Typical 3-bedroom house£319kmost £276k–£361k
Houses per m²£3,614flats £2,727
Sold last year1911,457 in five years
Prices in Folkestone and Hythe+0.9%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in CT20 sold for £318,513 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £275,876 and £360,735, for about 92 m² of space. That is about the same as the same home across Folkestone (£317,000).
191 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £113k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in CT20 1 (£2,728) and the most in CT20 2 (£3,987).
Across Folkestone and Hythe, prices are up 0.9% on a year ago and up 9.4% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,285 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £1,452 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £64,000 for that mortgage: what £65,000 buys.
Questions about CT20
Is CT20 a good area to buy a home?
What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs about the same as across Folkestone; prices in Folkestone and Hythe are up 0.9% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (76% against 64%); the best secondary is below it (29.7% against 43.8%); 191 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.
How much is a 3-bedroom house in CT20?
A typical 3-bedroom house in CT20 sold for £318,513 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £275,876 and £360,735.
Is CT20 expensive for Folkestone?
A 3-bedroom house in CT20 costs about the same as the typical 3-bedroom house across Folkestone (£317,000).
How many homes sell in CT20 each year?
191 homes sold in the last year and 1,457 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.
What are the schools like near CT20?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Christ Church Cep Academy, Folkestone, where 76% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
Where is cheaper near CT20?
For a 3-bedroom house, CT17 (£240k, 11 km), CT16 (£257k, 12 km).
Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.