Merlin Avenue, Whitfield, Dover

MyStreetCheck free street report: Merlin Avenue, Whitfield, Dover · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/dover/merlin-avenue/

House prices, sold prices and local information for CT16 3FS.

Average price (last 12 months)

£335,787

4 sales

Average price (since 2018)

£318,002

48 sales

Price range

£230k – £550k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

6 Mar 2026

CT16 3FS

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At a glance

House prices£336k average18% above the Dover average CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 8 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station34 min walkKearsney station SchoolsNo recent Good/Outstanding gradesMany schools now get report cards instead Ultrafast broadband97% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 55 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

48 property sales on Merlin Avenue, Whitfield, Dover have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2018. In the last 12 months 4 homes sold here for an average of £335,787. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £294,722. That is 18% above the Dover average of £284,621 over the same period. 9 homes here have sold more than once since 2018; 9 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 38% terraced, 31% detached, 31% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Merlin Avenue range from £230,000 to £550,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 119 streets in Dover with at least two sales in the last year, Merlin Avenue ranks 28th for average price.

House prices on Merlin Avenue compared

Merlin Avenue£335,787

CT16 postcode area£263,542

Dover£284,621

England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all CT16 house prices.

Average sale price by year

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 55 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Terraced	18	£294,722	20 Nov 2025
Detached	15	£401,451	20 Nov 2025
Semi-detached	15	£262,490	6 Mar 2026

