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CT15 postcode area · Dover

The CT15 postcode district spans 9 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Dover, Folkestone and Hythe. Area Scores range from 9 to 70 across them. Every full CT15 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the CT15 district: Kearsney, River & Whitfield scores 71 out of 100 (#2,007 of 6,856 nationally) while Buckland & St Radigunds sits at 10 — neighbours on the map, 61 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 2 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 3 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £205,000 in Buckland & St Radigunds to £460,000 in Lyminge, Densole & Elham — a 2.2× gap within the CT15 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Dover and Folkestone and Hythe — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£40,113a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime68per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)46
Owner-occupied70%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the CT15 district

£340,000median home sold over the past year · +1.5% over 5 years · -2.9% over the year · 152 sales
Detached£470,000
Semi-detached£315,000
Terraced£273,500
Flat£195,000
Dover£292,595
South East£385,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Kearsney, River & WhitfieldDover 2,00771 £309,995
Kingsdown & St Margaret's-at-CliffeDover 2,19268 £410,000
Elms Vale & Capel-le-FerneDover 2,82959 £300,000
Lyminge, Densole & ElhamFolkestone and Hythe 3,02156 £460,000
Eythorne & ShepherdswellDover 3,26152 £344,000
Ash & WinghamDover 3,50149 £401,000
Aylesham & ElvingtonDover 4,71431 £280,000
Dover EastDover 6,01012 £220,000
Buckland & St RadigundsDover 6,18810 £205,000

People living in CT15 Census 2021

Residents74,175
Median age (est.)46
Density229per km²
No qualifications19%
Degree or above27%
No car or van17%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 10%25–44 23%45–64 27%65+ 24%

Tenure

Own outright: 40%Mortgage/shared: 30%Social rent: 14%Private rent: 17%
Own outright 40%Mortgage/shared 30%Social rent 14%Private rent 17%

Households

One person: 28%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 10%Other: 19%
One person 28%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 10%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 16% · Associate professional 15% · Managers & directors 12%

All occupation groups
Professional16%
Associate professional15%
Managers & directors12%
Caring & leisure12%
Skilled trades11%
Administrative10%
Elementary9%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

White: 94%Asian: 2%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 94%Asian 2%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 51% · No religion 41% · Hindu 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.

Towns & places in CT15

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the CT15 district.

Dover

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around CT15.

CT16 CT17 CT14 CT13 CT18 CT3 CT19 CT50

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.