Detached
£501,133
58% above the Dover average
22.2% of sales
What is the average house price in Dover? £316,345
The average house price in Dover is £316,345, based on 1,556 homes sold in the 12 months to September 2026. Prices are down 1.8% (£5,790) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- −1.8%
- Sold in 12 months
- 1,556
- Data up to
- September 2026
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, not asking prices. How we calculate this
How much does each type of property cost in Dover?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£316,104
About the Dover average
27.6% of sales
Terraced
£257,889
18% below the Dover average
37.7% of sales
Flats
£178,118
44% below the Dover average
12.4% of sales
Are house prices in Dover going up or down?
House prices in Dover are falling: down 1.8% (£5,790) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 34.8% (£81,708).
Past 12 months
−1.8%
−£5,790From £322,135 to £316,345
£322,135£314,541
Past 10 years
+34.8%
+£81,708From £234,637 to £316,345
£341,258£234,637
Quick answers for Dover
10 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£395,321
Highest average, reached in August 2022
How many homes sold?
1,556
Recorded so far for the 12 months to September 2026
What sells most often?
Terraced houses
37.7% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£200k - £300k
36.3% of sales
How many people live in Dover?
116,385
939 people per square mile · High (Census 2021)
Population density is High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Usual residents, including communal establishments.
How many households are in Dover?
50,568
408 households per square mile · Very High (Census 2021)
Household density is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Occupied households, not communal establishments.
How much green space is in Dover?
41 m² per resident
More green space per resident than 66% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 5.8 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
1.5% of the area · 41 public parks. Parks, playing fields, allotments and other public green space, not counting golf courses. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
What is the crime rate in Dover?
74 crimes per 1,000 residents
High · −4.5% on the previous year · 12 months to September 2026
Crime rate is High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
Which areas cost the most and least?
Most expensive
Ripple
£648,750
Least expensive
Castle
£204,787
How does Dover rank?
11th most expensive area of Kent.
Compared with 12 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Dover?
The highest recorded sale prices in Dover, from HM Land Registry.
#1 Most expensive sale
the salutation knightrider street, kent
£3,900,000
Sold January 2022
View house details
How do house prices in Dover compare with nearby areas?
Dover compared with the 6 nearest other areas in Kent.
Dover vs Canterbury
- Dover
- £316,345
- Canterbury
- £376,652+£60,307
Open comparison
Dover vs Thanet
- Dover
- £316,345
- Thanet
- £308,883−£7,462
Open comparison
Dover vs Folkestone and Hythe
- Dover
- £316,345
- Folkestone and Hythe
- £341,296+£24,951
Open comparison
Dover vs Ashford
- Dover
- £316,345
- Ashford
- £383,447+£67,102
Open comparison
Dover vs Swale
- Dover
- £316,345
- Swale
- £318,884+£2,539
Open comparison
Dover vs Maidstone
- Dover
- £316,345
- Maidstone
- £382,573+£66,228
Open comparison
Which areas of Dover are most expensive?
Average sold price in each of the 35 areas of Dover, most expensive first.
- 1
£648,750
Change over one year: +72.6%
- 2
£633,777
Change over one year: +34.9%
- 3
£624,750
Change over one year: +152.4%
- 4
£582,500
Change over one year: −36.3%
- 5
£516,564
Change over one year: +17.1%
- 6
£504,863
Change over one year: −6.7%
- 7
£475,798
Change over one year: −0.6%
- 8
£447,230
Change over one year: −35.8%
- 9
£445,666
Change over one year: +5.9%
- 10
£445,000
Change over one year: +8.2%
- 11
£440,678
Change over one year: +23.3%
- 12
£437,777
Change over one year: +3.3%
- 13
£414,464
Change over one year: −13.0%
- 14
£404,843
Change over one year: −15.1%
- 15
£403,500
Change over one year: −7.3%
- 16
£401,531
Change over one year: +0.8%
- 17
£398,755
Change over one year: +15.6%
- 18
£397,124
Change over one year: −9.3%
- 19
£393,880
Change over one year: +4.3%
- 20
£370,250
Change over one year: −13.7%
- 21
£367,375
Change over one year: −17.3%
- 22
£361,815
Change over one year: −4.5%
- 23
£345,701
Change over one year: +3.8%
- 24
£332,000
Change over one year: −27.4%
- 25
£326,596
Change over one year: −1.5%
- 26
£321,578
Change over one year: −13.0%
- 27
£319,062
Change over one year: +7.0%
- 28
£304,714
Change over one year: −4.4%
- 29
£302,481
Change over one year: −4.3%
- 30
£289,531
Change over one year: −12.6%
- 31
£284,529
Change over one year: −19.2%
- 32
£277,389
Change over one year: +5.6%
- 33
£277,000
Change over one year: −39.9%
- 34
£275,954
Change over one year: −27.7%
- 35
£204,787
Change over one year: −8.4%
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Price information is from HM Land Registry, location boundaries are from OpenStreetMap, and households and population are from Nomis Census 2021 postcode estimates (21 March 2021). Parks and green space are from OS Open Greenspace. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Crime is from police.uk street-level data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
Last updated 6 November 2026 at 00:21 with the latest Land Registry data (September 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.
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