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Dover

Town in Kent, South East. House prices, schools, recorded crime and nearby places.

Property

Five-year median
£255,000
July 2021 to July 2026
Sales in five-year window
4,764
Lower quartile
£190,000
Upper quartile
£337,000

Five-year sales by property type

Detached 896
Semi-detached 1,087
Terraced 1,784
Flats 737
Other 260

Dover house prices by postcode district

Five-year sales where the published Price Paid town/city is Dover and the postcode is in the CT postcode area. Open a district for its individual recorded sales.

Medians range from £205,000 in CT17 to £350,000 in CT15.

Five-year Price Paid sales for Dover by postcode district
Postcode district Sales Median price
CT16 2,197 £265,000
CT17 1,622 £205,000
CT15 945 £350,000

Local property price history

1-12 of 378 monthly records

Average price trend

Latest 12 monthly UK House Price Index records for Dover.

Average price trend data
Period Average price
July 2025 £270,387
August 2025 £281,708
September 2025 £283,749
October 2025 £281,529
November 2025 £282,358
December 2025 £282,825
January 2026 £284,095
February 2026 £276,143
March 2026 £273,643
April 2026 £272,013
May 2026 £273,624
June 2026 £276,234
Monthly UK House Price Index records
MonthAreaAverage priceIndexMonthly changeAnnual changeSales volume
June 2026Dover£276,23491.51.0%4.5%Not supplied
May 2026Dover£273,62490.60.6%1.9%Not supplied
April 2026Dover£272,01390.1-0.6%0.2%95
March 2026Dover£273,64390.6-0.9%-2.2%95
February 2026Dover£276,14391.5-2.8%-1.8%97
January 2026Dover£284,09594.10.4%-0.7%102
December 2025Dover£282,82593.70.2%-0.2%121
November 2025Dover£282,35893.50.3%0.9%149
October 2025Dover£281,52993.2-0.8%-0.8%187
September 2025Dover£283,74994.00.7%-0.8%150
August 2025Dover£281,70893.34.2%-1.4%153
July 2025Dover£270,38789.52.3%-2.8%165

Schools

Open schools nearby
25
Nearby establishment records
46
Primary nearby
16
Secondary nearby
6

All establishment records

1-20 of 46 · Within 5 km

  • Phase and ages
    Not applicable, ages 2-18
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    Opened 1 January 1909
    Location
    CT17 9RH, 79 m away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    KS4 2024/25: Attainment 8 25.5
  • Dover College International Study Centre

    Other independent school

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    Phase and ages
    Not applicable, ages 10-19
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Opened 17 November 1999 · Closed 18 February 2002
    Location
    CT17 9RH, 79 m away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published
  • Castlemount Secondary School

    Community school

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    Phase and ages
    Secondary, ages 11-16
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 31 August 1991
    Location
    CT16 1QT, 369 m away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published
  • St Richard's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

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    Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 4-11
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 30 September 2014
    Location
    CT16 1EZ, 555 m away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published
  • Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 4-11
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    Opened 1 October 2014
    Location
    CT16 1EZ, 555 m away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    School remains Good
    DfE performance
    KS2 2024/25: 69% expected standard
  • Threshold Learning Centre

    Other independent school

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    Phase and ages
    Not applicable, ages 14-16
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Opened 9 August 2003 · Closed 23 July 2008
    Location
    CT17 9AT, 555 m away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published
  • Phase and ages
    Secondary, ages 11-18
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    -
    Location
    CT16 2PZ, 624 m away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not judged
    DfE performance
    KS4 2024/25: Attainment 8 59.9
  • Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 4-11
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    -
    Location
    CT16 1QX, 644 m away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not judged
    DfE performance
    KS2 2024/25: 35% expected standard
  • Charlton Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

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    Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 4-11
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 28 February 2015
    Location
    CT16 2LX, 737 m away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published
  • Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 4-11
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    Opened 1 March 2015
    Location
    CT16 2LX, 737 m away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    School remains Good
    DfE performance
    KS2 2024/25: 45% expected standard
  • Priory Fields School

    Community school

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    Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 4-11
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 31 July 2016
    Location
    CT17 0FS, 747 m away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published
  • Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 4-11
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    Opened 1 August 2016
    Location
    CT17 0FS, 747 m away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    School remains Good
    DfE performance
    KS2 2024/25: 53% expected standard
  • Barton Junior School

    Community school

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    Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 7-11
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 31 May 2012
    Location
    CT16 2ND, 841 m away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published
  • Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 7-11
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    Opened 1 June 2012
    Location
    CT16 2ND, 841 m away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    School remains Good
    DfE performance
    KS2 2024/25: 66% expected standard
  • St Edmund's Catholic School

    Voluntary aided school

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    Phase and ages
    Secondary, ages 11-18
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 30 June 2016
    Location
    CT16 2QB, 878 m away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published
  • Phase and ages
    Secondary, ages 11-18
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    Opened 1 July 2016
    Location
    CT16 2QB, 878 m away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Good
    DfE performance
    KS4 2024/25: Attainment 8 39.0
  • Vale View Community School

