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88 recorded sales · median £180,000 · Dover
Dover Council · Labour minority — no overall control 12/32 seats · 38% · OCD 2026
63/100
Mixed
Acreright area score · our comparison, not an official rating
£180k
median price
9.6
crimes per 1,000 residents each month
£180k
median sold price
7.8 yrs
of local pay to buy
75 min
London — fastest
12
rail stations mapped
3
grammar schools
63
schools total
9.6
crimes per 1,000 residents each month
426
Violence — most
6.5
NO₂ · WHO 10
9.3%
in a flood zone
352
green spaces
6.3
PM2.5 · WHO 5
299
eat & drink
60
shops
60.1%
gigabit
15
gyms & leisure
Tiles show street’s own prices; crime, schools, transport, health & amenities are shown for the wider area — each tab labels its source.
Score by what matters: AffordabilityCommuteSchoolsSafetyEnvironmentAmenities
Sold price trend
£250,000 in 2012 → £485,000 in 2026
⌄ On this street: every recorded sale is listed under Cost — this is the finest level we hold. Everything else is shown for the wider Dover, clearly labelled.
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All figures, sources and dates
Prices2026-09-09
Affordability2025
Council tax & governance2026/27 (tax); 2026 (control)
Crime2026-07
Deprivation2025
Census2021
Schools2026
Health2026/2025
Transport2026
Broadband2024-07
Environment2023–24
Ground checks2022–25
Heritage & planning2026
Amenities2026
Companies2026-07-01
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What does it cost? This street
A typical home here sells for £180,000. That's about 7.8× local earnings — around the 8.6× five-year average.
Sold price history
2026 · 2 sales
Median sold price · 12 months to Sep 2026 · 88 sales£180,000
Full history since 1995
HM Land Registry Price Paid
By property type
Too few sales by type to chart.
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%
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
Neighbourhood prices in Dover how Lower Street compares · from Dover
⌃ Fastest 5-yr growth: Upper Walmer +31.8%
| Neighbourhood | Median price | 5-year change | Sales, 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 Street — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WESTBOURNE HOUSE LOWER STREET | Detached | — | — | £485,000 | Mar 2026 |
| Westbourne House Lower Street Eastry | Detached | — | — | £485,000 | Mar 2026 |
| THE COACH & HORSES LOWER STREET | Other | — | — | £350,000 | Jun 2025 |
| Chitral Cottage Lower Street Eastry | Terraced | — | — | £360,000 | May 2025 |
| Aden Cottage Lower Street Eastry | Semi-detached | — | — | £367,500 | Jan 2025 |
| Crosse Cottage Lower Street Eastry | Semi-detached | — | — | £340,000 | Jul 2024 |
| Kims Croft Lower Street Eastry | Semi-detached | — | — | £204,200 | Mar 2024 |
| Dane Glen Lower Street Tilmanstone | Terraced | — | — | £350,000 | Sep 2023 |
| IZZYINN LOWER STREET | Detached | — | — | £610,000 | Sep 2023 |
| Flat 2 Holly House Lower Street | Flat | — | — | £162,000 | Jul 2023 |
24 recent sales — 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
How safe is it? from Dover
Crime runs at 9.6 per 1,000 residents a month. Like most places with a retail centre, offences cluster where the shops are, not where people live.
Crime rate
Per 1,000 / month9.6
Street-level counts · police.uk, last 12 months
By category, 12 months from Dover
Recorded crimes by category across the whole Dover district, last 12 months · police.uk / Home Office
Where crime clusters
police.uk publishes anonymised "on or near" points, not named hotspots. The map above shows where they cluster, with the crime layer on. Some forces log crimes at their police station, so a station can look like a hotspot.
Clusters of anonymised on-or-near markers, not addresses · police.uk
Who lives here? from Dover
Population116,410
ONS Census 2021 (Nomis) · this neighbourhood
Relative deprivation — this area's neighbourhoods average 4/10 · more deprived than in 2019. A higher number means less deprivation. Roughly 35% of English neighbourhoods fall in more-deprived bands.
Full deprivation breakdown — all seven domains
DEPRIVATION
IMD decile 4/10
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WHAT THIS MEANSThis area scores 4/10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation — around the national average (averaged across its neighbourhoods). About 35% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than this area. The scale runs 1 (most deprived 10%) to 10 (least deprived).
SINCE 2019Was IMD decile 5 in 2019 — has worsened since.
The seven things the index measures, each on the same 1–10 scale (higher = better). A low bar shows where the deprivation actually is.
Income
5.2/10
Employment
4.5/10
Education & skills
4.6/10
Health & disability
5.4/10
Crime
4.6/10
Housing & services
3.1/10
Living environment
5.4/10
Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG), averaged over the LSOAs in this area. · IoD2025
Figures for the wider Dover — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.
Employment rate · residents aged 16+53%
Unemployment · economically active residents5.7%
Degree-level (Level 4+)27%
Good or very good health79%
Own their home66%
Median age46.1
Born outside the UK8%
ONS Census 2021 · wider district
Schools This street
88% of the 8 nearest inspected schools are rated Good or Outstanding. Catchments shown are the council-published ones where held, estimates otherwise — always labelled.
