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Dover house prices

Average sold prices for Dover, broken down by property type, buyer status, funding status and property status, from HM Land Registry's UK House Price Index.

Average price
£271,263
Annual change
+1%
Homes sold, March 2026
84
England average
£292,095

The average property in Dover sold for £271,263 in May 2026, up 1% on the year. That is about 7% below the England average of £292,095. 84 homes sold in Dover in March 2026, the most recent month HM Land Registry have published transaction counts for.

Price trend

Over the 12 months to May 2026, the average price in Dover rose 3%, peaking at £284,691 in January 2026.

£284,691 £264,128
June 2025May 2026

Peak £284,691 in January 2026.

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By property type

Detached homes are the most expensive in Dover at £465,854, 228% above flat or maisonette at £141,936. Flat or maisonette is the only type where prices fell over the year, down 2.6%.

Average sold price by property type, May 2026.
Property typeAverage priceAnnual change
Detached£465,854+1%
Semi-detached£292,261+2%
Terraced£227,771+1.2%
Flat or maisonette£141,936-2.6%

By buyer status

First-time buyers in Dover paid £95,162 less than people who already owned, a gap of 42%.

Average sold price by buyer status, May 2026.
BuyerAverage priceAnnual change
First-time buyer£228,375+1.1%
Former owner-occupier£323,537+1%

By funding status

Cash buyers in Dover paid 4% more than those with a mortgage. Cash accounted for 51% of the sales counted in March 2026.

Average sold price by funding status, May 2026. Sales volumes are for March 2026, the most recent month published. Cash and mortgage sales are counted separately and do not necessarily add up to the total above.
Paid withAverage priceAnnual changeSales
Cash£277,689+0.5%21
Mortgage£267,813+1.3%20

By property status

New builds in Dover sold for 76% more than existing homes.

Average sold price by property status, March 2026. Sales volumes are not shown for new builds: they are registered months after completion, so recent counts are incomplete rather than low.
Property statusAverage priceAnnual change
New build£466,415+0.7%
Existing property£265,715-2.8%

Month by month

Average sold price and annual change over the last 12 published months. Sales volumes stop two months short because HM Land Registry withhold the most recent counts until more transactions are registered.
MonthAverage priceAnnual changeSales
May 2026£271,263+1%n/a
April 2026£270,841Broadly flatn/a
March 2026£272,946-2.4%84
February 2026£277,260-1.4%87
January 2026£284,691-0.5%96
December 2025£284,137Broadly flat121
November 2025£284,621+1.7%146
October 2025£283,412Broadly flat177
September 2025£284,459-0.6%129
August 2025£281,234-1.6%150
July 2025£270,116-2.9%161
June 2025£264,128-3.5%156
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Figures for a local authority are a three-month average rather than a single month's transactions. HM Land Registry revise the most recent twelve months as more sales are registered, so recent figures are provisional.