Average Rent, House Prices and Buy-to-Let Yield in Dover (July 2026)
The average private rent in Dover is £1,029 a month (ONS, July 2026) and the average house price £276,234 (HM Land Registry, June 2026): a gross yield of 4.5%, ranked 153 of 316 local authorities.
Rent in Dover
The average private rent across all property types is £1,029 a month (+9.7% on a year earlier). The regional median in the South East is £1,355.
| Property | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £734 | £8,808 a year |
| 2 bedrooms | £959 | £11,508 a year |
| 3 bedrooms | £1,175 | £14,100 a year |
| 4+ bedrooms | £1,674 | £20,088 a year |
The bedroom ladder in Dover: one to two bedrooms adds 30.7% to the rent, two to three adds 22.5% and three to four-plus adds 42.5% (England-and-Wales medians 27.3%, 20.9% and 40.9%). The biggest step here is three to four or more bedrooms — the size where an extra room earns most, and the first place to look when comparing a conversion against its cost.
House prices in Dover
The average price paid is £276,234 (+4.5% on a year earlier).
| Type | Average price |
|---|---|
| Detached | £473,281 |
| Semi-detached | £297,881 |
| Terraced | £232,204 |
| Flat | £144,380 |
Rents are outrunning prices in Dover. Rents moved +9.7% over the year against +4.5% for prices — a gap of 5.2 points that lifts the gross yield a buyer sees today. Dover ranks 10th of 316 local authorities for rent growth and 98th of 316 for price growth; the England-and-Wales medians are +3.8% and +2.8%.
Gross yield by property type in Dover
| Type | Rent / month | Average price | Gross yield | E&W median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | £959 | £144,380 | 8% | 7.5% |
| Terraced house | £1,175 | £232,204 | 6.1% | 5.7% |
| Semi-detached | £1,175 | £297,881 | 4.7% | 4.6% |
| Detached | £1,674 | £473,281 | 4.2% | 4.1% |
On these pairings the strongest gross yield in Dover is on flats at 8%, against an England-and-Wales median of 7.5% for that type; the weakest is detached. Gross figures ignore service charges, which usually make flats the thinnest net yield of the four.
What that means for a landlord
- Gross yield 4.5% (rent × 12 ÷ price) — rank 153 of 316 local authorities; the regional median is 4.3%. Net yield is lower once mortgage interest, insurance, maintenance and voids come off.
- Tenant affordability: referencing at 30× means a household income of about £30,870 a year for the average rent.
- EPC before 2030: 44% of EPCs lodged in Dover over the last year were below band C — the level a rented home needs by 1 October 2030 — with 35% at D (EPC ratings in Dover).
- Council tax: Band D in Dover is £2,462 for 2026/27, and the council charges a 100% second-home premium (council tax in Dover).
Lender maths on the averages. At a 5.5% stress rate and 145% rent cover — the common buy-to-let convention — the average rent of £1,029 supports a loan of about £154,834, which is 56.1% of the average price. That falls short of 75% loan-to-value, so a buyer of an average home here needs a larger deposit or a stronger rent to pass the stress test. Both numbers are conventions rather than rules — change them in the stress test.
Run the numbers for Dover
- Yield calculator with £276,234 and £1,029 already filled in
- Mortgage stress test at 75% LTV on the average price
- Rent affordability: the income a tenant needs to reference at £1,029 a month
- Rental income tax on £12,348 a year of rent
Nearest neighbours by yield, in the South East
| Area | Rent | Price | Yield | Rent 12m |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arun | £1,227 | £321,927 | 4.6% | +3.1% |
| Canterbury | £1,281 | £338,030 | 4.5% | +5.7% |
| Woking | £1,619 | £433,790 | 4.5% | −1.7% |
| Swale | £1,103 | £298,394 | 4.4% | +0.9% |
| Adur | £1,399 | £380,031 | 4.4% | +3% |
| Bracknell Forest | £1,456 | £396,103 | 4.4% | +1.8% |
All 316 areas ranked · council tax in Dover · EPC ratings in Dover.
Rents: ONS, Price Index of Private Rents (average monthly private rent by local authority, July 2026). Prices: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index (average price, June 2026). Gross yield = rent × 12 ÷ price, our calculation. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0; contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Rankings and medians are ours, across 316 local authorities.
Asked about this area
£1,029 a month across all property types (ONS Price Index of Private Rents, July 2026), up 9.7% on a year earlier.
£276,234 (HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, June 2026).
About 4.5% gross on the averages — £1,029 rent against a £276,234 price — ranking 153 of 316 local authorities. Net yield depends on your mortgage and costs.
Flats on our pairing: 8% gross (£959 rent on a £144,380 price), against an England-and-Wales median of 7.5% for that type.
Rents +9.7% against prices +4.5% over the year — rents ahead, so yield is rising for a buyer today.
Referencing at 30 times the monthly rent points to roughly £30,870 a year of household income for the average home; the affordability calculator shows 24× and 36× too.