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Past price cycles in Dover

Sale prices have fallen by 3% or more 11 times since 1995. The deepest began in October 2007.

Deepest fall
−23.4%
Recovery from the low
65 months

Prices in Dover and the UK, indexed

Average sale prices, both set to 100 in January 1995.

  • Dover
  • United Kingdom
  • 100 = January 1995
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PeriodDoverUnited Kingdom
Aug 2026553.8534.7
Jul 2026546.8532.9
Jun 2026540.5530.1
May 2026535.1533.1
Apr 2026530.1530.6
Mar 2026535.5526.0
Feb 2026539.8527.6
Jan 2026552.3526.4
Dec 2025550.1524.8
Nov 2025550.3529.6
Oct 2025551.0528.4
Sep 2025555.7527.8
Aug 2025551.4529.8
Jul 2025529.2526.5
Jun 2025517.2522.4
May 2025525.7517.1
Apr 2025531.1509.5
Mar 2025547.4524.8
Feb 2025550.2518.5
Jan 2025559.7518.8
Dec 2024554.9517.0
Nov 2024547.5518.0
Oct 2024555.3519.4
Sep 2024559.9518.4
Aug 2024559.5519.1
Jul 2024544.0514.0
Jun 2024535.1508.3
May 2024530.5506.3
Apr 2024540.0502.2
Mar 2024534.3499.5
Feb 2024538.0498.6
Jan 2024543.6501.2
Dec 2023567.5501.6
Nov 2023587.5505.9
Oct 2023588.5509.4
Sep 2023594.4511.7
Aug 2023596.6514.2
Jul 2023606.6511.4
Jun 2023602.3505.8
May 2023596.6503.9
Apr 2023600.2502.2
Mar 2023599.4501.1
Feb 2023602.4506.8
Jan 2023591.0511.0
Dec 2022597.3515.4
Nov 2022604.7519.5
Oct 2022619.5520.3
Sep 2022609.2520.3
Aug 2022597.7519.2
Jul 2022579.0514.8
Jun 2022571.5505.4
May 2022567.3499.4
Apr 2022566.6493.8
Mar 2022574.8488.0
Feb 2022568.1486.2
Jan 2022565.3485.7
Dec 2021553.1480.1
Nov 2021557.0477.7
Oct 2021543.5468.5
Sep 2021527.9480.5
Aug 2021521.4466.8
Jul 2021516.9453.1
Jun 2021524.9475.4
May 2021522.5451.4
Apr 2021531.2448.4
Mar 2021526.8455.2
Feb 2021525.1448.6
Jan 2021516.5447.3
Dec 2020520.9447.3
Nov 2020514.3443.9
Oct 2020513.3439.4
Sep 2020500.2435.7
Aug 2020492.3431.1
Jul 2020483.1426.9
Jun 2020487.8423.4
May 2020490.2417.6
Apr 2020490.6415.5
Mar 2020484.0419.7
Feb 2020480.2416.0
Jan 2020488.5418.4
Dec 2019489.9418.1
Nov 2019497.3418.7
Oct 2019492.5420.2
Sep 2019489.4421.3
Aug 2019481.2421.0
Jul 2019488.7419.6
Jun 2019484.8415.0
May 2019484.4413.2
Apr 2019467.8412.6
Mar 2019477.5409.7
Feb 2019476.6410.8
Jan 2019485.9411.8
Dec 2018490.4414.4
Nov 2018501.9415.3
Oct 2018498.7417.1
Sep 2018485.7417.5
Aug 2018476.3418.3
Jul 2018470.5417.0
Jun 2018468.0411.9
May 2018459.1409.2
Apr 2018460.0407.5
Mar 2018467.9403.7
Feb 2018474.6406.1
Jan 2018475.4405.0
Dec 2017466.1406.5
Nov 2017461.7404.9
Oct 2017463.0406.0
Sep 2017465.1405.7
Aug 2017458.3407.2
Jul 2017449.1405.4
Jun 2017436.3400.2
May 2017435.8396.8
Apr 2017429.3394.4
Mar 2017441.3388.3
Feb 2017437.8389.1
Jan 2017444.7388.3
Dec 2016432.2388.7
Nov 2016427.8388.0
Oct 2016433.8386.2
Sep 2016430.2387.5
Aug 2016429.2388.1
Jul 2016414.2388.1
Jun 2016416.7384.0
May 2016422.5380.4
Apr 2016416.3376.0
Mar 2016412.2374.6
Feb 2016404.6370.8
Jan 2016407.7370.6
Dec 2015406.9369.6
Nov 2015404.3368.4
Oct 2015397.6365.6
Sep 2015393.2365.1
Aug 2015390.9364.3
Jul 2015392.1361.0
Jun 2015387.4355.0
May 2015378.5352.3
Apr 2015360.0348.5
Mar 2015358.7345.5
Feb 2015363.7344.2
Jan 2015374.4343.9
Dec 2014376.8345.7
Nov 2014372.7344.9
Oct 2014374.9346.1
Sep 2014371.2346.6
Aug 2014365.5346.2
Jul 2014360.8342.2
Jun 2014358.7337.5
May 2014356.9334.6
Apr 2014354.9331.1
Mar 2014348.2323.9
Feb 2014348.0322.7
Jan 2014346.0321.4
Dec 2013348.3321.0
Nov 2013342.7318.1
Oct 2013344.0316.4
Sep 2013336.0317.7
Aug 2013327.3317.4
Jul 2013322.3314.9
Jun 2013320.0311.4
May 2013329.8308.9
Apr 2013324.0307.3
Mar 2013324.7304.3
Feb 2013327.6302.5
Jan 2013326.1302.5
Dec 2012329.3304.6
Nov 2012326.4305.3
Oct 2012336.3305.0
Sep 2012333.5307.2
Aug 2012326.4308.3
Jul 2012312.9307.9
Jun 2012310.8306.7
May 2012305.7303.8
Apr 2012301.9302.8
Mar 2012302.5299.3
Feb 2012309.8298.5
Jan 2012321.8299.3
Dec 2011327.5301.3
Nov 2011321.0302.6
