Leighton Road, Dover

House prices, sold prices and local information for CT16 2LN.

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2016)

£181,500

6 sales

Price range

£135k – £230k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

4 Jan 2023

CT16 2LN

At a glance

House prices£182k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 2 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station10 min walkDover Priory station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

6 property sales on Leighton Road, Dover have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 4 Jan 2023. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £181,500. 2 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 2 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Leighton Road compared

CT16 postcode area£262,341

Dover£283,535

England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Leighton Road has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all CT16 house prices.

Average sale price by year

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Terraced	6	£181,500	4 Jan 2023

Sold prices on Leighton Road

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
16, Leighton Road CT16 2LN	22 Jun 2026	£185,000	Terraced	Freehold
24, Leighton Road CT16 2LN	4 Jan 2023	£220,000	Terraced	Freehold
8, Leighton Road CT16 2LN	18 Jul 2022	£230,000	Terraced	Freehold
18, Leighton Road CT16 2LN	8 Apr 2019	£175,000	Terraced	Freehold
16, Leighton Road CT16 2LN	11 Dec 2018	£170,000	Terraced	Freehold
14, Leighton Road CT16 2LN	20 Oct 2016	£135,000	Terraced	Freehold
8, Leighton Road CT16 2LN	29 Sep 2016	£159,000	Terraced	Freehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

Address	Sales	Change
16, Leighton Road	£170,000 (Dec 2018) → £185,000 (Jun 2026)	+9% over 8 yrs
8, Leighton Road	£159,000 (Sep 2016) → £230,000 (Jul 2022)	+45% over 6 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Leighton Road

Crime

441 crimes were reported within about a mile of Leighton Road in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Higher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences	170
Anti-social behaviour	89
Shoplifting	46
Criminal damage & arson	37
Other theft	22
Vehicle crime	17

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Leighton Road is in or near 3 Environment Agency flood areas:

Coast from St Margaret's at Cliffe to Sandgate Flood alert area
Coast at St Margaret's at Cliffe, Dover, Folkestone and Sandgate Flood alert area
Groundwater flooding in East Kent Flood alert area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near Leighton Road

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Barton Junior School 202 pupils	Primary	7–11	Report	0.1 mi
Charlton Church of England Primary School 206 pupils	Primary Church of England	4–11	Report	0.2 mi
Dover Grammar School for Girls 847 pupils	Secondary	11–18	Report	0.2 mi
St Edmund's Catholic School 644 pupils	Secondary Roman Catholic	11–18	Good Report	0.3 mi
St Richard's Catholic Primary School 191 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	4–11	Report	0.4 mi
Dover College 242 pupils	Other independent school Church of England	2–18	Report	0.5 mi
Shatterlocks Infant and Nursery School 138 pupils	Primary	3–7	Report	0.5 mi
Priory Fields School 319 pupils	Primary	4–11	Report	0.5 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around and local GPs

Train stations

Dover Priory station 0.5 mi · 10 min walk
Kearsney station 1.8 mi · 35 min walk
Martin Mill station 3.2 mi · 1 hr 5 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Shooter's Hill (adj, London Road) 1 min walk
Dover Girls' Grammar School (adj, Frith Road) 3 min walk
Charlton Primary School (o/s, Barton Road) 3 min walk
Templar Street (adj, London Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

High Street Surgery
100-106 High Street, Dover · 0.2 mi
Buckland Medical Practice
Buckland Avenue, Dover · 0.4 mi
Pencester Surgery
10 Pencester Road, Dover · 0.5 mi
White Cliffs Medical Centre
143 Folkestone Road, Dover · 0.6 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN) and NHS England practice data. Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 2 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income: decile 2 of 10 · Crime: decile 1 of 10.

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	43.7%	62.5%
Private rented	36.3%	20.3%
Social rented	19.7%	17.1%
Households	882

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	18.6%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	61.8%	64.1%
Aged 65+	19.6%	18.6%
Residents	1,815

Broadband

	Here	UK
Superfast (30Mbit+)	100%	95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)	100%	80%
Gigabit-capable	100%	80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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