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House prices in Dover: the next 12 months
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%
Dover: five years of prices and the expected path
Average sale price per home, £, monthly, with the next 12 months' expected path
- Dover
- South East
- United Kingdom
- Expected path
- 80% range
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| Period | Dover | South East | United Kingdom |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2027 · Expected path | £293,919 (£264,662–£323,176) | £383,466 | £280,154 |
| Jul 2027 · Expected path | £293,005 (£265,097–£320,912) | £383,173 | £279,560 |
| Jun 2027 · Expected path | £292,090 (£265,580–£318,600) | £382,880 | £278,967 |
| May 2027 · Expected path | £291,176 (£266,120–£316,231) | £382,588 | £278,374 |
| Apr 2027 · Expected path | £290,261 (£266,728–£313,794) | £382,295 | £277,781 |
| Mar 2027 · Expected path | £289,347 (£267,417–£311,276) | £382,002 | £277,188 |
| Feb 2027 · Expected path | £288,432 (£268,207–£308,657) | £381,709 | £276,595 |
| Jan 2027 · Expected path | £287,518 (£269,126–£305,909) | £381,417 | £276,002 |
| Dec 2026 · Expected path | £286,603 (£270,217–£302,989) | £381,124 | £275,409 |
| Nov 2026 · Expected path | £285,689 (£271,554–£299,823) | £380,831 | £274,816 |
| Oct 2026 · Expected path | £284,774 (£273,279–£296,269) | £380,538 | £274,223 |
| Sep 2026 · Expected path | £283,860 (£275,764–£291,956) | £380,246 | £273,630 |
| Aug 2026 | £282,945 | £379,953 | £273,037 |
| Jul 2026 | £279,375 | £380,375 | £272,146 |
| Jun 2026 | £276,165 | £378,890 | £270,690 |
| May 2026 | £273,394 | £381,519 | £272,221 |
| Apr 2026 | £270,841 | £379,342 | £270,966 |
| Mar 2026 | £273,600 | £378,202 | £268,631 |
| Feb 2026 | £275,828 | £378,018 | £269,423 |
| Jan 2026 | £282,180 | £379,593 | £268,814 |
| Dec 2025 | £281,052 | £374,984 | £268,002 |
| Nov 2025 | £281,173 | £379,283 | £270,472 |
| Oct 2025 | £281,523 | £382,074 | £269,819 |
| Sep 2025 | £283,916 | £379,765 | £269,556 |
| Aug 2025 | £281,743 | £383,045 | £270,575 |
| Jul 2025 | £270,387 | £380,195 | £268,843 |
| Jun 2025 | £264,252 | £379,262 | £266,796 |
| May 2025 | £268,597 | £376,656 | £264,078 |
| Apr 2025 | £271,381 | £375,519 | £260,162 |
| Mar 2025 | £279,695 | £381,452 | £268,019 |
| Feb 2025 | £281,096 | £380,137 | £264,771 |
| Jan 2025 | £285,992 | £381,267 | £264,936 |
| Dec 2024 | £283,501 | £378,958 | £263,991 |
| Nov 2024 | £279,732 | £377,413 | £264,515 |
| Oct 2024 | £283,717 | £381,155 | £265,252 |
| Sep 2024 | £286,081 | £380,519 | £264,750 |
| Aug 2024 | £285,850 | £381,897 | £265,085 |
| Jul 2024 | £277,929 | £377,066 | £262,479 |
| Jun 2024 | £273,412 | £373,083 | £259,585 |
| May 2024 | £271,033 | £372,808 | £258,565 |
| Apr 2024 | £275,927 | £369,214 | £256,478 |
| Mar 2024 | £272,970 | £366,875 | £255,082 |
| Feb 2024 | £274,909 | £367,789 | £254,633 |
| Jan 2024 | £277,761 | £369,326 | £255,972 |
| Dec 2023 | £289,948 | £367,572 | £256,177 |
| Nov 2023 | £300,175 | £375,344 | £258,368 |
| Oct 2023 | £300,708 | £377,965 | £260,129 |
| Sep 2023 | £303,690 | £379,338 | £261,318 |
| Aug 2023 | £304,826 | £381,601 | £262,602 |
| Jul 2023 | £309,940 | £381,968 | £261,182 |
| Jun 2023 | £307,756 | £377,848 | £258,275 |
| May 2023 | £304,833 | £377,989 | £257,330 |
| Apr 2023 | £306,684 | £379,543 | £256,479 |
| Mar 2023 | £306,273 | £380,362 | £255,885 |
| Feb 2023 | £307,808 | £383,401 | £258,788 |
| Jan 2023 | £301,944 | £387,727 | £260,941 |
| Dec 2022 | £305,195 | £388,158 | £263,190 |
| Nov 2022 | £308,960 | £389,960 | £265,299 |
| Oct 2022 | £316,516 | £391,862 | £265,693 |
| Sep 2022 | £311,282 | £391,553 | £265,727 |
| Aug 2022 | £305,401 | £390,701 | £265,124 |
| Jul 2022 | £295,832 | £387,054 | £262,904 |
| Jun 2022 | £291,978 | £380,603 | £258,118 |
| May 2022 | £289,880 | £376,100 | £255,040 |
| Apr 2022 | £289,509 | £370,658 | £252,167 |
| Mar 2022 | £293,668 | £369,755 | £249,232 |
| Feb 2022 | £290,264 | £367,655 | £248,309 |
| Jan 2022 | £288,816 | £368,184 | £248,031 |
| Dec 2021 | £282,581 | £362,713 | £245,189 |
| Nov 2021 | £284,592 | £360,386 | £243,930 |
| Oct 2021 | £277,701 | £354,140 | £239,236 |
| Sep 2021 | £269,720 | £361,613 | £245,371 |
What the model expects
The central estimate at each horizon, and the range prices land in 8 times out of 10.
| Horizon | Expected | 80% range | Chance of a rise | Chance of beating inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In 3 months (November 2026) | £285,689 | £271,554 – £299,823 | 60% | 51% |
| In 4 months (December 2026) | £286,603 | £270,217 – £302,989 | 61% | 51% |
| In 12 months (August 2027) | £293,919 | £264,662 – £323,176 | 68% | 52% |
The outlook carries the region's own monthly price history forward: the recent trend and how far prices usually stray from it. It knows nothing about interest-rate decisions, new laws or local projects, so read it as a description of momentum, not a forecast to act on.
Other reports for Dover
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%
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
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%