Renting in Dover

Average Rent in Dover

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Renting in Dover

What it costs to rent in Dover

Dover currently has 632 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £945 a month. 20 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 43% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is CT15 at around £600/mo, while CT16 1AP sits nearer £2,758/mo. For a wider view of where the UK’s cheapest rents are, see our guide to the cheapest cities to rent in the UK.

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Market snapshot

Dover rental market at a glance

632

Active rentals in Dover

£945/mo

Median monthly rent

Property sites we watch

Rental prices

Rent by bedrooms in Dover

Median monthly rent, based on 632 active listings across 5 property sites.

Bedrooms	Median rent	Available
1 bed	£750/mo	193
2 bed	£1,000/mo	186
3 bed	£1,225/mo	142
4+ bed	£1,450/mo	43
Room	£563/mo	57

Updated July 2026. Prices normalised to monthly where weekly was listed.

Rent trend · ONS PIPR

How Dover rents have moved

Office for National Statistics Price Index of Private Rents — official monthly average rent across all tenures in Dover. Latest: £962/mo (Mar 26, +5.4% YoY).

Latest

£962

Mar 26

Annual

+5.4%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£742

Apr 21

Total change

+30%

since 2021

Source: Office for National Statistics · Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR). Updated monthly with a ~2-month lag. ONS uses Broad Rental Market Areas in Scotland — figures may aggregate beyond the city itself.

Affordability · ONS ASHE

What share of Dover pay goes on rent?

Renters in Dover spend an estimated 34% of the local median gross salary on rent — based on the ONS Price Index of Private Rents and ASHE Table 8 (2025).

Median rent

£962/mo

£11,544/yr

Median pay

£33,704/yr

gross, ASHE 2025

Rent burden

34%

Affordable for most renters.

0%30% threshold80%

Sources: Office for National Statistics — Price Index of Private Rents (latest month) and Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings Table 8.7a (median annual gross pay, place of residence). The 30% line is the conventional rent-burden threshold above which housing costs are considered to crowd out other essentials.

Council tax · VOA 2024

Council tax bands across Dover

Most Dover homes sit in Band B. The weighted average works out close to Band B–C across 55,460 properties on the council-tax list.

Modal band

most common band

Mean band

2.99

≈ Band B–C

Stock

55k

55,460 properties

A
13%7,290
B
31%17,230
C
26%14,500
D
14%7,660
E
8%4,590
F
5%2,550
G
3%1,570
H
0%70

Source: HM Valuation Office Agency — Council Tax Stock of Properties (CTSOP1.0), extract dated 31 March 2024. Covers England and Wales; Scotland and Northern Ireland use separate band schemes and aren't included.

Broadband · Ofcom Connected Nations

Broadband coverage across Dover

73% of Dover premises can already get full-fibre and 80% can get gigabit speeds — Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage, July 2025.

Full fibre

73%

FTTP-ready premises

Gigabit

80%

≥1Gbit/s available

Superfast

97%

≥30Mbit/s available

Mean speed

428 Mbit/s

bucket-weighted estimate

Full fibre (FTTP)
73%
Gigabit-capable
80%
Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s)
97%

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage by Local Authority (Dover), July 2025, covering 54,880 premises. Mean download speed is estimated from Ofcom speed-bucket midpoints.

Energy efficiency · DESNZ EPC

EPC ratings for Dover homes

46% of Dover homes hold a current EPC in bands A–C — the bands that meet the proposed 2030 minimum energy-efficiency standard for rented stock.

Bands A–C

46%

good energy-efficiency stock

Bands D–G

54%

below the proposed 2030 floor

Certificates

48k

48,169 EPCs

A
0%194
B
13%6,145
C
33%16,030
D
37%18,035
E
12%5,925
F
3%1,384
G
1%456

Source: DESNZ Energy Performance of Buildings register (replacement for opendatacommunities.org), domestic certificates filed under Dover. Covers England and Wales — Scottish EPCs are held in a separate Scottish register and aren't included.

