Napier Barracks Closed
Barracks · Folkestone, KentFormer MoD barracks used for single adult male asylum seekers; decant completed 19 December 2025 and the site handed back to the MoD in January 2026. Capacity figure is press-reported.
Nearby schools
Nearest school: Earlscliffe (Sussex Summer Schools Ltd) (Not applicable), 0.21 miles in a straight line. There are 18 open schools within one mile and 26 within two.
Straight-line distances to open schools in the DfE Get Information About Schools register, shown as objective context. In 2026 the government said asylum accommodation should not be sited close to schools and nurseries; that guidance names no official distance, so these figures are not a measure against any threshold.
Local asylum coverage
- By housing asylum-seekers so badly, Britain is harming itself
- Start date revealed for new-build homes at former asylum camp
- Band from the Barracks - Releasing the music
- Napier Barracks in Folkestone used for housing asylum seekers shuts
- UK’s first military barracks housing asylum seekers closes after five years
- The use of Napier Barracks to house asylum seekers: regret motion
Recent local coverage of asylum accommodation, via Google News. Headlines and publishers shown verbatim.