Kearsney, River & Whitfield

Dover · South East · population 10,039 · 5 LSOAs

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

71Area Score / 100 ?
  • #2,007 of 6,856 in England
  • #515 of 1,119 in South East
  • #1 of 14 in Dover
  • Less deprived (top 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,701
Median age (est.)48
Density578per km²
No qualifications18%
Degree or above26%
No car or van12%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 9%25–44 22%45–64 27%65+ 26%

Tenure

Own outright: 48%Mortgage/shared: 37%Social rent: 7%Private rent: 9%
Own outright 48%Mortgage/shared 37%Social rent 7%Private rent 9%

Households

One person: 26%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 27%Lone parent: 8%Other: 20%
One person 26%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 8%Other 20%

Work (top occupations)

Associate professional 18% · Professional 16% · Managers & directors 11%

All occupation groups
Associate professional18%
Professional16%
Managers & directors11%
Administrative11%
Skilled trades10%
Caring & leisure10%
Sales & customer service8%
Elementary8%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

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

Religion & identity

Christian 52% · No religion 40% · Hindu 1%

Born outside the UK: 6%

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

Kearsney, River & Whitfield is in the less-deprived top third of England, ranked #2,007 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #1 of 14 in Dover. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (92) but weak on Housing & access (17). Typical homes here sold for about £309,995 over the past year, up 8% across five years (from 231 sales), 6% above the wider Dover median of £292,595. Typical household take-home income is around £43,673 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 49 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 78 · #1,506
Employment 69 · #2,096
Education 58 · #2,891
Health 69 · #2,103
Crime 64 · #2,480
Housing & access 17 · #5,660
Living environment 92 · #533

House prices ?

£309,995median (12m) · -0.6% yr · n=231
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£309,995231-0.6%+8.4%
Detached£408,52272+0.9%+7.5%
Semi-detached£300,000860.0%+12.4%
Terraced£286,89852+0.7%+17.8%
Flat£178,00021-6.3%+6.3%
This area£309,995
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)£43,673±£6,126 · #2,405 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£38,753
Price-to-income ?7.1×typical home ÷ net income — similar to 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 ?

81Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

49 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 493 offences
Dover73
South East71
England83

Rank #2,046 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences205
Theft147
Burglary9
Vehicle crime29
Criminal damage & arson53
Public order & weapons16
Drugs13
Robbery5
Other16

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 128 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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