Mould Removal in Folkestone

Damp & Mould in Folkestone’s Housing Stock

Services Available in Folkestone

Folkestone in numbers: homes, flood risk and rainfall

Housing and flood figures are for Folkestone and Hythe, the local authority area that covers Folkestone, not for the town alone. Rainfall is the nearest Met Office station's reading.

Sources: ONS Census 2021; Environment Agency flood risk, November 2026; Met Office climate averages.

Mould and damp help near Folkestone

If you cannot find the right firm in Folkestone, these are the closest places we list specialists for. Distances are in a straight line from the town or borough centre.

• Dover6 miles away
• Deal14 miles away
• Ashford14 miles away
• Canterbury14 miles away
• Herne Bay20 miles away
• Whitstable20 miles away

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Folkestone mould and damp: local answers

How many verified mould specialists cover Folkestone?

No verified mould specialists are based within 25 miles of Folkestone yet, but 9 cover the area from further away.

Who is the nearest verified mould specialist to Folkestone?

Anticc roofing and building Ltd, based in Chatham, Kent, is the nearest — about 34 miles in a straight line from the centre of Folkestone.View Anticc roofing and building Ltd's profile →

Which services do specialists covering Folkestone offer?

Of the 9 verified specialists listed for Folkestone, 8 offer mould removal, 5 offer independent damp surveys, 5 offer damp proofing, 4 offer condensation control & ventilation and 4 offer structural damp & waterproofing. A specialist can offer several.

What kind of damp problems are common in Folkestone?

Folkestone's rental stock includes Victorian terraces from its heyday as a Channel port and seaside resort, alongside newer development linked to Creative Quarter regeneration. The council's own Private Sector Housing team accepts inspection requests where a landlord fails to act on a damp or disrepair report, and has faced independent scrutiny over how consistently serious hazards are risk-assessed.

Where can Folkestone tenants report damp and mould to the council?

Tenants and landlords in Folkestone can report unresolved damp and mould directly to the council through its damp and mould page.Source: Folkestone council damp and mould reporting page ↗

How many homes in Folkestone are rented?

Folkestone is in Folkestone and Hythe, where 22.5% of households (about 10,900 homes) rent privately and 10.9% rent from a council or housing association. Across England the figures are 20.5% and 17.1%. A private tenant who cannot get damp or mould dealt with can ask Folkestone and Hythe's housing or environmental health team to inspect, as it can act on damp and mould as hazards.Source: ONS Census 2021 ↗

What kind of homes are there in Folkestone?

Across Folkestone and Hythe, 21.6% of homes are terraced (England: 23%) and 23.2% are flats (England: 21.4%). 1.5% of households have no central heating (England: 1.5%) and 3.1% have fewer bedrooms than they need (England: 4.4%).Source: ONS Census 2021 ↗

Is Folkestone at risk of flooding?

In Folkestone and Hythe, 4% of properties are in areas at medium or high risk (a 1% or greater chance in any year) of flooding from rivers or the sea (England: 1.9%) and 4.1% are at medium or high risk of surface water flooding (England: 5.9%). These are Environment Agency figures for the whole local authority (November 2026), not street-level: the GOV.UK flood service shows the risk for a single address.Source: Environment Agency flood risk, November 2026 ↗

How much rain does Folkestone get?

The nearest Met Office climate station with a 1991–2020 average, Folkestone, Fairway Avenue, is about a mile from Folkestone. It recorded an average of 797 mm of rain a year over 1991–2020. That is the station's reading, not Folkestone's own: hills and coast can change rainfall noticeably over a few miles.Source: Met Office climate averages ↗