Eythorne & Shepherdswell

Dover · South East · population 6,669 · 4 LSOAs

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

52Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,261 of 6,856 in England
  • #746 of 1,119 in South East
  • #4 of 14 in Dover
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,592
Median age (est.)53
Density108per km²
No qualifications18%
Degree or above29%
No car or van8%

Age

0–14 13%15–24 9%25–44 18%45–64 32%65+ 29%

Tenure

Own outright: 53%Mortgage/shared: 31%Social rent: 6%Private rent: 10%
Own outright 53%Mortgage/shared 31%Social rent 6%Private rent 10%

Households

One person: 23%Couple, no children: 23%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 6%Other: 24%
One person 23%Couple, no children 23%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 6%Other 24%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 17% · Associate professional 16% · Managers & directors 14%

All occupation groups
Professional17%
Associate professional16%
Managers & directors14%
Skilled trades13%
Caring & leisure11%
Administrative10%
Elementary7%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 97%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 97%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 57% · No religion 36% · Other 0%

Born outside the UK: 5%

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

Eythorne & Shepherdswell sits close to the national midpoint for deprivation, #3,261 of 6,856 in England, and #4 of 14 in Dover. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Income (74) but weak on Housing & access (2). Typical homes here sold for about £344,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+4%) (from 87 sales), 18% above the wider Dover median of £292,595. Typical household take-home income is around £41,935 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 46 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 74 · #1,794
Employment 62 · #2,596
Education 68 · #2,164
Health 64 · #2,480
Crime 71 · #1,965
Housing & access 2 · #6,723
Living environment 43 · #3,926

House prices ?

£344,000median (12m) · -1.7% yr · n=87
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£344,00087-1.7%+4.2%
Detached£417,50040+0.4%+8.2%
Semi-detached£315,00034-2.2%+14.5%
Terraced£272,50012-7.2%+17.7%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=1)
This area£344,000
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)£41,935±£5,972 · #2,869 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£38,886
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 ?

56Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

46 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 308 offences
Dover73
South East71
England83

Rank #1,799 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences133
Theft56
Burglary16
Vehicle crime13
Criminal damage & arson32
Public order & weapons29
Drugs12
Robbery2
Other15

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 52 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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