Dover Road, Folkestone, CT20 1LA

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding CT20 1LA has a slightly higher male population, with 50.7% of residents being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	45%	49.3%	4.3%	51.0%	-1.7%
Male	55%	50.7%	-4.3%	49.0%	1.7%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate area around CT20 1LA, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 56% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	48.8%	56%	7.2%	37.9%	18.1%
Married: Opposite sex	24.8%	22.7%	-2.1%	44.2%	-21.5%
Married: Same sex	0.6%	1.5%	0.9%	0.3%	1.2%
Separated	7.5%	2.6%	-4.9%	2.2%	0.4%
Divorced	14%	15.8%	1.8%	9.1%	6.7%
Widowed	4.3%	1.5%	-2.8%	6.1%	-4.6%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	38.9%	45.5%	6.6%	48.4%	-2.9%
Good health	41%	31.7%	-9.3%	33.6%	-1.9%
Fair health	15.1%	16.4%	1.3%	12.7%	3.7%
Bad health	3.8%	5.5%	1.7%	4.0%	1.5%
Very bad health	1.3%	0.9%	-0.4%	1.2%	-0.3%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	20.8%	26.6%	5.8%	18.2%	8.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	23.3%	13.5%	-9.8%	9.6%	3.9%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	16.8%	12.8%	-4.0%	13.4%	-0.6%
Apprenticeship	1.9%	4.7%	2.8%	5.3%	-0.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	14.6%	12.8%	-1.8%	16.9%	-4.1%
Degree or Similar	14.9%	27.4%	12.5%	33.8%	-6.4%
Other	7.8%	2.2%	-5.6%	2.8%	-0.6%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 88.5% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Chinese	0.3%	0.6%	0.3%	0.7%	-0.1%
Indian	0%	0.3%	0.3%	3.1%	-2.8%
Pakistani	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	2.7%	-2.4%
Other Asian	2.5%	2%	-0.5%	1.6%	0.4%
Black African	1.8%	1.1%	-0.7%	2.5%	-1.4%
Black Caribbean	1%	0.6%	-0.4%	1.0%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Asian	0.5%	1.1%	0.6%	0.8%	0.3%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.4%	0.5%
Mixed White and Caribbean	3%	1.4%	-1.6%	0.9%	0.5%
Mixed Other	0.3%	1.1%	0.8%	0.8%	0.3%
White	89.7%	88.5%	-1.2%	81.4%	7.1%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.1%	-0.1%
Arab	0.5%	0.3%	-0.2%	0.6%	-0.3%
Other	0%	1.7%	1.7%	1.6%	0.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, 78.6% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is similar to the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	88.2%	78.6%	-9.6%	83.2%	-4.6%
European Union	6%	14.2%	8.2%	6.1%	8.1%
Rest of Europe	0.5%	0.6%	0.1%	0.8%	-0.2%
Africa	1.5%	1.7%	0.2%	2.7%	-1.0%
Middle East and Asia	3.5%	2.9%	-0.6%	5.6%	-2.7%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.3%	2%	1.7%	1.3%	0.7%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	87.7%	78.4%	-9.3%	83.2%	-4.8%
10+ Years	3.8%	13.5%	9.7%	9.8%	3.7%
5-10 Years	2.8%	4%	1.2%	2.9%	1.1%
2-5 Years	2.8%	2%	-0.8%	2.2%	-0.2%
Less than 2 years	3%	2%	-1.0%	1.9%	0.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	64%	76.7%	-12.7%
Ireland	1.2%	0.6%	0.6%
France	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Germany	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Spain	0.6%	0.4%	0.2%
Poland	2%	1.3%	0.7%
Romania	2.9%	0.9%	2.0%
Other EU countries	6.6%	1.5%	5.1%
Turkey	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Other Europe	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Middle East	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Southern Asia	0.3%	1.2%	-0.9%
South-East Asia	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
North America and the Caribbean	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Central and South America	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
No passport held	19.3%	13.5%	5.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	48.6%	37.2%	11.4%
Christian	39%	46.2%	-7.2%
Muslim	2.6%	6.5%	-3.9%
Other religion	2%	0.6%	1.4%
Not answered	7.8%	6.0%	1.8%

Safety

Is Dover Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Dover Road was 155.2 per 1,000 residents, which is 33.9% lower than the Folkestone Central average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Dover Road has the 11th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Folkestone Central and the 42nd highest crime rate of 348 local areas in Folkestone and Hythe .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 75.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -66.0%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a lower level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 85% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£35,300

Income Rank
2/10

Household Income in CT20 1LA, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 10/10 (very high )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 10/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 9/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Dover Road are based on 492 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Shepway.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Dover Road, Folkestone, CT20 1LA

Estimated Average Property Prices for CT20 1LA

Average Price
£185,118

Semi-Detached
£166,524

Terraced
£223,947

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£114,728

Other
£425,424

Estimated Average Property Prices for Dover Road

Average Price
£250,124

Semi-Detached
£393,501

Terraced
£238,416

Detached
£425,933

Flats/Maisonettes
£122,476

Other
£236,482

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Dover Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
104 Dover Road, Folkestone, Kent Terraced, an established residential building	£110,000	2023-11-10	£117,029
104 Dover Road, Folkestone, Kent Terraced, an established residential building	£180,000	2023-03-01	£183,490
99 Dover Road, Folkestone, Kent Other, an established residential building	£347,400	2021-11-10	£360,634
101A Dover Road, Folkestone, Kent Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£190,000	2021-06-03	£220,138
Flat 1 101 Dover Road, Folkestone, Kent Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£76,666	2020-07-29	£92,622

