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Lower Walmer

3,653 people · median £265,000 · Dover

More affordable than most
Dover Council · Labour minority — no overall control   12/32 seats · 38% · OCD 2026
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What does it cost? This neighbourhood

dearestcheapest
£265,000 median 7th cheapest of 13 neighbourhoods
among 13 neighbourhoods in Dover

A typical home here sells for £265,000, up 7.8% over five years. That's about 7.8× local earnings — around the 8.6× five-year average.

Sold price history

2026 YTD · 24 sales
£145k£197k£249k£301k£353k201120182026 YTD2021 +25%−19%£269,250
Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£265,000
5-year change+7.8%
Full history since 1995
£7k£97k£187k£277k£367k199520102026 YTD2002 +76%−19%£269,250
HM Land Registry Price Paid

By property type

Detached
£720k
Semi-detached
£360k
Terraced
£250k
Flat
£275k
Typical home price compared with annual local pay7.8× · five-year average 8.6×
HM Land Registry, 12 months

Resold at a loss from Dover8.8%

Of the homes across Dover that sold again within five years, 8.8% went for less than the owner paid. Lower is better. Better than South East (17.4%).

By property type
Detached houses9.1%
Semi-detached houses0%
Terraced houses3.3%
Flats10.9%
New-build vs second-hand
Bought new19.6%
Bought second-hand7.9%
Overall
Typical resale gain+33.8% · ~7.5-yr hold
Same home sold twice within five years (702 resale pairs) across Dover — the finest grain we hold repeat-sale outcomes at · HM Land Registry · cash terms, not inflation-adjusted

Home ownership66%

Owned outright
41%
With a mortgage
24%
Private rented
21%
Social rented
13%
Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021

Council tax£2,371

Dover District Council£227
Kent County Council (incl. adult social care)£1,759
Police & Crime Commissioner£285
Fire & Rescue£100
Council tax bands A–H
Band A£1,581
Band B£1,844
Band C£2,107
Band D (baseline)£2,371
Band E£2,898
Band F£3,425
Band G£3,952
Band H£4,742
Full-year charge for every band, derived from Band D at the statutory ratios (A = 6/9 of Band D … H = 18/9). MHCLG 2026/27.
Pick your band — the breakdown recalculates · MHCLG 2026/27 · hand-curated each April

£2,832 per square metre

What this means ▾

The sold price divided by the home's recorded floor area, which makes differently-sized homes easier to compare. The median across districts Acreright covers is £3,803.

HM Land Registry + EPC floor areas

Prices by street in Lower Walmer 44 streets — this neighbourhood, broken down

StreetMedian priceSales5-year change
Mill Road£124,000263+2.7%
Canada Road£185,000165+87.8%
Downs Road£150,000158+15.2%
Hamilton Road£123,000157+17.5%
The Beach£178,500156-2.9%
York Road£154,972152-2.3%
Halliday Drive£245,000141-47.3%
The Strand£165,000127+224.4%
Median & 5-year change use residential sales only (category-A, type D/S/T/F); the 5-year change compares the last 24 months vs the 24 months five years earlier. Each street’s sales recorded inside this area since 1995 — click a street → its full sold-price page · HM Land Registry Price Paid

Neighbourhood prices in Dover how Lower Walmer compares · from Dover

Fastest 5-yr growth: Upper Walmer +31.8%
NeighbourhoodMedian price5-year changeSales, 12m
Upper Walmer£485,000+31.8%94
Mill Hill£280,000+21.9%124
Buckland Valley£217,500+20.8%66
Tower Hamlets£180,000+18.2%202
Buckland£200,000+17.6%166
Sorted by 5-year change — click a row → the map flies there; click the name → its full report · HM Land Registry, 12 months

Homes in Lower Walmer — sold prices

Filters
AddressTypeBedsEPCPriceDate
127 sales in 12 months — showing 10 · Search & browse every home →
Type a street, address or postcode to narrow this list; clear to see the latest sales. Click any home → its full report (sale history, EPC, estimate). Beds inferred from floor area · HM Land Registry + EPC
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