TN29 postcode area guide — Folkestone and Hythe
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the TN29 postcode district in Folkestone and Hythe — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in TN29
Mixed coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
78.1%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
32.2%
Gigabit-capable
32.2%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.4%
Broadband availability in the TN29 postcode district (Folkestone and Hythe) is Mixed — superfast is available to many but not all premises. Across the 523 postcodes Ofcom measures in TN29, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 78.1% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 32.2%.
Around 0.4% of premises in TN29 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in TN29
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| TN29 0AB | 100% | 100% |
| TN29 0AD | 100% | 100% |
| TN29 0AH | 50% | 0% |
| TN29 0AJ | 0% | 0% |
| TN29 0AL | 100% | 0% |
| TN29 0AN | 100% | 0% |
| TN29 0AP | 100% | 100% |
| TN29 0AQ | 100% | 100% |
| TN29 0AR | 100% | 0% |
| TN29 0AS | 100% | 0% |
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Mobile signal around Folkestone and Hythe
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Folkestone And Hythe district (56,407 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
84.5%
4G outdoors — all networks
98.9%
5G outdoors — all networks
30.3%
Voice indoors — all networks
85.5%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in TN29
Police recorded 21 incidents within about a mile of the centre of TN29 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 8 | 38.1% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 5 | 23.8% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 3 | 14.3% |
| Other theft | 2 | 9.5% |
| Public order | 2 | 9.5% |
| Burglary | 1 | 4.8% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in TN29
Based on 139 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in TN29 is £295,000, down 1.7% on the previous year (£300,000).
Detached
£355,000
50 sales
Semi-detached
£290,000
58 sales
Terraced
£230,000
20 sales
Flat / maisonette
£155,000
4 sales
Latest recorded sales in TN29
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 May 2026 | £327,000 | Detached | Williamson Road | TN29 9NZ |
| 8 May 2026 | £295,000 | Semi-detached | Cedar Crescent | TN29 0XJ |
| 1 May 2026 | £280,000 | Terraced | The Green | TN29 9EX |
| 1 May 2026 | £65,000 | Flat | High Street | TN29 0NL |
| 1 May 2026 | £425,000 | Other | Honeychild Manor Cottages | TN29 0DB |
| 1 May 2026 | £440,000 | Detached | Taylor Road | TN29 9PA |
| 28 Apr 2026 | £425,000 | Detached | Orgarswick Avenue | TN29 0NX |
| 28 Apr 2026 | £210,000 | Detached | Seaway Road | TN29 0RU |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £245,000 | Terraced | Megan Close | TN29 9LB |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £337,000 | Detached | The Fairway | TN29 0QP |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Folkestone and Hythe demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Folkestone and Hythe district (109,759 residents, 48,337 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16.6% |
| 15–29 | 19.5% |
| 30–44 | 17.1% |
| 45–64 | 21.8% |
| 65+ | 25% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 65.8% |
| Private rented | 22.6% |
| Social rented | 4.3% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around TN29
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lydd Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 230 | TN29 9HW |
| Dymchurch Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 169 | TN29 0LE |
| Brookland Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 94 | TN29 9QR |
| Brenzett Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 90 | TN29 9UA |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in TN29
107 rated food businesses operate in TN29. 74 hold the top rating of 5, 12 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Arcade Gift Shop, Bailiff's Sergeant, Beach 48, Bell Inn, Bethany House.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in TN29
From a sample of 73 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 TN29 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 47% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
14%
Band C
33%
Band D
42%
Band E
8%
Band F
1%
Band G
1%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Folkestone and Hythe
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.