When did prices peak?
£395,321
AUG 2022
Price history
What is the average house price in Dover?
£318,385
Average price per property type
Detached
£508,378
Semi-Detached
£318,156
Terraced
£260,725
Flats
£175,884
Are prices going up or down?
Short term 📉
Prices decreased by £4,908 (1.52%) over the past year
AUG 2025JUL 2026
Long term 📈
Prices increased by £85,625 (36.79%) over the past 10 years
JUL 2016JUL 2026
Quick answers for Dover
6 key facts at a glance.
How many homes sold?
1,521
Last 12 months · -19.9% year on year
Sales trendsWhat sells most often?
Terraced houses
38.3% of recent sales
Property typesWhat is the most common price range?
£200k - £300k
56.2% of sales
Price rangesWhich areas cost the most and least?
Highest
Staple
£661,750
Lowest
Castle
£202,272
How does Dover rank?
10th most expensive area of Kent.
Compared with 12 areas
View Kent pricesMost expensive houses in Dover
The five highest recorded property sales in Dover.
#1
the salutation knightrider street, kent
#2
south sands house beach road, kent
#3
pentire house the leas, kent
#4
chilverton elms elms vale road, kent
#5
updown house updown, kent
How do house prices in Dover compare with nearby areas?
Dover compared with the 6 nearest other areas in Kent.
Dover vs Canterbury
- Dover
- £318,385
- Canterbury
- £374,889+£56,504
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Dover vs Thanet
- Dover
- £318,385
- Thanet
- £310,732−£7,653
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Dover vs Folkestone and Hythe
- Dover
- £318,385
- Folkestone and Hythe
- £344,667+£26,282
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Dover vs Ashford
- Dover
- £318,385
- Ashford
- £385,712+£67,327
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Dover vs Swale
- Dover
- £318,385
- Swale
- £316,850−£1,535
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Dover vs Maidstone
- Dover
- £318,385
- Maidstone
- £387,846+£69,461
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Areas in Dover
Open a child area for its sold-price average. These links are the crawlable location hierarchy.
| Rank | Area | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Staple | £661,750 |
| 2 | Goodnestone | £582,500 |
| 3 | Ripple | £556,666 |
| 4 | Wingham | £555,880 |
| 5 | St. Margaret's at Cliffe | £542,952 |
| 6 | Denton with Wootton | £538,700 |
| 7 | Alkham | £473,166 |
| 8 | Woodnesborough | £472,155 |
| 9 | Ringwould with Kingsdown | £468,750 |
| 10 | Eastry | £461,361 |
| 11 | Sutton | £460,583 |
| 12 | Preston | £454,307 |
| 13 | Lydden | £428,884 |
| 14 | Northbourne | £427,500 |
| 15 | Shepherdswell with Coldred | £415,870 |
| 16 | Hougham Without | £411,300 |
| 17 | Langdon | £403,500 |
| 18 | Sandwich | £392,117 |
| 19 | Walmer | £390,001 |
| 20 | Ash | £384,749 |
| 21 | Stourmouth | £370,250 |
| 22 | Worth | £365,816 |
| 23 | Capel-le-Ferne | £362,250 |
| 24 | River | £327,842 |
| 25 | Temple Ewell | £327,520 |
| 26 | Whitfield | £325,424 |
| 27 | Great Mongeham | £310,000 |
| 28 | Deal | £299,400 |
| 29 | Eythorne | £297,954 |
| 30 | Nonington | £297,722 |
| 31 | Guston | £289,531 |
| 32 | Sholden | £286,456 |
| 33 | Aylesham | £284,589 |
| 34 | Tilmanstone | £277,000 |
| 35 | Castle | £202,272 |
Data sources
Location boundary data sourced from OpenStreetMap and price information is from HM Land Registry
Last updated at 15 September 2026 at 07:24 with the latest Land Registry data (July 2026). The Dover dataset covers 4,881 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.