Dover

Area Guide For Dover

Dover is a town and major ferry port in the home county of Kent, in South East England. It faces France across the narrowest part of the English Channel, and lies south-east of Canterbury; east of Kent's administrative capital Maidstone and north-east along the coastline from Dungeness and Hastings. The town is the administrative centre of the Dover District and home of the Dover Calais ferry through the Port of Dover. The surrounding chalk cliffs have become known as the White Cliffs of Dover, and the narrow sea passage nearby the Strait of Dover. Its strategic position has been evident throughout its history: archaeological finds have revealed that the area has always been a focus for peoples entering and leaving Britain. The name of the town derives from the name of the river that flows through River Dour. The town has been inhabited since the Stone Age according to archeological finds, and Dover is one of only a few places in Britain London and Cornwall being other examples to have a corresponding name in the French language, Douvres. Services related to the Port of Dover provide a great deal of the town employment, as does tourism,

 
 

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Estimated Price: £198,424
Average Asking Price: £245,251
Price change in last one year: £9,288
Average Price Paid: £169,603
Average Rent Rates: £690

 
 

Property Prices Breakdown in Dover

Average Price for property in Dover is around £198,424 which varies based on type of property you are interested in and ranges from £341,754 for detached house to around £195,789 for semi-detached. Similarly terraced house is around £140,977 and a flat is worth £124,371. Values have been changing and have risen £257 in last 3 months alone. Similar historical trend can be observed in price changes e.g. prices changed £969 in last 6 months, £9,288 in last 1 year, £25,108 in last 2 years, £26,541 in last 3 years, £28,275 in last 4 years and £28,093 in last 5 years.

Currently average asking price of a property in Dover is around £245,251 based on approximately 733 properties for sale. Same is the case with rental options based on 61 properties up for rent, average asking rent is around £690 per month.

Estimated property value in Dover is £198,424. Average asking price is £245,251 while average price paid is £183,338 which is up by £9,288 and Avg. asking rent £690.Based on an Online Survey

Buyers are willing to pay high dollar prices to grab these properties because of the recent trend in real estate investment especially in Dover area. In last 1 year alone average price buyer paid is around £183,338 based on approximately 733 sales in Dover area alone. If you compare it to last 3 years sales of 2,050 properties where buyers paid around £172,461. It has been same for some time now for e.g. if you take an average of amount paid in last 5 years, it comes to around £169,603 for 3,200 and average amount paid for purchase of approx. 4,268 properties sold in last 7 years comes to about £167,458 per sale.

 
 

Properties For Sale in Dover

 
 

Breakdown of asking prices for homes of different sizes show that price varies clearly based on no of bedrooms and type of house. Asking price for a house with 1 bedroom is around £123,330, £144,711 for a 2 bedroom house, £213,071 for a 3 bedroom house, £374,470 for a 4 bedroom house and £534,188 for a 5 bedroom house. For a flat similarly the prices varies from £91,992 for a single bedroom to £141,028 for a 2 bedroom Flat. Same is the case with 3 bedroom flat £245,999 and £265,986 for a 4 bedroom flat. To sum up the asking prices for properties in Dover it comes to around average £94,285 for 1 bedroom property, £143,238 for 2 bedroom, £214,012 for 3 bedroom, £370,376 for 4 bedroom and £534,188 for a 5 bedroom property.

Rent per calendar month varies similarly based on type and size of the house. If you look at the rents per month for houses alone it can vary from £462 for 1 bedroom to £607 for 2 bedrooms, £738 for 3 bedrooms, £818 for 4 bedrooms and £949 for 5 bedrooms house. But if you are interested in renting a 1 bedroom flat then rent per month can be around £429. As the no. of bedroom increase so will the rent e.g. for a 2 bedroom flat it will be around £598 and £758 for 5 bedroom. You should be generally be expecting around average £433 rent per month for single bedroom property, £604 for 2 bedroom, £738 for 3 bedroom, £818 for 4 bedroom and approximately £854 for a 5 bedroom property in Dover area.

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Disclaimer : Location real estate estimates and values are based on House price index background data and Sales data provided by United Kingdom Land registry Records available as public records from their website. This information is updated monthly on our website and may not reflect all public transactions. This information is based on estimated calculation generated from our developed algorithms. We are striving to make this information as accurate and useful as possible. This data covers the transactions received at Land Registry in the period 1/1/1995 to 9/1/2014. © Crown copyright 2014. Data produced by Land Registry © Crown copyright 2014.

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