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for CT20 1LA

Employment

CT20 1LA area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 17% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 13% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	61
Part-Time Employee	36
Self-Employed	36
Retired	31
Long-Term Sick or disabled	28
Other	27
Looking after home or family	25
Unemployed	20
Student (economically inactive)	10
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	0

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	35
Human health and social work activities	29
Accommodation and food service activities	26
Construction	18
Education	14
Other	14
Transport and storage	14
Administrative and support service activities	12
Manufacturing	8
Professional, scientific and technical activities	6
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	6
Financial and insurance activities	6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	4
Information and communication	2
Real estate activities	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Folkestone, St Peter's Church of England Primary School The Durlocks , CT19 6AL	3out of 4	507 yd	Voluntary controlled school	No	Mixed	More About School
Mundella Primary School Black Bull Road , CT19 5QX	- not rated	537 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Castle Hill Community Primary School Sidney Street , CT19 6HG	3out of 4	637 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Christ Church Cep Academy, Folkestone Brockman Road , CT20 1DJ	3out of 4	656 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Eanswythe's Church of England Primary School Church Street , CT20 1SE	4out of 4	661 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Folkestone Academy Academy Lane , CT19 5FP	3out of 4	1,538 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Harvey Grammar School Cheriton Road , CT19 5JY	4out of 4	2,006 yd	Academy converter	No	Boys	More About School
The Folkestone School for Girls Coolinge Lane , CT20 3RB	4out of 4	2,627 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Turner Free School Tile Kiln Lane , Cheriton CT19 4PB	- not rated	2,734 yd	Free schools	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Beacon Folkestone Park Farm Road , CT19 5DN	4out of 4	1,051 yd	Foundation special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Compass Community School Coastal Park Heather Lodge , 2 Radnor Park West CT19 5HH	- not rated	1,186 yd	Other independent special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Folkestone Beacon Plus Park Farm Road , CT19 5DN	- not rated	1,194 yd	Special post 16 institution	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Earlscliffe (Sussex Summer Schools Ltd) 29 Shorncliffe Road , CT20 2NB	- not rated	1,506 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
School of English Studies 26 Grimston Gardens , CT20 2PY	- not rated	1,647 yd	Miscellaneous	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Cube Cafe	THE CUBE, TONTINE STREET	311 yd
F51 Sports Park	F51 SPORTS PARK, TONTINE STREET	313 yd
Blackmarket	GROUND FLOOR BUSINESS PREMISES, 60 TONTINE STREET	322 yd
Curry Garden	GROUND FLOOR BUSINESS PREMISES, 54 TONTINE STREET	323 yd
Androus Cafe	51 TONTINE STREET	355 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Dover Road Social Club	95 DOVER ROAD	45 yd
Eastcliff Tavern	EAST CLIFF TAVERN, 13-15 EAST CLIFF	296 yd
The Lifeboat	THE LIFEBOAT, 42 NORTH STREET	326 yd
Quarterhouse	65-69 TONTINE STREET	332 yd
Home Taproom	61 TONTINE STREET	334 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Delish Chicken	GROUND FLOOR BUSINESS PREMISES, 107 DOVER ROAD	72 yd
Shupria Indian Tandoori Take Away	GROUND FLOOR BUSINESS PREMISES, 121 DOVER ROAD	117 yd
Galo Peri Peri	45 DOVER ROAD	172 yd
Pizza Prima	44 DOVER ROAD	251 yd
D'Agostinis Fish Bar	178 DOVER ROAD	283 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	94 FOORD ROAD	542 yd
Lidl	LIDL UK GMBH, SHELLONS STREET	547 yd
Tesco	209 DOVER ROAD	568 yd
Asda Stores	ASDA, BOUVERIE PLACE SHOPPING CENTRE, 19 ALEXANDRA GARDENS	727 yd
Iceland	ICELAND FROZEN FOODS PLC, WEST TERRACE	832 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Grace School (Closed) Grace Hill		432 yd
Hi Rep Gym WEAR BAY CRESCENT	health and fitness suite	585 yd
Folkstone Constitutional Club (Closed) Guildhall Street		604 yd
Spindles Health & Leisure (Folkestone) MARINE PARADE	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	676 yd
Christ Church Cep Academy BROCKMAN ROAD	grass pitches	762 yd
Trugym Folkestone WEST TERRACE	health and fitness suite	876 yd
Fit One 88A 88A SANDGATE ROAD	health and fitness suite	927 yd
Oakwood School (Closed) Bowles Well Gardens		1,007 yd
East Cliff Sports WEAR BAY ROAD	tennis courts	1,038 yd
Folkestone Primary Academy (Closed) Park Farm Road	grass pitches	1,084 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	97.7%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	0.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	48.9 Mbit/s
Average download speed	46.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	79.98 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	79.98 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	15 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	12.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Overview of CT20 1LA