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Swingfield Minnis

11 sales in the last 12 months · median £395,000 · Folkestone and Hythe

High wellbeingCleaner air than most
Folkestone and Hythe Council · Green / Liberal Democrat coalition   13/30 seats · 43% · OCD 2026
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Who lives here? This neighbourhood

Population1,368

0–14
16%
15–24
10%
25–44
22%
45–64
28%
65+
25%
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Median age47.4
Born outside the UK11%
ONS Census 2021 (Nomis)

In work52%

Unemployment5.8%
Self-employed19.3%
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Retired28.6%
Residents 16+ in employment · Census 2021

Education27%

Level 4+ (degree)27.4%
No qualifications19.4%
Residents with a Level-4+ qualification · Census 2021

Health & wellbeing78%

Good health
78%
Life satisfaction 8.08/10
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Happiness7.79/10
Feels worthwhile7.8/10
Anxiety (lower = better)2.66/10
Census 2021 · ONS wellbeing survey
Deprivation — IMD decile 5/10 · little changed since 2019. About 45% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than this area.
Full deprivation breakdown — all seven domains
DEPRIVATION
IMD decile 5/10
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WHAT THIS MEANSThis area scores 5/10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation — around the national average (averaged across its neighbourhoods). About 45% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than this area. The scale runs 1 (most deprived 10%) to 10 (least deprived).

SINCE 2019Was IMD decile 5 in 2019 — little changed since.

The seven things the index measures, each on the same 1–10 scale (higher = better). A low bar shows where the deprivation actually is.

Income
7.0/10
Employment
5.0/10
Education & skills
5.0/10
Health & disability
6.0/10
Crime
7.0/10
Housing & services
1.0/10
Living environment
4.0/10
Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG), averaged over the LSOAs in this area. · IoD2025
66%
own their home
ONS Census 2021
93%
White · Asian 4%
ONS Census 2021
11%
born outside the UK
ONS Census 2021
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