Oct 2011313.4302.5
Sep 2011309.7305.8
Aug 2011309.4306.6
Jul 2011317.6306.4
Jun 2011315.0302.6
May 2011315.5302.1
Apr 2011309.9303.4
Mar 2011315.2298.8
Feb 2011324.5300.2
Jan 2011331.7301.8
Dec 2010331.0304.3
Nov 2010337.4304.9
Oct 2010340.1308.5
Sep 2010337.7312.0
Aug 2010334.9312.8
Jul 2010330.6312.8
Jun 2010337.0309.7
May 2010332.8308.2
Apr 2010328.9306.7
Mar 2010316.2302.8
Feb 2010315.6302.8
Jan 2010315.7302.1
Dec 2009316.9303.2
Nov 2009316.6301.2
Oct 2009314.1300.2
Sep 2009312.8298.2
Aug 2009309.5295.9
Jul 2009310.1293.0
Jun 2009302.4287.8
May 2009291.7285.0
Apr 2009280.9281.1
Mar 2009286.0278.6
Feb 2009289.0280.3
Jan 2009291.4283.6
Dec 2008296.7290.3
Nov 2008309.8294.8
Oct 2008323.0303.4
Sep 2008339.5309.6
Aug 2008340.7317.6
Jul 2008344.9324.4
Jun 2008342.4328.0
May 2008350.6332.4
Apr 2008355.2330.4
Mar 2008357.1329.8
Feb 2008354.9332.2
Jan 2008353.6335.1
Dec 2007355.9341.3
Nov 2007361.0341.8
Oct 2007366.6342.0
Sep 2007365.5342.8
Aug 2007359.3342.3
Jul 2007355.6340.4
Jun 2007349.2336.1
May 2007348.2332.5
Apr 2007339.6328.7
Mar 2007335.4322.2
Feb 2007335.9319.8
Jan 2007336.7318.8
Dec 2006342.5319.0
Nov 2006337.3315.0
Oct 2006327.9313.4
Sep 2006322.4311.6
Aug 2006314.6310.3
Jul 2006321.5307.7
Jun 2006315.7303.4
May 2006316.6300.5
Apr 2006315.7297.7
Mar 2006316.6291.4
Feb 2006315.8289.0
Jan 2006313.4288.6
Dec 2005309.4289.0
Nov 2005310.8287.4
Oct 2005307.4286.6
Sep 2005311.5287.1
Aug 2005310.3287.6
Jul 2005305.9286.4
Jun 2005304.8282.8
May 2005308.4280.6
Apr 2005310.1277.6
Mar 2005302.1273.7
Feb 2005296.4271.5
Jan 2005299.5271.7
Dec 2004308.5271.9
Nov 2004308.1273.9
Oct 2004310.3274.3
Sep 2004301.6272.3
Aug 2004302.7272.8
Jul 2004293.4269.7
Jun 2004293.1264.1
May 2004281.1259.5
Apr 2004273.2256.4
Mar 2004266.5245.3
Feb 2004266.1244.7
Jan 2004266.1247.1
Dec 2003261.1245.6
Nov 2003256.7240.9
Oct 2003254.4243.6
Sep 2003252.0239.4
Aug 2003247.3240.2
Jul 2003246.7236.0
Jun 2003241.7231.9
May 2003240.5231.4
Apr 2003237.4233.0
Mar 2003239.0227.6
Feb 2003235.0222.8
Jan 2003226.7225.2
Dec 2002223.0226.8
Nov 2002222.9219.5
Oct 2002222.8217.3
Sep 2002213.4215.7
Aug 2002201.8210.6
Jul 2002194.5206.0
Jun 2002191.3204.4
May 2002193.3196.4
Apr 2002188.6191.4
Mar 2002185.8188.9
Feb 2002179.7182.5
Jan 2002178.6176.1
Dec 2001176.8176.7
Nov 2001175.1176.7
Oct 2001173.3176.7
Sep 2001173.6180.3
Aug 2001174.9180.3
Jul 2001170.5180.3
Jun 2001161.1174.1
May 2001155.7174.1
Apr 2001155.5174.1
Mar 2001157.2168.0
Feb 2001154.6168.0
Jan 2001155.6168.0
Dec 2000157.7168.9
Nov 2000158.3168.9
Oct 2000155.3168.9
Sep 2000149.6164.0
Aug 2000149.7164.0
Jul 2000145.4164.0
Jun 2000147.1161.0
May 2000144.1161.0
Apr 2000145.6161.0
Mar 2000140.7152.6
Feb 2000141.8152.6
Jan 2000136.5152.6
Dec 1999134.5148.8
Nov 1999130.6148.8
Oct 1999130.7148.8
Sep 1999129.3145.1
Aug 1999124.9145.1
Jul 1999119.8145.1
Jun 1999118.0137.1
May 1999114.5137.1
Apr 1999114.3137.1
Mar 1999116.9131.5
Feb 1999118.8131.5
Jan 1999119.1131.5
Dec 1998118.1130.7
Nov 1998118.3130.7
Oct 1998118.8130.7
Sep 1998118.3131.3
Aug 1998118.2131.3
Jul 1998121.4131.3
Jun 1998119.4125.8
May 1998121.2125.8
Apr 1998115.0125.8
Mar 1998112.2119.5
Feb 1998109.4119.5
Jan 1998110.6119.5
Dec 1997112.3116.5
Nov 1997113.0116.5
Oct 1997111.9116.5
Sep 1997111.6117.4
Aug 1997106.2117.4
Jul 1997105.6117.4
Jun 1997104.8111.7
May 1997105.6111.7
Apr 1997102.7111.7
Mar 1997101.6109.5
Feb 1997100.8109.5
Jan 1997102.6109.5
Dec 1996101.9108.0
Nov 1996103.2108.0
Oct 1996103.1108.0
Sep 1996101.5106.2
Aug 199699.0106.2
Jul 199697.8106.2
Jun 199697.7102.2
May 199695.0102.2
Apr 199693.3102.2
Mar 199693.4102.1
Feb 199695.9102.1
Jan 199696.0102.1
Dec 199595.2100.6
Nov 199598.3100.6
Oct 199599.1100.6
Sep 199598.7102.0
Aug 199597.3102.0
Jul 199597.7102.0
Jun 1995101.3101.1
May 199597.5101.1
Apr 199596.9101.1
Mar 199595.9100.0
Feb 199598.3100.0
Jan 1995100.0100.0

