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Housing in CT16 3FF

What the homes in CT16 3FF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Kearsney, River & Whitfield
Council
Dover
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
2,517 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (36%). Flats make up 14.7%, well below the 22.2% across England.

CT16 3FFEngland
Detached34.3%22.9%
Semi-detached36%31.5%
Terraced14.9%23%
Purpose-built flat13%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.7%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

67.9% of households in the CT16 3FF area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 10.5% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 33.8% own outright and 34.1% with a mortgage.

CT16 3FF
68%
18%
England
  • Owned67.9%61.3%
  • Shared ownership3.3%1%
  • Private rented10.5%20.5%
  • Social rented18.3%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

CT16 3FFEngland
Owned outright33.8%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan34.1%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent9.2%18.2%
Other private rented1.3%2.2%
From the council2.1%8.3%
From a housing association16.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 23.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

CT16 3FFEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (22.4%). 31.3% of households include dependent children.

CT16 3FFEngland
Living alone, under 6613.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over10.2%12.8%
Couple, no children18%16.8%
Couple with dependent children22.4%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children8.1%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children8.9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.1%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over10.4%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.5%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 3FF (Kearsney, River & Whitfield) (about 2,517 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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