Deal East

Dover · South East · population 6,024 · 4 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

51Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,330 of 6,856 in England
  • #757 of 1,119 in South East
  • #6 of 14 in Dover
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,057
Median age (est.)56
Density4,878per km²
No qualifications16%
Degree or above36%
No car or van25%

Age

0–14 10%15–24 7%25–44 19%45–64 31%65+ 33%

Tenure

Own outright: 49%Mortgage/shared: 20%Social rent: 4%Private rent: 27%
Own outright 49%Mortgage/shared 20%Social rent 4%Private rent 27%

Households

One person: 45%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 14%Lone parent: 7%Other: 17%
One person 45%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 14%Lone parent 7%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 19% · Associate professional 16% · Managers & directors 16%

All occupation groups
Professional19%
Associate professional16%
Managers & directors16%
Caring & leisure11%
Skilled trades11%
Administrative8%
Elementary8%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 96%Asian: 2%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 0%
White 96%Asian 2%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 49% · No religion 43% · Other 1%

Born outside the UK: 9%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Deal East sits close to the national midpoint for deprivation, #3,330 of 6,856 in England, and #6 of 14 in Dover. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (62) and lowest on Living environment (17). Typical homes here sold for about £335,000 over the past year, up 9% across five years (from 129 sales), 14% above the wider Dover median of £292,595. Typical household take-home income is around £40,722 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 85 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 59 · #2,809
Employment 47 · #3,611
Education 58 · #2,911
Health 56 · #2,994
Crime 32 · #4,673
Housing & access 62 · #2,582
Living environment 17 · #5,708

House prices ?

£335,000median (12m) · +6.3% yr · n=129
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£335,000129+6.3%+9.2%
Detached£720,0007-8.3%+60.0%
Semi-detached£370,00017+16.4%-5.6%
Terraced£375,00075+2.7%+17.2%
Flat£166,25030-15.8%-20.5%
This area£335,000
Dover£292,595
South East£385,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£40,722±£5,805 · #3,208 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£39,533
Price-to-income ?8.2×typical home ÷ net income — more stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

58Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

85 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 513 offences
Dover73
South East71
England83

Rank #4,340 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences229
Theft87
Burglary19
Vehicle crime22
Criminal damage & arson79
Public order & weapons37
Drugs20
Robbery8
Other12

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 152 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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