Sold £3,313/m² · Median sold £305,331 (1,232 sales) · Index -2.8% y/y · Turnover 2.1% · 12 months, sales to Jun 2026, listings to Sep 2026
What is Dover?
Buildings
51,634
Mixed-use buildings
1.7%
HMO-shaped units
91%
EPC A or B
14%
EPC D or worse
51%
What does Dover cost?
Dover: sold price per m² £3,313/m² (12 months to Jun 2026, 1,232 sales). -3.4% on the previous 12 months.
Sold price per m²
£3,313/m² 12 months to Jun 2026
1,232 sales
-3.4% on the previous 12 months.
Empirical-Bayes smoothed median of UPRN-matched completed sales per square metre (HM Land Registry Price Paid), monthly. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Jun 2026, 1,232 sales.
Sold price
£305,331 12 months to Jun 2026
1,232 sales
-3% on the previous 12 months.
Empirical-Bayes smoothed median of UPRN-matched completed sales (HM Land Registry Price Paid), monthly. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Jun 2026, 1,232 sales.
Sample is the matched completed sales behind the latest month. A month in which this cohort recorded no sale of its own carries the parent area's price rather than a measurement, and is not published with no sample.
Asking price
£302,231 12 months to Sep 2026
5,699 listings
-4.4% on the previous 12 months.
Median ASKING price of residential sale listings that came to market in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 5,699 listings.
Sample is the dated listings that came to market in the latest month (added and reduced cohorts).
Sold price per m²: £2,406/m² in Sep 2016 to £3,814/m² in Sep 2026.Sold price: £226,348 in Sep 2016 to £333,677 in Sep 2026.Asking price: £323,472 in Jan 2022 to £300,000 in Sep 2026.Asking price per m²: £3,456/m² in Aug 2025 to £3,761/m² in Sep 2026.Asking to sold: 99% in Jan 2022 to 98% in Dec 2024.
Settled months to Jul 2026; the dashed tail is the published projection of the index 8 months ahead, inside its 80% band. A projection of the index, not a forecast of any home's price.
ObservedForecast with intervalIndex points, not property prices
Asking price index: 95.2 in Jan 2022 to 96.3 in Sep 2026.
Median asking rent per calendar month of residential lettings in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 914 lets.
Gross yield, asking basis
4.5% 12 months to Sep 2026
1,415 lets
+7.7% on the previous 12 months.
Cell asking rent × 12 over the same cell's asking sale price, before costs, voids and finance (cells with fewer than 5 dated listings are not built). 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 1,415 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Asking rent: £1,210/month in Aug 2025 to £1,281/month in Sep 2026.Gross yield, asking basis: 3.2% in Jan 2022 to 5.4% in Sep 2026.Asking rent index: 85.4 in Jan 2022 to 115.8 in Sep 2026.
How does Dover vary by home size?
Asking price in Dover runs from £139,663 for 1 bedroom to £718,722 for 5+ bedrooms.
Asking price by bedroom band in Dover. Each band shows its own window and sample. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
Homes
Asking price
Window
Change
Listings
1 bedroom
£139,663
12 months to Sep 2026
-6% on the previous 12 months
252
2 bedrooms
£220,329
12 months to Sep 2026
-8.6% on the previous 12 months
1501
3 bedrooms
£297,605
12 months to Sep 2026
-4.8% on the previous 12 months
2321
4 bedrooms
£480,297
12 months to Sep 2026
+1.5% on the previous 12 months
1178
5+ bedrooms
£718,722
12 months to Sep 2026
+1.7% on the previous 12 months
419
Asking price by bedroom band: the monthly medians of sale listings that came to market, weighted by their dated listings, within the last 12 calendar months, from portal listings. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
How liquid is Dover?
Dover: turnover 2.1% (12 months to Mar 2026, 1,249 sales). -28.3% on the previous 12 months.
Turnover
2.1% 12 months to Mar 2026
1,249 sales
-28.3% on the previous 12 months.
Registered sales as a share of the dwelling stock, monthly; the 12-month figure adds the months. UPRN-matched sales, a floor on the registry count; the newest months fill in as registrations land. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Mar 2026, 1,249 sales.
Sample is the matched completed sales behind the latest month. A month in which this cohort recorded no sale of its own has a rate of zero by arithmetic rather than a measured rate, and is not published with no sample.
Listings for sale
3,102 12 months to Sep 2026
3,102 listings
Residential sale listings observed in the month, from portal listings. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Sep 2026, 3,102 listings.
New listings
3,441 12 months to Sep 2026
3,441 listings
+12.4% on the previous 12 months.
Listings first seen in the month and never reduced; undercounts new listings by the reduction share, by construction. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Sep 2026, 3,441 listings.
Never-reduced cohort: undercounts new listings by the reduction share.
Turnover: 0.4% in Sep 2016 to 0.0% in Sep 2026.Listings for sale: 243 in Aug 2025 to 340 in Sep 2026.New listings: 261 in Jan 2022 to 371 in Sep 2026.Price reductions: 71 in Jan 2022 to 162 in Sep 2026.Live listings: 1,456 in Sep 2026 to 3,957 in Nov 2026.Days to completion: 204 days in Jan 2022 to 175 days in Dec 2024.
Who is active in Dover?
83 agents listed homes for sale in Dover; the three largest took 22% of the listings.
Agents active
83
Top three agents’ share
22%
New homes among listings
11%
Days to completion is on the listings matched to a registered sale, not a sell-through rate.
Who owns Dover?
Corporate landlords hold 72% of the 2,336 units in Dover whose freeholder is classified; 96% of all units are not yet classified.
Corporate landlords72% of classified · 1,679 units
Individuals (not traceable in bulk)18% of classified · 430 units
Housing associations7.9% of classified · 184 units
RMC1.8% of classified · 43 units
Freeholder class per addressable unit, from HM Land Registry CCOD/OCOD matched to the title and Companies House. Individuals are counted, never itemised.
Where does Dover rank?
Dover ranks 12th of 12 local authorities in Kent for sold price per m², at £3,313/m².
Sold price per m² · local authorities in Kent
Dover ranks 12th of 12 local authorities in Kent for sold price per m², at £3,313/m².
Sold price per m² across local authorities in Kent, 12 months to Jun 2026. Sample and confidence tier beside every value.
GraveshamNeighbouring local authority · Asking £4,402/m² · Sep 2026
MaidstoneNeighbouring local authority · Asking £3,739/m² · Sep 2026
SevenoaksNeighbouring local authority · Asking £5,847/m² · Sep 2026
SwaleNeighbouring local authority · Asking £3,577/m² · Sep 2026
Questions about Dover
What is the median house price in Dover?
Homes in Dover sold for a median £305,331 over the 12 months to Jun 2026, 1,232 sales. Per square metre that is £3,313/m². Registered completions, not asking prices.
How have house prices in Dover changed?
-3.4% on the previous 12 months.
What is the average rent in Dover?
Homes to let in Dover asked a median £1,169/month over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 914 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
What is the gross rental yield in Dover?
4.5% on the asking basis: the asking rent times twelve over the asking sale price in the same listing cell, before costs, voids and finance, over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 1,415 lets. +7.7% on the previous 12 months.
How quickly do homes sell in Dover?
2.1% of the homes in Dover changed hands over the 12 months to Mar 2026, 1,249 sales.
Construction costs Context for residential research
Sector and regional evidence. These figures are not a quote for an individual property.
Reading the cost index and the regional factors…
Everything else about Dover
Property values in DoverEvery addressable home with its floor area, tenure and last recorded sale.