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About

Dover district sits on the English Channel coast in Kent, where a chalk ridge of the North Downs meets the sea. The coastline includes the White Cliffs and stretches of shingle bays, with the town of Dover built around the mouth of the River Dour. The Port of Dover handles ferry and freight crossings to continental Europe and sits beside the castle-topped headland. Towns and villages such as Deal, Walmer and Sandwich lie along the coast or in the river valleys, and farmland and orchard fields extend inland between chalk escarpments and lower clay soils.

History is visible in stone and timber: Dover Castle dominates the seafront and contains wartime tunnels used as a command center in the 20th century, while Dover Museum displays the Bronze Age boat recovered from local sediments. Sandwich preserves medieval streets and a tidal estuary where the Royal St George’s Golf Club is set close to Sandwich Bay, a course long associated with national championships. The district combines working port operations, heritage sites and landscape shaped by chalk geology and tidal waterways.

Area overview

On average Dover has moderate deprivation and moderate crime levels, with around 70 crimes per 1,000 residents per year. Approximately 11.7% of homes in this area are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. The average income per household in Dover is £53,123 per year. There are 63 schools in Dover: 41 primary (8 Outstanding and 31 Good) and 9 secondary (1 Outstanding and 5 Good). Dover is home to around 116,410 people, with a population density of about 369.2 per km2.

Crime rate
6/10
Crimes per 1k residents
70
Deprivation level
6/10
Income level
3/10
Social housing
11.7%
Connectivity
N/A

Area Profile

Dover Population
116,410
Population density
369.2 per km²

Crime

Crime per 1,000 population

Violence and sexual offences
37.46(+19%)
Anti-social behaviour
16.51(+43%)
Criminal damage and arson
8.9(+38%)
Shoplifting
6.71(-16%)
Other theft
5.71(+2%)
South East average

Demographics

Ethnic groups

British
105,111
90.29%
Other White
4,170
3.58%
Other Asian
1,346
1.16%
Other
863
0.74%
Irish
648
0.56%
Total population: 116,411

Economics

Education (age 16+)

Level 4+ (Degree)
25,951
27%
No qualifications
18,706
19.46%
Level 3 (A level)
17,218
17.91%
Level 2 (GCSEs 9-4)
14,905
15.51%
Level 1 (GCSEs 3-1)
10,741
11.17%
Total 16+ residents: 96,130

Housing

Housing tenure

Owns outright
19,753
39.07%
Owns with a mortgage
13,725
27.15%
Private landlord or letting agency
8,379
16.58%
Social rents from council
4,196
8.3%
Other social rented
2,843
5.62%
Total households: 50,552

Property prices in Dover

Based on 1,477 recent sales, the median property price is £292,595 in Dover area, with individual transactions ranging from £53,000 up to £12,609,675.

Price distribution per property type (last year)

Price distribution by property type for Dover in the last year.

Median sale price and percentiles per property type (last year)

Median sale price, sales count, and percentile information for each property type in Dover over the last year.
TypeSalesMedian
Detached339£428,000
Flats147£168,000
Semi-Detached465£300,000
Terraced526£250,000

10 years median price trend in Dover

Ten year median sale price trend for each property type in Dover.

All wards in Dover

Alkham & Capel-le-Ferne

Aylesham, Eythorne & Shepherdswell

Buckland

Dover Downs & River

Eastry Rural

Guston, Kingsdown & St Margaret's-at-Cliffe

Little Stour & Ashstone

Maxton & Elms Vale

Middle Deal

Mill Hill

North Deal

Sandwich

St Radigunds

Tower Hamlets

Town & Castle

Walmer

Whitfield

Data Sources

All data is sourced from official UK government agencies and public datasets. Last updated: 16/01/2026.