Sold prices on Merlin Avenue

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
24, Merlin Avenue CT16 3FS	6 Mar 2026	£325,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
61, Merlin Avenue CT16 3FS	20 Nov 2025	£338,196	Terraced New build	Freehold
80, Merlin Avenue CT16 3FS	20 Nov 2025	£420,000	Detached New build	Freehold
6, Merlin Avenue CT16 3FS	29 Oct 2025	£259,950	Terraced	Freehold
47, Merlin Avenue CT16 3FS	26 Sep 2025	£342,945	Terraced New build	Freehold
51, Merlin Avenue CT16 3FS	25 Sep 2025	£352,995	Terraced New build	Freehold
78, Merlin Avenue CT16 3FS	25 Sep 2025	£440,000	Detached New build	Freehold
55, Merlin Avenue CT16 3FS	7 Aug 2025	£399,995	Detached New build	Freehold
53, Merlin Avenue CT16 3FS	4 Aug 2025	£459,995	Detached New build	Freehold
6, Merlin Avenue CT16 3FS	27 Jun 2025	£256,500	Terraced	Freehold
73, Merlin Avenue CT16 3FS	27 Jun 2025	£404,995	Detached New build	Freehold
84, Merlin Avenue CT16 3FS	16 Jun 2025	£455,995	Detached New build	Freehold
63, Merlin Avenue CT16 3FS	29 May 2025	£310,645	Semi-detached New build	Freehold
4, Merlin Avenue CT16 3FS	23 May 2025	£265,000	Terraced	Freehold
86, Merlin Avenue CT16 3FS	12 Dec 2024	£362,895	Terraced New build	Freehold
88, Merlin Avenue CT16 3FS	12 Dec 2024	£357,895	Terraced New build	Freehold
90, Merlin Avenue CT16 3FS	12 Dec 2024	£375,220	Terraced New build	Freehold
14, Merlin Avenue CT16 3FS	30 Aug 2024	£275,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
12, Merlin Avenue CT16 3FS	12 Aug 2024	£275,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
67, Merlin Avenue CT16 3FS	28 Mar 2024	£425,795	Detached New build	Freehold
100, Merlin Avenue CT16 3FS	22 Mar 2024	£398,040	Detached New build	Freehold
65, Merlin Avenue CT16 3FS	22 Mar 2024	£445,360	Detached New build	Freehold
69, Merlin Avenue CT16 3FS	22 Mar 2024	£423,520	Detached New build	Freehold
92, Merlin Avenue CT16 3FS	22 Mar 2024	£336,160	Terraced New build	Freehold
94, Merlin Avenue CT16 3FS	22 Mar 2024	£325,240	Terraced New build	Freehold
96, Merlin Avenue CT16 3FS	22 Mar 2024	£325,240	Terraced New build	Freehold
98, Merlin Avenue CT16 3FS	26 Feb 2024	£349,995	Terraced New build	Freehold
5, Merlin Avenue CT16 3FS	23 Feb 2024	£294,000	Terraced	Freehold
71, Merlin Avenue CT16 3FS	28 Jul 2023	£314,995	Detached New build	Freehold
2, Merlin Avenue CT16 3FS	21 Oct 2022	£315,000	Terraced	Freehold
36, Merlin Avenue CT16 3FS	17 Jun 2021	£550,000	Detached New build	Freehold
32, Merlin Avenue CT16 3FS	16 Apr 2021	£370,000	Detached	Freehold
7, Merlin Avenue CT16 3FS	21 Dec 2020	£380,000	Detached New build	Freehold
28, Merlin Avenue CT16 3FS	7 Dec 2020	£248,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
1, Merlin Avenue CT16 3FS	31 Jan 2020	£249,950	Terraced New build	Freehold
9, Merlin Avenue CT16 3FS	2 Jan 2020	£280,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
11, Merlin Avenue CT16 3FS	20 Dec 2019	£280,000	Semi-detached New build	Freehold
3, Merlin Avenue CT16 3FS	20 Dec 2019	£250,000	Terraced New build	Freehold
5, Merlin Avenue CT16 3FS	18 Dec 2019	£252,000	Terraced New build	Freehold
32, Merlin Avenue CT16 3FS	10 May 2019	£355,000	Detached New build	Freehold
34, Merlin Avenue CT16 3FS	9 May 2019	£355,000	Detached New build	Freehold
30, Merlin Avenue CT16 3FS	7 Feb 2019	£355,000	Detached New build	Freehold
26, Merlin Avenue CT16 3FS	4 Jan 2019	£246,000	Semi-detached New build	Freehold
28, Merlin Avenue CT16 3FS	19 Dec 2018	£240,000	Semi-detached New build	Freehold
12, Merlin Avenue CT16 3FS	16 Nov 2018	£239,950	Semi-detached New build	Freehold
22, Merlin Avenue CT16 3FS	14 Nov 2018	£245,950	Semi-detached New build	Freehold
8, Merlin Avenue CT16 3FS	14 Nov 2018	£239,950	Terraced New build	Freehold
10, Merlin Avenue CT16 3FS	9 Nov 2018	£239,950	Semi-detached New build	Freehold
14, Merlin Avenue CT16 3FS	9 Nov 2018	£239,950	Semi-detached New build	Freehold
24, Merlin Avenue CT16 3FS	9 Nov 2018	£245,950	Semi-detached New build	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
24, Merlin Avenue	£245,950 (Nov 2018) → £325,000 (Mar 2026)	+32% over 7 yrs
6, Merlin Avenue	£235,000 (Jun 2018) → £256,500 (Jun 2025) → £259,950 (Oct 2025)	+11% over 7 yrs
4, Merlin Avenue	£230,000 (Jun 2018) → £265,000 (May 2025)	+15% over 7 yrs
14, Merlin Avenue	£239,950 (Nov 2018) → £275,000 (Aug 2024)	+15% over 6 yrs
12, Merlin Avenue	£239,950 (Nov 2018) → £275,000 (Aug 2024)	+15% over 6 yrs
5, Merlin Avenue	£252,000 (Dec 2019) → £294,000 (Feb 2024)	+17% over 4 yrs
2, Merlin Avenue	£234,000 (Jun 2018) → £315,000 (Oct 2022)	+35% over 4 yrs
32, Merlin Avenue	£355,000 (May 2019) → £370,000 (Apr 2021)	+4% over 2 yrs
28, Merlin Avenue	£240,000 (Dec 2018) → £248,000 (Dec 2020)	+3% over 2 yrs

