenglandandwalesscotlandandnorthernireland/mid2011tomid2025. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  5. Office for National Statistics. Regional gross domestic product: local authorities, GDP at current market prices, pounds million (ONS, Table 5). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/grossdomesticproductgdp/datasets/regionalgrossdomesticproductlocalauthorities/1998to2024. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
  6. Office for National Statistics. Regional gross domestic product: local authorities, GDP per head at current market prices, pounds (ONS, Table 7). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/grossdomesticproductgdp/datasets/regionalgrossdomesticproductlocalauthorities/1998to2024. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
  7. HM Land Registry. UK House Price Index: average price, all property types, not seasonally adjusted, pounds (HM Land Registry, Average price file). Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://publicdata.landregistry.gov.uk/market-trend-data/house-price-index-data/Average-prices-2026-07.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  8. HM Land Registry. UK House Price Index: annual change in the average price, all property types, not seasonally adjusted, percent (HM Land Registry, Average price file). Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://publicdata.landregistry.gov.uk/market-trend-data/house-price-index-data/Average-prices-2026-07.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  9. Office for National Statistics. Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1: rental price, all property types, pounds per month (ONS). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/inflationandpriceindices/datasets/priceindexofprivaterentsukmonthlypricestatistics/16september2026. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  10. Office for National Statistics. Business demography, UK, Tables 3.1a to 3.1d: count of active enterprises by district, county and unitary authority within region and country. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/business/activitysizeandlocation/datasets/businessdemographyreferencetable. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  11. Office for National Statistics. Business demography, UK, Tables 1.1a to 1.1d: count of births of new enterprises by district, county and unitary authority within region and country. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/business/activitysizeandlocation/datasets/businessdemographyreferencetable. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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