Every fall of 3% or more

From the peak to the lowest month after it, and how long prices took to get back.

PeakLowFallMonths fallingMonths to recover
January 1995March 1995−4.1%23
June 1995April 1996−7.8%105
November 1997February 1998−3.2%32
July 1998April 1999−5.9%94
October 2004February 2005−4.5%46
October 2007April 2009−23.4%1865
December 2014March 2015−4.8%32
January 2017April 2017−3.5%33
January 2018May 2018−3.4%43
November 2018April 2019−6.8%518
October 2022June 2025−16.5%32Not yet

The UK House Price Index goes back to 1968 for the UK, its nations and England's regions, to 1995 for councils in England and Wales, to 2004 in Scotland and to 2005 in Northern Ireland, where it is quarterly. A fall counts once prices drop 3% below a peak, and ends when they are back at it.

Other reports for Dover

Sale prices have an 80% chance of landing between £264,662 and £323,176 by August 2027.

Expected, August 2027
£293,919
Chance of a rise
68%

At the average sale price, a home costs £282,945. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is £1,305 a month. The UK sets no cap on the payment; no more than 15% of new mortgages may lend over 4.5 times income.

Payment, two incomes
20%
Payment, one income
39%

Renting the average home costs less each month than owning it. Owning counts interest, running costs and the return the deposit could earn, at the average sale price; rent is the average of all private tenancies. Repaying the loan is saving, so it is left out.

Rent per month
£1,037
Owning per month
£1,332

27.8% fewer homes were started in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.

Started, 12 months
300
Per 1,000 residents
2.5

Figures for United Kingdom: Dover has no reliable figures of its own.

Buyers living abroad bought 1.8% of the homes sold here in the four quarters to Q1 2025.

Bought by buyers abroad, 12 months
1.8%

In 2025 the population grew by 1,233 while 500 homes were finished: 2.5 new residents for every new home.

New residents per new home, 2025
2.5
Population change, 2025
+1,233

5.9% of the 54,720 homes counted in the 2021 census had nobody usually living in them.

Empty, 2021 census
5.9%
Empty homes
3,235

In 2025, 6% of the homes added came from existing buildings rather than new ones.

Homes from existing buildings, 2025
6%