Dover: house prices, crime and schools
Local authority in South East · 69 neighbourhoods
Homes here sell for a typical £3,500 per m², down 1.5% in a year. Police record 70.2 crimes per 1,000 people a year (South East 68.2), and there are 50 state schools.
Close to South East's middle on most measures.
Is Dover a good place to live?
More crime than 65% of South East's councils, prices down 1.5% in a year, 50 state schools (2 Outstanding), and a 19-minute typical walk to a station.
- Crime
- 70.2 crimes per 1,000 residents a yearmore crime than 65% of South East's councils
- Prices
- £3,500 per m², down 1.5% in a yearcheaper than 87% of South East's councils
- Schools
- 50 state schools, 2 Outstandingprimaries nearby weaker than in 77% of South East's councils
- Green space
- Not published outside London yet
- Commute
- 19 min walk to a stationtypical walk from homes here · a shorter walk than 82% of South East's councils
Ranks among South East's councils. Crime: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026. Prices: HM Land Registry to August 2026, area price bands, never a home's value. Schools: DfE GIAS, Ofsted. Stations: walks along OpenStreetMap paths. How this is worked out
Areas
14 areasAgainst South East: to the right is safer, better schools, pricier. The tick is South East's middle.
- Kingsdown & St Margaret's-at-Cliffe · CT144 neighbourhoods£4,280 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Sandwich & Eastry · CT135 neighbourhoods£3,680 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Deal East · CT144 neighbourhoods£3,670 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Aylesham & Elvington · CT35 neighbourhoods£3,570 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Mill Hill, Upper Deal & Northbourne · CT146 neighbourhoods£3,530 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Elms Vale & Capel-le-Ferne · CT154 neighbourhoods£3,530 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Kearsney, River & Whitfield · CT165 neighbourhoods£3,530 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Eythorne & Shepherdswell · CT154 neighbourhoods£3,520 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Ash & Wingham · CT34 neighbourhoods£3,510 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Walmer · CT145 neighbourhoods£3,430 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Deal North & West · CT145 neighbourhoods£3,410 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Dover East · CT165 neighbourhoods£2,560 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Buckland & St Radigunds · CT168 neighbourhoods£2,510 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Dover West · CT175 neighbourhoods£2,500 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Per m²
- £3,500 per m² · typical South East neighbourhood £4,400
- By type
- Flat £172k · Terraced £256k · Semi £296k · Detached £435k
- 1-year change
- −1.5%
- Neighbourhoods
- 69
Sources
HM Land Registry sales: the middle of the council's neighbourhoods' prices per m², beside the middle of South East's, and typical prices by type from the area price bands. Area figures only, never a home's value.
- Crime
- 70.2 per 1,000 a year · South East 68.2
- Among councils
- More crime than 65%
Sources
Recorded crime per 1,000 residents a year (police.uk), the council's own figure; South East pools every council's crimes and residents.
Schools
50 state schools- Primary
- 41
- Secondary
- 9
- Outstanding
- 2
- Primaries nearby
- Stronger than in 23% of councils
Sources
State primaries and secondaries inside its boundary (DfE GIAS, Ofsted). The standing is each neighbourhood's best primary within 1 km, among South East's primaries.
- Station walk
- 19 min median · typical walk
Sources
The typical (middle) neighbourhood's walk to a station; protected cycle lanes and Cycleways inside the council.
Green & quiet
On map- Noise
- 28% over 55 dB
Sources
The typical (middle) neighbourhood: green space, the share of homes at 55 dB or more from road or rail, and air where it is published.
People
Census 2021- Household income
- £53,200 a year · typical South East neighbourhood £62,000
- Social renting
- 12% of homes · typical South East neighbourhood 9%
- Most-deprived fifth
- 22% of its neighbourhoods
- Least-deprived fifth
- 3% of its neighbourhoods
Sources
Income (ONS) and social renting (Census 2021) beside the middle of South East's neighbourhoods. Deprivation is the official Index of Multiple Deprivation for each neighbourhood, not its people: the share of the council's neighbourhoods in England's most and least deprived fifths.
Living costs
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Questions people ask about Dover
Is Dover safe?
Police recorded about 70.2 crimes for every 1,000 residents in the 12 months to August 2026; more crime than 65% of South East's councils. Figures run high in busy centres where few people live, so visit at different times of day.
How much do homes cost in Dover?
Homes sold for a typical £3,500 per m² in the year to August 2026, down 1.5% in a year; cheaper than 87% of South East's councils. These are area price bands from recorded sales, never a home's value.
How many schools are there in Dover?
50 state schools, 2 Outstanding; primaries nearby weaker than in 77% of South East's councils. Living nearby doesn't guarantee a place, so check each school's admissions rules.
How far is Dover from a station?
A 19-minute typical walk to a station from the typical home; a shorter walk than 82% of South East's councils. Walks are timed along mapped paths, not in a straight line.
Is Dover a deprived area?
22% of Dover's 69 neighbourhoods are among the most deprived fifth in England, and 3% among the least deprived fifth, on the official Index of Multiple Deprivation. It combines income, jobs, health, education, crime, housing and living environment.