Ofsted
7 of 8 inspected schools rated Good or Outstanding
of the 8 nearest inspected schools
of the 8 nearest inspected schools
GIAS + Ofsted · post-Sept-2024 inspections show "Inspected — see report"
Catchments
Likely-nearest catchment line per school where councils publish polygons; estimated by distance otherwise — always labelled which.
Council catchment polygons + GIAS
Nearest schools 25 nearest schools
AllPrimarySecondaryGrammarNursery
| School | Phase | Ofsted | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northbourne Park School | All-through | — | 0.9 km |
| Little Explorers Eastry Ltd | Nursery | — | 1.6 km |
| Eastry Church of England Primary School | Primary | Good ('23) | 1.6 km |
| Northbourne Church of England Primary School | Primary | — | 2.0 km |
| Wrap Around Care and Snug Bugs Nursery | Nursery | Good ('22) | 2.0 km |
| Busy Bees Playgroup | Nursery | Good ('22) | 3.9 km |
| Sandwich Technology School | Secondary | Inadequate ('24) | 4.1 km |
| Worth Primary School | Primary | Good ('24) | 4.1 km |
| Eythorne Elvington Community Primary School | Primary | Outstanding ('22) | 4.4 km |
| Tots R Us | Nursery | Good ('24) | 4.4 km |
Nearest first · type to search all schools, or filter by phase · click a school → its full report page · GIAS + Ofsted
Health This street
At a glance
| Here | |
|---|---|
| Life expectancy — men | 79.7 yrs |
| Life expectancy — women | 83.5 yrs |
| Smoking | 6.2% |
| Adults overweight or obese | 68.7% |
OHID Fingertips · district-level figures (the health-outcomes grain)
3
nearest GP surgeries · nearest 5.1 km
NHS ODS
NHS ODS
3
nearest dentists · nearest 4.5 km
NHS ODS
NHS ODS
5
nearest pharmacies · nearest 1.3 km
NHS ODS
NHS ODS
Nearest GPs, dentists & pharmacies
AllGPsDentistsPharmacies
| Name | Type | CQC rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastry Pharmacy | Pharmacy | — | 1.3 km |
| Beech Grove Dental Clinic | Dentist | — | 4.5 km |
| Sandwich Medical Practice | GP | Good ('22) | 5.1 km |
| Cornerways Dental Surgery | Dentist | — | 5.1 km |
| New Street Dental Practice | Dentist | — | 5.1 km |
| Boots | Pharmacy | — | 5.3 km |
| St Richards Road Surgery | GP | — | 5.5 km |
| Paydens Pharmacy | Pharmacy | — | 5.5 km |
Nearest first · type to search, or filter by type · click a provider → its full page · NHS ODS + CQC · — = not CQC-rated (e.g. pharmacies)
Getting around from Dover
5 nearest stations; the fastest to London is 80 min from Walmer.
Rail — 5 nearest stations
| Station | Distance | To London | Fastest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandwich | 3.0 mi | London St Pancras | 91 min |
| Walmer | 3.9 mi | London St Pancras | 80 min |
| Deal | 4.1 mi | London St Pancras | 84 min |
| Snowdown | 4.1 mi | London Victoria | 109 min |
| Aylesham | 4.1 mi | London Victoria | 106 min |
Nearest first (miles from the area centre) · fastest London time in bold — from Walmer (80 min) · click a station → its page · National Rail
Travel to work
Census travel-to-work — how residents commute
EV charging12 points
Per 10,000 residents1.0
National Chargepoint Registry · pins on the map · speed split (rapid/fast/slow) pending NCR field ingestion
Environment from Dover
Air quality
µg/m³ annual mean · DEFRA
Ground checks
Surface water 1-in-1002.4%
Flood zone9.3% of postcodes
RadonAffected Area (up to 30–100%)
Coal miningin/near a coalfield (98.5%)
Historic landfill35 sites within ~1 km
EA · UKHSA/BGS · Mining Remediation Authority — indicative, not a property search
Transport noise (Defra)
Road & rail noise bands (≥55 / ≥65 dB Lden) are being added — not yet available for this area. They cover major sources only; "not mapped" ≠ "quiet".
Defra strategic noise mapping
Heritage & green space
Listed buildings1,932
Conservation areas60
Green belt0%
Green spaces352
Historic England · OS Open Greenspace
Amenities from Dover
What's here
| Category | Count | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Eat & drink | 299 | 93% hygiene 4★+ (FSA) |
| Shops | 60 | supermarkets & convenience stores |
| Gyms, leisure & playgrounds | 15 | — |
| Green spaces & parks | 352 | filled areas on the map |
OSM + FSA
Broadband
% of premises · Ofcom Connected Nations
Local economy from Dover
Figures for the wider Dover — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.
Unemployment rate5.7%
In work (employment rate)53%
Companies registered here11,687
New incorporations (12m)1,392
Property companies (SPVs)1,059
Companies House + ONS Census 2021 · wider district