— ACRERIGHT AREA REPORT · NEIGHBOURHOOD
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32 sales in the last 12 months · median £289,750 · Dover
Cleaner air than most
Dover Council · Labour minority — no overall control 12/32 seats · 38% · OCD 2026
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Who lives here? This neighbourhood
Population1,556
ONS Census 2021 (Nomis) · this neighbourhood
Relative deprivation — this area's neighbourhoods average 7/10 · more deprived than in 2019. A higher number means less deprivation. Roughly 65% of English neighbourhoods fall in more-deprived bands.
Full deprivation breakdown — all seven domains
DEPRIVATION
IMD decile 7/10
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WHAT THIS MEANSThis area scores 7/10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation — less deprived than most (averaged across its neighbourhoods). About 65% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than this area. The scale runs 1 (most deprived 10%) to 10 (least deprived).
SINCE 2019Was IMD decile 8 in 2019 — has worsened since.
The seven things the index measures, each on the same 1–10 scale (higher = better). A low bar shows where the deprivation actually is.
Income
8.0/10
Employment
7.0/10
Education & skills
7.0/10
Health & disability
6.0/10
Crime
6.0/10
Housing & services
3.0/10
Living environment
8.0/10
Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG), averaged over the LSOAs in this area. · IoD2025
Figures for the wider Dover — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.
Employment rate · residents aged 16+53%
Unemployment · economically active residents5.7%
Degree-level (Level 4+)27%
Good or very good health79%
Own their home66%
Median age46.1
Born outside the UK8%
ONS Census 2021 · wider district
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