Detached
£440,200
20% above the Lydden average
45.5% of sales
What is the average house price in Lydden? £367,375
The average house price in Lydden is £367,375, based on 8 homes sold in the 12 months to August 2026. Prices are down 17.3% (£76,583) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- −17.3%
- Sold in 12 months
- 8
- Data up to
- August 2026
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, not asking prices. How we calculate this
How much does each type of property cost in Lydden?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£297,375
19% below the Lydden average
45.5% of sales
Terraced
£307,000
16% below the Lydden average
9.1% of sales
Are house prices in Lydden going up or down?
House prices in Lydden are falling: down 17.3% (£76,583) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 45.8% (£115,469).
Past 12 months
−17.3%
−£76,583From £443,958 to £367,375
£443,958£361,388
Past 10 years
+45.8%
+£115,469From £251,906 to £367,375
£508,083£251,906
Quick answers for Lydden
9 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£760,000
Highest average, reached in November 2020
How many homes sold?
8
Recorded so far for the 12 months to August 2026
What sells most often?
Detached houses
45.5% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£400k - £500k
40.9% of sales
How many people live in Lydden?
682
254 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 Lydden?
278
104 households per square mile · Typical (Census 2021)
Household density is Typical, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Occupied households, not communal establishments.
How much green space is in Lydden?
18 m² per resident
Less green space per resident than 72% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 2.6 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
0.2% of the area · 0 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 Lydden?
34 crimes
+78.9% on the previous year · 12 months to September 2026
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
How does Lydden rank?
21st most expensive area of Dover.
Compared with 35 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Lydden?
The highest recorded sale prices in Lydden, from HM Land Registry.
#1 Most expensive sale
wickham bushes farm house , kent
£1,300,000
Sold December 2019
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How do house prices in Lydden compare with nearby areas?
Lydden compared with the 6 nearest other areas in Dover.
Lydden vs Temple Ewell
- Lydden
- £367,375
- Temple Ewell
- £321,578−£45,797
Open comparison
Lydden vs Shepherdswell with Coldred
- Lydden
- £367,375
- Shepherdswell with Coldred
- £397,124+£29,749
Open comparison
Lydden vs Alkham
- Lydden
- £367,375
- Alkham
- £437,777+£70,402
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Lydden vs River
- Lydden
- £367,375
- River
- £345,701−£21,674
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Lydden vs Denton with Wootton
- Lydden
- £367,375
- Denton with Wootton
- £624,750+£257,375
Open comparison
Lydden vs Whitfield
- Lydden
- £367,375
- Whitfield
- £326,596−£40,779
Open comparison
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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 00:27 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Lydden dataset covers 31 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.