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Buckland & St Radigunds: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Buckland & St Radigunds neighbourhood of Dover, England (ONS area Dover 011). Headline figures assembled 4 November 2026. Postcodes CT15, CT16, CT17. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near CT16 2NR.
A neighbourhood with below-average incomes, with signals pointing away from gentrification
Buckland & St Radigunds is a neighbourhood with below-average incomes. But area signals point away from gentrification against Dover (3 of 20 signals falling, none rising). Houses here typically resell for £207,000 and flats for £135,500 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is higher than across Dover (1.3 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest station, Dover Priory, is about a 19-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre.
The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 4 November 2026; source dates are shown below.
Typical house price
£207,000
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +25% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£135,500
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +23% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Affluence today
Below average income
How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation
Signs of gentrification
Moving the other way
Weighted balance -0.13; 0 of 20 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.
Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)
Deprivation
Decile 1 of 10
English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 8 small areas range from decile 1 to 4.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£46,500
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
1.3 times the borough's rate
Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.
Source: Police.uk
Schools getting better
In line with the council's
Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.
Source: Ofsted, Department for Education
Where Buckland & St Radigunds sits in Dover
- Typical house price: 2nd lowest of 14 neighbourhoods in Dover
- Typical flat price: 2nd lowest of the 9 neighbourhoods in Dover with enough flat sales for one
- Average household income: 3rd lowest of 14 neighbourhoods in Dover
Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 4 November 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.
Prices over time in Buckland & St Radigunds
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 4 November 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.
How the area is changing, signal by signal
0 of 20 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Dover, 3 the other way and 17 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.
Falling behind the borough
- Recorded crime
- Home improvement applications
- Homes selling
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- Dover Priory Railway station, about a 19-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.5 km in a straight line). About 5.1 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Southeastern to Ramsgate (about 40 min) and London Victoria (about 124 min).
Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.
Nearest state schools
- Nearest state primary school Shatterlocks Infant and Nursery School 120 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: Standards maintained (May 2025).
- Nearest state secondary school St Edmund's Catholic School 840 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Jul 2022).
Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (20 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 30 September 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.
Nearest A&E
- Nearest major A&E William Harvey Hospital 26.5 km from the neighbourhood's centre, in a straight line.
Hospitals: NHS England, NHS Wales and Public Health Scotland site lists. Waiting times: NHS England's Emergency Care Data Set (experimental statistics), StatsWales and Public Health Scotland, Open Government Licence v3.0. The NHS standard is 95% within 4 hours. Ambulances go to the most suitable A&E, which is not always the nearest.
Questions about Buckland & St Radigunds
What is the typical house price in Buckland & St Radigunds?
£207,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +25% against 2017-2019.
How does Buckland & St Radigunds compare with the rest of Dover?
Typical house price: 2nd lowest of 14 neighbourhoods in Dover. Typical flat price: 2nd lowest of the 9 neighbourhoods in Dover with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 3rd lowest of 14 neighbourhoods in Dover.
Is Buckland & St Radigunds an affluent area?
Below average income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Buckland & St Radigunds gentrifying?
Moving the other way. Weighted balance -0.13; 0 of 20 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Buckland & St Radigunds?
Dover Priory. Railway station, about a 19-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.5 km in a straight line). About 5.1 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Southeastern to Ramsgate (about 40 min) and London Victoria (about 124 min).
Which state schools are nearest to Buckland & St Radigunds?
Nearest state primary school. Shatterlocks Infant and Nursery School. 120 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: Standards maintained (May 2025). Nearest state secondary school. St Edmund's Catholic School. 840 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Jul 2022).
Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.
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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.
