Folkestone and Hythe District Council
69.5% of Folkestone and Hythe District Council tenants are satisfied with the overall service (Tenant Satisfaction Measures 2024/25), below the England median of 71.8%. Folkestone and Hythe District Council tenants can swap homes with other social housing tenants through a mutual exchange, with Folkestone and Hythe District Council's permission.
3,423 homes in Folkestone and Hythe. Registered social landlord no. 29UL. On this page: what their tenants say, how they handle complaints, the regulator's grades, how many homes they own and where, typical rents and how to swap your home.
Size, areas and typical rents
Folkestone and Hythe District Council owns about 3,423 social homes across 1 council area (2025/26).
Our place guides in each council area: what it's like to live there.
- Folkestone and Hythe3,423 Folkestone · Hythe
Typical weekly rents
Average council rents in this council's area, 2025/26. Your own rent depends on the exact home.
| Size | Social rent | Affordable rent |
|---|---|---|
| Bedsit | £76 | - |
| 1 bed | £95 | £111 |
| 2 bed | £107 | £152 |
| 3 bed | £119 | £197 |
| 4 bed | £130 | £250 |
The regulator's verdict
The Regulator of Social Housing grades landlords on how well they look after tenants (consumer standards, C1 best to C4 worst) and, for housing associations, on governance (G) and financial viability (V).
Councils are graded on consumer standards only. A grade is a snapshot at the date shown; the regulator publishes updates as it inspects.
Homes to swap from Folkestone and Hythe District Council tenants
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What tenants say
From the regulator's Tenant Satisfaction Measures survey, 2024/25, based on 713 tenant responses. Each figure is the share of tenants who said they were satisfied.
Ranked 201st of 350 landlords in England for overall tenant satisfaction. See the league table · Compare it on every measure
The thin marker on each bar is the median across all landlords in the data set. The landlord's own TSM report: folkestone-hythe.gov.uk/council-tenants-leaseholder-service/tenant-satisfaction-measures.
Repairs, safety and complaints
From the landlord's own records reported to the regulator for 2024/25.
Repair targets: 16 4
Housing Ombudsman decisions
No published Housing Ombudsman decisions were found for Folkestone and Hythe District Council when we checked on 18 Oct 2026. You can search the decisions archive for "Folkestone and Hythe District Council" yourself.
Swapping with a tenant of Folkestone and Hythe District Council?
Both landlords have to approve a mutual exchange, and both have 42 days to decide. They can only refuse on the grounds set out in the Housing Act 1985. Get the application in early, keep your rent account clear, and ask for the decision in writing.
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