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Schools near Merlin Avenue

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Whitfield Aspen School 662 pupils	Primary	4–11	Report	0.7 mi
Dover Christ Church Academy 761 pupils	Secondary	11–18	Requires improvement Report	0.8 mi
Green Park Community Primary School 374 pupils	Primary	4–11	Report	1.2 mi
Langdon Primary School 93 pupils	Primary	4–11	Report	1.4 mi
Duke of York's Royal Military School 470 pupils	Secondary	11–18	Good Report	1.6 mi
Guston Church of England Primary School	Primary Church of England	4–11	Report	1.6 mi
Shatterlocks Infant and Nursery School 138 pupils	Primary	3–7	Report	1.6 mi
Temple Ewell Church of England Primary School 154 pupils	Primary Church of England	4–11	Good Report	1.7 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, shops and health

Train stations

Kearsney station 1.7 mi · 34 min walk
Martin Mill station 1.9 mi · 39 min walk
Dover Priory station 2.5 mi · 50 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Richmond Way (S-bound, Richmond Way) 2 min walk
Richmond Way (N-bound, Richmond Way) 3 min walk
Red Kite Road (adj, Richmond Way) 3 min walk
Red Kite Road (opp, Richmond Way) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

Buckland Medical Practice
Buckland Avenue, Dover · 1.7 mi
High Street Surgery
100-106 High Street, Dover · 2.2 mi
St James' Surgery
2 Harold Street, Dover · 2.3 mi
Pencester Surgery
10 Pencester Road, Dover · 2.4 mi

Supermarkets

The Co-operative Food Co-op Whitfield - Archers Court Road · 0.3 mi
Tesco Extra Tesco Dover Extra · 0.6 mi
Lidl Lidl Whitfield · 0.7 mi
Budgens Budgens Whitfield · 0.9 mi

Pharmacies

Tesco Instore Pharmacy · 0.6 mi
River Pharmacy · 1.9 mi
Cairns Chemist · 2.0 mi

Dentists

Dental Department · 2.3 mi
Af Dental · 2.4 mi
Dover Priory Dental Practice · 2.4 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 8 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	8 of 10
Employment	8 of 10
Education and skills	7 of 10
Health and disability	7 of 10
Crime	9 of 10
Access to housing and services	2 of 10
Living environment	10 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	87.7%	62.5%
Private rented	7.4%	20.3%
Social rented	4.9%	17.1%
Households	782

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	14.7%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	56.6%	64.1%
Aged 65+	28.6%	18.6%
Residents	1,760

Broadband

	Here	UK
Superfast (30Mbit+)	100%	95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)	97%	80%
Gigabit-capable	97%	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.

Mobile signal

	Here	Eng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks	81%	89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network	100%	100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks	99%	99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks	84%	92%

Share of homes across Dover with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. 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.

Energy ratings and home sizes on Merlin Avenue

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Who lives around Merlin Avenue

Ethnic group

	Here	Dover
White	95.9%	94.9%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	2.3%	2.1%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	0.7%	1.5%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	0.6%	0.7%
Other ethnic group	0.6%	0.9%

Religion

	Here	Dover
Christian	56%	49.6%
No religion	37.1%	42.3%
Not answered	5.6%	5.6%
Hindu	0.7%	0.6%
Buddhist	0.2%	0.5%
Jewish	0.2%	0.1%
Muslim	0.2%	0.6%
Sikh	0.1%	–

Country of birth

	Here	Dover
Born in the UK	93.4%	91.6%
Born outside the UK	6.6%	8.4%

Highest qualification

	Here	Dover
Level 4 qualifications and above	23.4%	27%
No qualifications	20.3%	19.5%
Level 3 qualifications	19.7%	17.9%
Level 2 qualifications	14.8%	15.5%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	11.6%	11.2%
Apprenticeship	6.5%	5.9%
Other qualifications	3.7%	3%

General health

	Here	Dover
Very good health	46.8%	44.2%
Good health	34.9%	35%
Fair health	12.9%	14.6%
Bad health	4%	4.8%
Very bad health	1.4%	1.4%

Cars or vans per household

	Here	Dover
1 car or van in household	39.6%	42.6%
2 cars or vans in household	32.4%	27.1%
No cars or vans in household	15.1%	20.1%
3 or more cars or vans in household	12.9%	10.3%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Dover.

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Estate agents near Merlin Avenue

The Accommodation Shop 2.5 mi
Bairstow Eves 2.5 mi
Ward & Partners 2.5 mi
Geering & Colyer Lettings 2.6 mi
Martin & Co 2.6 mi

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