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Housing in CT16 2LS

What the homes in CT16 2LS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Dover East
Council
Dover
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,893 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (53.7%). Flats make up 37.1%, well above the 22.2% across England.

CT16 2LSEngland
Detached2.5%22.9%
Semi-detached6.6%31.5%
Terraced53.7%23%
Purpose-built flat27.3%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house3.1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building6.7%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

43.4% of households in the CT16 2LS area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 36.3% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 24.7% own outright and 18.7% with a mortgage.

CT16 2LS
43%
36%
20%
England
  • Owned43.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.2%1%
  • Private rented36.3%20.5%
  • Social rented19.7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.3%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

CT16 2LSEngland
Owned outright24.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan18.7%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent34.2%18.2%
Other private rented2%2.2%
From the council7.5%8.3%
From a housing association12.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 42.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

CT16 2LSEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (23.6%). 23.8% of households include dependent children.

CT16 2LSEngland
Living alone, under 6623.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over18.4%12.8%
Couple, no children15.9%16.8%
Couple with dependent children13.9%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children3.6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children9.9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over6%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.6%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Dover

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Dover (August 2026, +8.6% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

DoverEngland
All homes£1,021£1,459
One bedroom£728£1,195
Two bedrooms£952£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,166£1,489
Four or more£1,661£2,161
Detached£1,383£1,640
Semi-detached£1,144£1,449
Terraced£1,032£1,435
Flat or maisonette£837£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around CT16 2LS (Dover East) (about 1,893 residents).

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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