Dover West

Dover · South East · population 9,125 · 5 LSOAs

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

7Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,373 of 6,856 in England
  • #1,095 of 1,119 in South East
  • #14 of 14 in Dover
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,157
Median age (est.)37
Density1,948per km²
No qualifications23%
Degree or above21%
No car or van36%

Age

0–14 20%15–24 12%25–44 29%45–64 24%65+ 14%

Tenure

Own outright: 22%Mortgage/shared: 23%Social rent: 17%Private rent: 38%
Own outright 22%Mortgage/shared 23%Social rent 17%Private rent 38%

Households

One person: 35%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 22%Lone parent: 15%Other: 13%
One person 35%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 22%Lone parent 15%Other 13%

Work (top occupations)

Caring & leisure 15% · Elementary 14% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Caring & leisure15%
Elementary14%
Associate professional13%
Process & plant11%
Sales & customer service10%
Skilled trades10%
Professional10%
Administrative9%
Managers & directors8%

Ethnic group

White: 92%Asian: 3%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 2%
White 92%Asian 3%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 2%

Religion & identity

No religion 48% · Christian 43% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 15%

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

Dover West is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #6,373 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #14 of 14 in Dover. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (24) and lowest on Crime (3). Typical homes here sold for about £195,500 over the past year, up 22% across five years (from 92 sales), 33% below the wider Dover median of £292,595. Typical household take-home income is around £34,024 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 165 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 11 · #6,099
Employment 8 · #6,298
Education 5 · #6,510
Health 17 · #5,660
Crime 3 · #6,627
Housing & access 19 · #5,571
Living environment 24 · #5,222

House prices ?

£195,500median (12m) · +2.9% yr · n=92
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£195,50092+2.9%+22.2%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=1)
Semi-detached£260,00013+18.2%+46.1%
Terraced£198,00070+4.2%+20.9%
Flat£135,0008+50.0%+12.5%
This area£195,500
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)£34,024±£4,793 · #5,335 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£29,636
Price-to-income ?5.7×typical home ÷ net income — less 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 ?

19Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

165 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,506 offences
Dover73
South East71
England83

Rank #6,011 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences710
Theft277
Burglary33
Vehicle crime59
Criminal damage & arson148
Public order & weapons109
Drugs79
Robbery29
Other62

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 409 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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