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The average house price in Dover is £316,345 over the last 12 months. Over the past year prices fell 1.8%.

England / Kent

Dover

£316,345

Average price, last 12 months

−1.8% in a year
OCT 2016£234kSEPT 2026£316k

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What can I buy with my budget in Dover?

With £320,000 you could afford the average semi-detached house in Dover.

£320,000

Dover

  • Flats

    £178,118

    In budget

  • Terraced

    £257,889

    In budget

  • Semi-detached

    £316,104

    In budget

  • Detached

    £501,133

    £181k short

Average sale price by type of home over the last 12 months, from HM Land Registry. These are averages, so cheaper homes of each type do sell.

How much would a mortgage cost in Dover?

With a 10% deposit, a 25-year mortgage at 4.5% on the average home in Dover costs £1,583 a month.

10%
4.5%
25 years
  • Dover

    £1,583

    a month

    Average price
    £316,345
    Deposit
    £31,635
    Mortgage
    £284,711
    Salary needed at 4.5×
    £63,269

A repayment mortgage on each location's average sale price over the last 12 months. The rate is an example, not a quote, so check current deals. Many lenders cap borrowing at about 4.5 times income.

What does each type of home cost?

Average sale price by property type over the last 12 months.

Detached

  • £501,133

Semi-detached

  • £316,104

Terraced

  • £257,889

Flats

  • £178,118

What kinds of homes sell in each area?

Share of last 12 months' sales by property type.

  • Detached
  • Semi-detached
  • Terraced
  • Flats

Dover

Mostly terraced houses

22%
28%
38%
12%

How much do prices vary within Dover?

In Dover the priciest area costs 3.2× the cheapest.

Dover35 areas

Cheapest: Castle, £204,787. Priciest: Ripple, £648,750.

Castle: £204,787Nonington: £275,954Tilmanstone: £277,000Aylesham: £277,389Eythorne: £284,529Guston: £289,531Sholden: £302,481Deal: £304,714Great Mongeham: £319,062Temple Ewell: £321,578Whitfield: £326,596Northbourne: £332,000River: £345,701Capel-le-Ferne: £361,815Lydden: £367,375Stourmouth: £370,250Ash: £393,880Shepherdswell with Coldred: £397,124Sandwich: £398,755Walmer: £401,531Langdon: £403,500Worth: £404,843Woodnesborough: £414,464Alkham: £437,777Eastry: £440,678Hougham Without: £445,000Sutton: £445,666Preston: £447,230Ringwould with Kingsdown: £475,798St. Margaret's at Cliffe: £504,863Wingham: £516,564Goodnestone: £582,500Denton with Wootton: £624,750Staple: £633,777Ripple: £648,750
  • Dover average, £316,345

Each dot is one area inside the location, by its average sale price over the last 12 months. The areas we have prices for may not cover every part of a location.

How green is Dover?

Dover has 41 public parks among 368 green space sites. Green space covers 1.5% of the area: about 41 m² per resident, or 5.8 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 66% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

  • Dover

    1.5%

    of the land is green space
    41 m² per resident, or 5.8 football pitches for every 1,000 residents
    41 public parks

Each grid is the location's land, one square per 1%. Green space from OS Open Greenspace, not counting golf courses; Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

How crowded is Dover?

Dover has about 2.6 residents for every football pitch of land, or 939 people per square mile, which counts as high density.

Dover
2.6 people per football pitch of land · 939 per square mile

Census 2021 population divided by land area. A football pitch is about 7,140 m² (105 m × 68 m).

How have average house prices moved?

Rolling 12-month average for each location, last 10 years. Gaps mean no sales were recorded that month.

When have prices risen and fallen in Dover?

Prices in Dover were down on a year earlier in 39 months of the 108 since October 2017. They are now down 1.8% on a year earlier.

Dover39 of 108 months down
FallingRising

Each stripe is one month: the rolling 12-month average against the same month a year earlier, since October 2017. Falls are hatched as well as red.

How many homes were sold?

Monthly sales volume for each location, last 10 years.

How do all the numbers compare?

Every measure side by side. The highest value in each row is highlighted.

Latest 12-month average

  • Dover

    England / Kent / Dover

    £316,345

Change over 1 year

  • Dover

    England / Kent / Dover

    −£5,790

Change over ~10 years

  • Dover

    England / Kent / Dover

    +£81,708

Homes sold (last 12 months)

  • Dover

    England / Kent / Dover

    1,556

Number of postcodes

  • Dover

    England / Kent / Dover

    4,881

Households (Census 2021)

  • Dover

    England / Kent / Dover

    50,568

Household density

  • Dover

    England / Kent / Dover

    408 per sq mi · Very High

Population (Census 2021)

  • Dover

    England / Kent / Dover

    116,385

Population density

  • Dover

    England / Kent / Dover

    939 per sq mi · High

Green space per resident

  • Dover

    England / Kent / Dover

    41 m² per resident · more than 66% of areas

Green space share of area

  • Dover

    England / Kent / Dover

    1.5%

Public parks

  • Dover

    England / Kent / Dover

    41

Crime rate (per 1,000 residents)

  • Dover

    England / Kent / Dover

    74 per 1,000 · High

Crime vs previous 12 months

  • Dover

    England / Kent / Dover

    −4.5%

Anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents

  • Dover

    England / Kent / Dover

    18 per 1,000

Peak month

  • Dover

    England / Kent / Dover

    AUG 2022 · £395,321

Most common price band

  • Dover

    England / Kent / Dover

    £200k – £300k · 36.3%

Detached average

  • Dover

    England / Kent / Dover

    £501,133

Semi-detached average

  • Dover

    England / Kent / Dover

    £316,104

Terraced average

  • Dover

    England / Kent / Dover

    £257,889

Flats average

  • Dover

    England / Kent / Dover

    £178,118

Detached share of sales

  • Dover

    England / Kent / Dover

    22.2%

Semi-detached share of sales

  • Dover

    England / Kent / Dover

    27.6%

Terraced share of sales

  • Dover

    England / Kent / Dover

    37.7%

Flats share of sales

  • Dover

    England / Kent / Dover

    12.4%

Sold prices from HM Land Registry. Households and population from Census 2021. Green space from OS Open Greenspace, not counting golf courses; Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Crime is police-recorded crime from police.uk, per 1,000 residents, over the latest 12 published months; anti-social behaviour is counted separately. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.

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