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New Romney: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the New Romney neighbourhood of Folkestone and Hythe, England (ONS area Folkestone and Hythe 012). Headline figures assembled 3 October 2026. Additional local information checked 13 October 2026. Postcodes TN28, TN29. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near TN28 8XR.

A middle-income neighbourhood, changing little against Folkestone and Hythe

New Romney is a middle-income neighbourhood; it is changing little against Folkestone and Hythe (signals are mixed: 2 rising and 2 falling of 18). Houses here typically resell for £370,000 and flats for £157,750 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across Folkestone and Hythe (0.8 times the borough's rate), and the nearest railway station, Appledore (Kent), is 10.7 km 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

£370,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +18% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Typical flat price

£157,750

Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +9% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Middle 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

Mixed signs

Weighted balance +0.00; 2 of 18 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 2 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 4 small areas range from decile 2 to 6.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£49,600

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

0.8 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

Where New Romney sits in Folkestone and Hythe

Typical house price: 4th highest of 14 neighbourhoods in Folkestone and Hythe
Typical flat price: 3rd lowest of the 10 neighbourhoods in Folkestone and Hythe with enough flat sales for one
Average household income: 7th 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 New Romney

Median resale price of houses each year here and across Folkestone and Hythe, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Median resale price of flats each year here and across Folkestone and Hythe, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

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 18 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Folkestone and Hythe, 2 the other way and 14 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

Anti-social behaviour
Borough against the region

Falling behind the borough

Air quality
Benefit claims (DWP)

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

Appledore (Kent) Railway station, 10.7 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 2 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Southern to Ashford International (about 13 min) and Eastbourne (about 68 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 St Nicholas Church of England Primary Academy 630 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: Standards maintained (Oct 2024).
Nearest state secondary school The Marsh Academy 180 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Nov 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 New Romney

What is the typical house price in New Romney?

£370,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +18% against 2017-2019.

How does New Romney compare with the rest of Folkestone and Hythe?

Typical house price: 4th highest of 14 neighbourhoods in Folkestone and Hythe. Typical flat price: 3rd lowest of the 10 neighbourhoods in Folkestone and Hythe with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 7th highest of 14 neighbourhoods in Folkestone and Hythe.

Is New Romney an affluent area?

Middle income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is New Romney gentrifying?

Mixed signs. Weighted balance +0.00; 2 of 18 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to New Romney?

Appledore (Kent). Railway station, 10.7 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 2 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Southern to Ashford International (about 13 min) and Eastbourne (about 68 min).

Which state schools are nearest to New Romney?

Nearest state primary school. St Nicholas Church of England Primary Academy. 630 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: Standards maintained (Oct 2024). Nearest state secondary school. The Marsh Academy. 180 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Nov 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.