City Profile • Local Authority

Dover

Dover is a local authority district comprising 8 postcode areas. The current median house price across the city is £315k, reflecting a downward trend of 1.3% over the past year. Crime levels sit at a moderate 85 per 1,000 residents, typical for an area of this size and population density.

Use our interactive district explorer below to dive deeper into street-level metrics, schools, and hyper-local census demographics.

Population Trajectory

Annual residents (1991 – 2022)

117,473
Residents (2022)

Constituent Districts

8 Areas

Population Composition

Detailed breakdown of the residents within the Dover authority according to the Census 2021.

Top Ethnicities

White: English90.3%
White: Other White3.6%
Other Asian1.2%
Any other ethnic group0.7%
White: Irish0.6%
Indian0.5%

Age Profile

55-59 years7.6%
60-64 years7.0%
50-54 years7.0%
70-74 years6.6%
65-69 years6.3%
30-34 years5.9%

Top Occupations

Professional15.3%
Associate professional14.7%
Caring and leisure12.4%
Managers and directors11.8%
Skilled trades11.5%
Elementary occupations9.9%

Housing Tenure

Owned: Outright39.1%
Owned: Mortgage27.2%
Private rented: Landlord16.6%
Social rented: Council8.3%
Social rented: Other5.6%
Private rented: Other2.4%

Area DNA

family3/10
health4/10
safety4/10
homeown6/10
transit8/10
affluence4/10
diversity4/10
employment2/10
investment3/10