Average Rent, House Prices and Buy-to-Let Yield in Folkestone and Hythe (July 2026)
The average private rent in Folkestone and Hythe is £1,176 a month (ONS, July 2026) and the average house price £304,717 (HM Land Registry, June 2026): a gross yield of 4.6%, ranked 123 of 316 local authorities.
Rent in Folkestone and Hythe
The average private rent across all property types is £1,176 a month (+11.1% on a year earlier). The regional median in the South East is £1,355.
| Property | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £804 | £9,648 a year |
| 2 bedrooms | £1,030 | £12,360 a year |
| 3 bedrooms | £1,283 | £15,396 a year |
| 4+ bedrooms | £1,721 | £20,652 a year |
The bedroom ladder in Folkestone and Hythe: one to two bedrooms adds 28.1% to the rent, two to three adds 24.6% and three to four-plus adds 34.1% (England-and-Wales medians 27.3%, 20.9% and 40.9%). The biggest step here is three to four or more bedrooms — the size where an extra room earns most, and the first place to look when comparing a conversion against its cost.
House prices in Folkestone and Hythe
The average price paid is £304,717 (+2.4% on a year earlier).
| Type | Average price |
|---|---|
| Detached | £529,498 |
| Semi-detached | £340,965 |
| Terraced | £271,397 |
| Flat | £167,405 |
Rents are outrunning prices in Folkestone and Hythe. Rents moved +11.1% over the year against +2.4% for prices — a gap of 8.7 points that lifts the gross yield a buyer sees today. Folkestone and Hythe ranks 3rd of 316 local authorities for rent growth and 174th of 316 for price growth; the England-and-Wales medians are +3.8% and +2.8%.
Gross yield by property type in Folkestone and Hythe
| Type | Rent / month | Average price | Gross yield | E&W median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | £1,030 | £167,405 | 7.4% | 7.5% |
| Terraced house | £1,283 | £271,397 | 5.7% | 5.7% |
| Semi-detached | £1,283 | £340,965 | 4.5% | 4.6% |
| Detached | £1,721 | £529,498 | 3.9% | 4.1% |
On these pairings the strongest gross yield in Folkestone and Hythe is on flats at 7.4%, against an England-and-Wales median of 7.5% for that type; the weakest is detached. Gross figures ignore service charges, which usually make flats the thinnest net yield of the four.
What that means for a landlord
- Gross yield 4.6% (rent × 12 ÷ price) — rank 123 of 316 local authorities; the regional median is 4.3%. Net yield is lower once mortgage interest, insurance, maintenance and voids come off.
- Tenant affordability: referencing at 30× means a household income of about £35,280 a year for the average rent.
- EPC before 2030: 39% of EPCs lodged in Folkestone and Hythe over the last year were below band C — the level a rented home needs by 1 October 2030 — with 32% at D (EPC ratings in Folkestone and Hythe).
- Council tax: Band D in Folkestone and Hythe is £2,539 for 2026/27, and the council charges a 100% second-home premium (council tax in Folkestone and Hythe).
Lender maths on the averages. At a 5.5% stress rate and 145% rent cover — the common buy-to-let convention — the average rent of £1,176 supports a loan of about £176,953, which is 58.1% of the average price. That falls short of 75% loan-to-value, so a buyer of an average home here needs a larger deposit or a stronger rent to pass the stress test. Both numbers are conventions rather than rules — change them in the stress test.
Run the numbers for Folkestone and Hythe
- Yield calculator with £304,717 and £1,176 already filled in
- Mortgage stress test at 75% LTV on the average price
- Rent affordability: the income a tenant needs to reference at £1,176 a month
- Rental income tax on £14,112 a year of rent
Nearest neighbours by yield, in the South East
| Area | Rent | Price | Yield | Rent 12m |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isle of Wight | £950 | £240,998 | 4.7% | +7.6% |
| Eastleigh | £1,214 | £308,476 | 4.7% | +3.4% |
| Spelthorne | £1,661 | £429,916 | 4.6% | +3.1% |
| Gravesham | £1,331 | £345,369 | 4.6% | +5.9% |
| Arun | £1,227 | £321,927 | 4.6% | +3.1% |
| Canterbury | £1,281 | £338,030 | 4.5% | +5.7% |
All 316 areas ranked · council tax in Folkestone and Hythe · EPC ratings in Folkestone and Hythe.
Rents: ONS, Price Index of Private Rents (average monthly private rent by local authority, July 2026). Prices: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index (average price, June 2026). Gross yield = rent × 12 ÷ price, our calculation. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0; contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Rankings and medians are ours, across 316 local authorities.
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£1,176 a month across all property types (ONS Price Index of Private Rents, July 2026), up 11.1% on a year earlier.
£304,717 (HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, June 2026).
About 4.6% gross on the averages — £1,176 rent against a £304,717 price — ranking 123 of 316 local authorities. Net yield depends on your mortgage and costs.
Flats on our pairing: 7.4% gross (£1,030 rent on a £167,405 price), against an England-and-Wales median of 7.5% for that type.
Rents +11.1% against prices +2.4% over the year — rents ahead, so yield is rising for a buyer today.
Referencing at 30 times the monthly rent points to roughly £35,280 a year of household income for the average home; the affordability calculator shows 24× and 36× too.
Postcode districts in Folkestone and Hythe
Council tax bands, sold prices and build periods for each district — all CT postcodes · all TN postcodes.