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Dover

LOCAL AUTHORITY
Avg IMD
Around average
Population
116,324
Households
50,540
Crimes · Jun '26
Around average · 6.7 per 1k
50,540
Households
White Brit. · 90%
Ethnicity
Christian · 50%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
Around average · 6.7 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£282,478
Median property price
£944
Median rent
3,933
Postcodes
50,540
Households
White Brit. · 90%
Ethnicity
Christian · 50%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
Around average · 6.7 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£282,478
Median property price
£944
Median rent
3,933
Postcodes

Sold prices in Dover

England & Wales
Property sales · Dover
HM Land Registry · Dover
Average price
£318,712
YoY: -1.7%
Median price: £286,540
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 53 sales · avg £290,310
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£346k£318k£290k
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime in Dover

England & Wales
Crime trends · Dover

Counts are the sum of electoral wards in this area, not a 1-mile street search around a point.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
291
YoY -12%
407328249
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
163
YoY -11%
21514677
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
18
YoY stable
442710
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
24
YoY +26%
25143
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
67
YoY stable
1038158
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

2 of 5 key categories improving · burglary rising

780
incidents · Jun '26

Flood risk in Dover

High flood risk in part of this area

1 of 9 sampled points in Zone 3

Not in a flood zoneZone 2Zone 3

Zone 3 is land with a 1 in 100 (1%) or greater chance of flooding in any year.

Recorded as Tidal Models

Environment Agency flood map for planning · 9-point area sample, not a check on any one property

School applications

We've matched this area to Kent.

You apply through this education local authority even if the school is in another council area.

Dover is the district council. School applications go through Kent.

Apply for a primary place via Kent

GOV.UK is the official apply and admissions handoff. We do not link a generic council homepage. Per-LA composite prospectus URLs are not in the API yet.

Transport in Dover

Martin Mill is a 44-minute walk from the centre

Rail · 3.5 km

  • Martin Mill

    Rail

    3.5 km
  • Eythorne Station (East Kent Railway)

    Underground · Tram

    3.6 km
  • Walmer

    Rail

    4.8 km
  • Kearsney

    Rail

    5.8 km

NaPTAN · walking distance from the area centre · rail, Underground, tram, and ferry only

Amenities in Dover

Museums make up most of the mapped places

17 Museums · 11 GPs · 7 Libraries · 37 in all

  • Museums17
  • GPs11
  • Libraries7
  • Hospitals2

OpenStreetMap · selected tags only · council totals; wards use the parent figure

Private rents in Dover

Median private rent

£944/month

VOA / ONS Price Index of Private Rents · as of 2026-05-31 — 2-bed median where published.

£722
1 bed
£944
2 bed
£1,156
3 bed
£1,649
4 bed

VOA private rental statistics · local authority aggregate, not an asking rent

Overview of Dover

Coordinates51.1945, 1.3147
Postcodes
3,933
Population (Census)
116,324
Households (Census)
50,540
Recorded crime · Jun '26
Around average · 6.7 per 1k

Demographics in Dover

Ethnicity

Total residents: 116,406
White Brit.90.3%
Other White3.6%
Other Asian1.2%
+ other · 5.0%

Religion

Total residents: 116,409
Christian49.6%
No religion42.4%
Not answered5.5%
+ other · 2.5%

Age groups

Total residents: 116,324
50–6421.5%
35–4916.9%
65–7412.9%
25–3411.5%
75–848.1%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.1%

Households

Total households: 50,540
Any member 66+15.7%
Other15.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.9%
All members 66+11.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.4%
+ 7 other households · 33.9%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Dover

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Around average
Mean decile 4.73 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Around average on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 4.73 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).