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CT17 postcode area · Dover

The CT17 postcode district spans 5 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Dover. Area Scores range from 7 to 70 across them. Every full CT17 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The CT17 district contains both ends of the scale: Kearsney, River & Whitfield at 71 out of 100 (#2,007 of 6,856 in England) against Dover West at 7, a 64-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood in the least-deprived third of England and 3 in the most-deprived third. Median prices range from £195,500 in Dover West to £309,995 in Kearsney, River & Whitfield.

Living here

Typical net household income£37,698a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime108per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)41
Owner-occupied59%

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 CT17 district

£211,000median home sold over the past year · +14.7% over 5 years · +0.5% over the year · 243 sales
Detached£397,250
Semi-detached£285,000
Terraced£196,000
Flat£133,000
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
Elms Vale & Capel-le-FerneDover 2,82959 £300,000
Dover EastDover 6,01012 £220,000
Buckland & St RadigundsDover 6,18810 £205,000
Dover WestDover 6,3737 £195,500

People living in CT17 Census 2021

Residents47,504
Median age (est.)41
Density677per km²
No qualifications21%
Degree or above22%
No car or van26%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 11%25–44 26%45–64 26%65+ 19%

Tenure

Own outright: 32%Mortgage/shared: 27%Social rent: 17%Private rent: 25%
Own outright 32%Mortgage/shared 27%Social rent 17%Private rent 25%

Households

One person: 32%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 12%Other: 15%
One person 32%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 12%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Associate professional 15% · Caring & leisure 13% · Professional 12%

All occupation groups
Associate professional15%
Caring & leisure13%
Professional12%
Elementary12%
Skilled trades10%
Administrative10%
Sales & customer service10%
Managers & directors9%
Process & plant9%

Ethnic group

White: 93%Asian: 3%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 93%Asian 3%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 47% · No religion 44% · Hindu 1%

Born outside the UK: 11%

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 CT17

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the CT17 district.

Dover

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around CT17.

CT16 CT15 CT18 CT19 CT14 CT50 CT20 CT13

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.