    Community school

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    Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 3-11
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 31 December 2017
    Location
    CT17 9NP, 1.0 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published
  • Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 2-11
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    Opened 1 January 2018
    Location
    CT17 9NP, 1.0 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Good
    DfE performance
    KS2 2024/25: 60% expected standard
  • Phase and ages
    Secondary, ages 11-18
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    -
    Location
    CT17 0DQ, 1.3 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not judged
    DfE performance
    KS4 2024/25: Attainment 8 65.4
  • Astor College (A Specialist College for the Arts)

    Community school

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    Phase and ages
    Secondary, ages 11-18
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 1 June 2012
    Location
    CT17 0AS, 1.4 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published

Recorded crime

Latest published month
June 2026
Records in latest month
339
Records within 1 mile
4,294
Months covered
12

Month-by-month history

Every available month within 1 mile of Dover

Monthly records trend

Published monthly records within 1 mile of Dover.

Monthly records trend data
Period Recorded crime events
July 2025 426
August 2025 408
September 2025 371
October 2025 376
November 2025 374
December 2025 363
January 2026 307
February 2026 321
March 2026 350
April 2026 315
May 2026 344
June 2026 339
Monthly recorded crime history
Published monthRecordsLargest category that monthCategory records
June 2026339Violence and sexual offences144
May 2026344Violence and sexual offences116
April 2026315Violence and sexual offences107
March 2026350Violence and sexual offences133
February 2026321Violence and sexual offences127
January 2026307Violence and sexual offences129
December 2025363Violence and sexual offences155
November 2025374Violence and sexual offences149
October 2025376Violence and sexual offences136
September 2025371Violence and sexual offences133
August 2025408Violence and sexual offences146
July 2025426Violence and sexual offences205

Every published record

1-25 of 4,294

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Lascelles Road

    Dover 013C

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Queens Avenue

    Dover 014C

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Other theft

    June 2026

    On or near Elms Vale Road

    Dover 014C

    Outcome

    Investigation complete; no suspect identified

  • Criminal damage and arson

    June 2026

    On or near Maxton Road

    Dover 014B

    Outcome

    Investigation complete; no suspect identified

  • Other crime

    June 2026

    On or near Hawkesbury Street

    Dover 013E

    Outcome

    Awaiting court outcome

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Centre Road

    Dover 013E

    Outcome

    Unable to prosecute suspect

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Durham Close

    Dover 013E

    Outcome

    Unable to prosecute suspect

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Dover Western Docks

    Dover 013E

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Adrian Street

    Dover 013E

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Robbery

    June 2026

    On or near Hawkesbury Street

    Dover 013E

    Outcome

    Unable to prosecute suspect

  • Other theft

    June 2026

    On or near Adrian Street

    Dover 013E

    Outcome

    Investigation complete; no suspect identified

  • Criminal damage and arson

    June 2026

    On or near Parking Area

    Dover 013E

    Outcome

    Investigation complete; no suspect identified

  • Criminal damage and arson

    June 2026

    On or near Hawkesbury Street

    Dover 013E

    Outcome

    Investigation complete; no suspect identified

  • Burglary

    June 2026

    On or near Durham Close

    Dover 013E

    Outcome

    Investigation complete; no suspect identified

  • Anti-social behaviour

    June 2026

    On or near Lancaster Road

    Dover 013E

    Outcome

    Outcome not supplied

  • Anti-social behaviour

    June 2026

    On or near Cowgate Hill

    Dover 013E

    Outcome

    Outcome not supplied

  • Anti-social behaviour

    June 2026

    On or near Snargate Street

    Dover 013E

    Outcome

    Outcome not supplied

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Branch Street

    Dover 013D

    Outcome

    Investigation complete; no suspect identified

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Curzon Road

    Dover 013D

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Matthew'S Place

    Dover 013D

    Outcome

    Unable to prosecute suspect

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Supermarket

    Dover 013D

    Outcome

    Investigation complete; no suspect identified

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near South Road

    Dover 013D

    Outcome

    Unable to prosecute suspect

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near The Abbots

    Dover 013D

    Outcome

    Unable to prosecute suspect

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Branch Street

    Dover 013D

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Curzon Road

    Dover 013D

    Outcome

    Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Place details

Place type
Town
Postcode district
CT16
Country
England

CT16 contains Dover's reference location. Property evidence on this page uses Price Paid transactions published for Dover within the CT postcode area; school and recorded-crime evidence use the reference location.

Reference location

Latitude and longitude
51.12814, 1.30846
Wider geography
South East

Administrative areas

District
Dover
E07000108
Non-Metropolitan County
Kent
E10000016

Nearby places and postcodes

Evidence in context

Property sales use Price Paid transactions whose published town/city is Dover and whose postcode is in the CT postcode area. This follows the postal town, not an official boundary. School and recorded-crime evidence use this place's reference location.

Property market

The five-year median is £255,000 from 4,764 recorded sales in Price Paid transactions published for Dover within the CT postcode area. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Dover is £276,234 in June 2026, up 4.5% year on year.

Schools

25 open schools are in scope, including 16 primary and 6 secondary schools. Dover College is the nearest published school at 79 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

4,294 published events cover 12 months, averaging 358 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,680 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.