Schools · GIAS · DfE

State-funded schools near Dover

14 open state-funded schools sit within one mile of the Dover centroid. The five closest:

1
St Richard's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · CT16 1EZ
0.33 mi
2
Dover Grammar School for Girls
Secondary · Community school · CT16 2PZ
0.39 mi
3
Dover, St Mary's Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · CT16 1QX
0.40 mi
4
Charlton Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · CT16 2LX
0.48 mi
5
Barton Junior School
Primary · Academy converter · CT16 2ND
0.51 mi

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools (state-funded extract). Distances are straight-line from each school's postcode to the Dover centroid. Ofsted ratings were removed from GIAS in January 2025 and aren't available here.

Property types

What’s on offer in Dover

Flats & apartments

258

50% of listings

Houses

195

38% of listings

Rooms

11% of listings

Bungalows

1% of listings

Property mix · houses

Houses to rent in Dover — what's on the market

Terraced houses make up 68% of the 201 houses currently advertised in Dover.

Terraced
68%136
Other house
14%29
Semi-detached
11%22
Detached
4%8
Bungalow
3%6

Rent by postcode

Where Dover rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 512 live listings in 16 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Dover

1CT16 1AP£2,758/mo4 rentals
2ME4£1,825/mo7 rentals
3ME10£1,350/mo3 rentals

Cheapest in Dover

1CT15£600/mo6 rentals
2CT1£670/mo6 rentals
3CT16£850/mo162 rentals

Features · Dover

Garden, parking, and floor area in Dover

Live signal across 632 Dover rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

73%

of 142 Dover listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

63%

of 130 Dover listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Area safety

Safety in Dover

Higher Crime Area

Based on the latest police data (July 2026), Dover has a higher crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 16 of 16 postcode districts analysed, the median was 136 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Dover is Anti-social behaviour, accounting for 0% of all incidents.

Crime overview

136 crimes per area (median)
16 of 16 postcode districts covered
Data: July 2026

Most reported

Anti-social behaviour
0% of incidents

Dover’s overall figures sit above the national median, but crime varies a lot by neighbourhood. Dwellio alerts include the area’s data so you can pick the right street.

Data from data.police.uk, updated monthly. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Area breakdown

Safety by suburb in Dover

Street-level crime counts from data.police.uk for May 2026, covering a ~1 mile radius around each suburb centre. Figures are normalised per 1,000 residents so you can compare neighbourhoods fairly.

Deal has the lowest crime count of the top 5 suburbs in Dover.

Deal
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (40) · pop. ~30,000
2.9
per 1k
Whitfield
Typical for city
Most common: Anti-social behaviour (20) · pop. ~6,000
13
per 1k
River
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (25) · pop. ~3,000
28
per 1k
Aycliffe
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (27) · pop. ~3,000
28
per 1k
Walmer
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (13) · pop. ~8,000
3.8
per 1k

Suburbs shown are representative populated areas; figures reflect street-level incidents within ~1 mile of each centre. Data from data.police.uk. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Where we search

Dover listings by portal

We watch 5 property sites for rentals in Dover.

Rightmove

204

OnTheMarket

152

OpenRent

148

PrimeLocation

SpareRoom

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Frequently asked

Renting in Dover — your questions answered

What is the average rent in Dover?

The median rent in Dover is £945/month based on 632 active listings across 5 property portals (2026-07).

How many rental properties are available in Dover?

There are currently 632 rental properties available in Dover, with 20 new listings added in the last 7 days.

Is Dover safe for renters?

Dover has a higher crime rate compared to other UK cities, with a median of 136 reported crimes per postcode area (July 2026). The most common category is Anti-social behaviour. Data from data.police.uk.

What is the most common crime in Dover?

The most commonly reported crime category in Dover is Anti-social behaviour, based on data.police.uk records for July 2026.

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