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Cheriton & Horn Street: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Cheriton & Horn Street neighbourhood of Folkestone and Hythe, England (ONS area Folkestone and Hythe 005). Headline figures assembled 3 October 2026. Additional local information checked 13 October 2026. Postcodes CT18, CT19, CT20, CT21. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near CT20 3TF.
A neighbourhood with below-average incomes, with signals pointing away from gentrification
Cheriton & Horn Street is a neighbourhood with below-average incomes. But area signals point away from gentrification against Folkestone and Hythe (5 of 20 signals falling, 2 rising). Houses here typically resell for £298,500 and flats for £160,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is in line with Folkestone and Hythe (1.0 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving slower than the council's, and the nearest station, Folkestone West, is about a 17-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre.
The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 13 October 2026; source dates are shown below.
Typical house price
£298,500
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +31% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£160,000
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +23% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Affluence today
Below average income
How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation
Signs of gentrification
Moving the other way
Weighted balance -0.10; 2 of 20 signals up, 5 down, against the borough.
Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)
Deprivation
Decile 5 of 10
English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 6 small areas range from decile 3 to 6.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£54,000
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
1.0 times the borough's rate
Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.
Source: Police.uk
Schools getting better
Slower than the council's
Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.
Source: Ofsted, Department for Education
Where Cheriton & Horn Street sits in Folkestone and Hythe
- Typical house price: 4th lowest of 14 neighbourhoods in Folkestone and Hythe
- Typical flat price: joint 4th lowest of the 10 neighbourhoods in Folkestone and Hythe with enough flat sales for one
- Average household income: 6th highest of 14 neighbourhoods in Folkestone and Hythe
Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 13 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.
Prices over time in Cheriton & Horn Street
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 13 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.
How the area is changing, signal by signal
2 of 20 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Folkestone and Hythe, 5 the other way and 13 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.
Rising against the borough
- Homes selling
- Borough against the region
Falling behind the borough
- Recorded crime
- Anti-social behaviour
- Income deprivation ranking
- Schools improving
- Homes improving their energy rating
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- Folkestone West Railway station, about a 17-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.3 km in a straight line). About 4.7 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Southeastern to Ramsgate (about 54 min) and Dover Priory (about 14 min).
Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.
Nearest state schools
- Nearest state primary school Cheriton Primary School 350 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Good in 4 areas (Mar 2025).
- Nearest state secondary school Turner Free School 1.2 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Dec 2022).
Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (11 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 31 August 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.
Questions about Cheriton & Horn Street
What is the typical house price in Cheriton & Horn Street?
£298,500. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +31% against 2017-2019.
How does Cheriton & Horn Street compare with the rest of Folkestone and Hythe?
Typical house price: 4th lowest of 14 neighbourhoods in Folkestone and Hythe. Typical flat price: joint 4th lowest of the 10 neighbourhoods in Folkestone and Hythe with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 6th highest of 14 neighbourhoods in Folkestone and Hythe.
Is Cheriton & Horn Street an affluent area?
Below average income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Cheriton & Horn Street gentrifying?
Moving the other way. Weighted balance -0.10; 2 of 20 signals up, 5 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Cheriton & Horn Street?
Folkestone West. Railway station, about a 17-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.3 km in a straight line). About 4.7 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Southeastern to Ramsgate (about 54 min) and Dover Priory (about 14 min).
Which state schools are nearest to Cheriton & Horn Street?
Nearest state primary school. Cheriton Primary School. 350 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Good in 4 areas (Mar 2025). Nearest state secondary school. Turner Free School. 1.2 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Dec 2022).
Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.
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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.