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Housing in CT17 9EX

What the homes in CT17 9EX are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Elms Vale & Capel-le-Ferne
Council
Dover
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,443 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (42.6%). Flats make up 17.7%, below the 22.2% across England.

CT17 9EXEngland
Detached14.5%22.9%
Semi-detached42.6%31.5%
Terraced25.2%23%
Purpose-built flat16%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.9%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.8%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

75.4% of households in the CT17 9EX area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 17.5% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 40.1% own outright and 35.3% with a mortgage.

CT17 9EX
75%
17%
England
  • Owned75.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.5%1%
  • Private rented17.5%20.5%
  • Social rented6.5%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.2%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

CT17 9EXEngland
Owned outright40.1%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan35.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent16.1%18.2%
Other private rented1.4%2.2%
From the council1.2%8.3%
From a housing association5.3%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 30.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

CT17 9EXEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (22.7%). 23.4% of households include dependent children.

CT17 9EXEngland
Living alone, under 6618.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over12.7%12.8%
Couple, no children22.7%16.8%
Couple with dependent children16.9%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.9%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6.5%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over7.8%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.3%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 CT17 9EX (Elms Vale & Capel-le-Ferne) (about 1,443 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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