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Harwich Town & Dovercourt: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Harwich Town & Dovercourt neighbourhood of Tendring, England (ONS area Tendring 001). Headline figures assembled 2 November 2026. Postcodes CO12. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near CO12 3EL.
A neighbourhood with below-average incomes, changing little against Tendring
Harwich Town & Dovercourt is a neighbourhood with below-average incomes; it is changing little against Tendring (few signs of gentrification: 2 of 18 signals rising, 2 falling). Houses here typically resell for £210,000 and flats for £115,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is higher than across Tendring (1.5 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving slower than the council's and the nearest station, Dovercourt, is about a 2-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre.
The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 2 November 2026; source dates are shown below.
Typical house price
£210,000
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +26% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£115,000
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +0% 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
Few signs
Weighted balance -0.09; 2 of 18 signals up, 2 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 4 small areas range from decile 1 to 3.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£44,200
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
1.5 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
Slower than the council's
Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.
Source: Ofsted, Department for Education
Where Harwich Town & Dovercourt sits in Tendring
- Typical house price: 2nd lowest of 18 neighbourhoods in Tendring
- Typical flat price: the lowest of the 11 neighbourhoods in Tendring with enough flat sales for one
- Average household income: 9th highest of 18 neighbourhoods in Tendring
Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 2 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 Harwich Town & Dovercourt
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 2 November 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.
How the area is changing, signal by signal
2 of 18 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Tendring, 2 the other way and 14 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.
Rising against the borough
- Anti-social behaviour
- Air quality
Falling behind the borough
- Schools improving
- Home improvement applications
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- Dovercourt Railway station, about a 2-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (100 m in a straight line). About 2.3 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Greater Anglia to Harwich Town (about 3 min) and Manningtree (about 20 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 Harwich Community Primary School and Nursery 440 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Oct 2023).
- Nearest state secondary school Harwich and Dovercourt High School 1.7 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Needs attention in 5 areas, Urgent improvement in 1 (Jan 2026). Requires significant improvement.
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.
Questions about Harwich Town & Dovercourt
What is the typical house price in Harwich Town & Dovercourt?
£210,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +26% against 2017-2019.
How does Harwich Town & Dovercourt compare with the rest of Tendring?
Typical house price: 2nd lowest of 18 neighbourhoods in Tendring. Typical flat price: the lowest of the 11 neighbourhoods in Tendring with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 9th highest of 18 neighbourhoods in Tendring.
Is Harwich Town & Dovercourt an affluent area?
Below average income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Harwich Town & Dovercourt gentrifying?
Few signs. Weighted balance -0.09; 2 of 18 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Harwich Town & Dovercourt?
Dovercourt. Railway station, about a 2-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (100 m in a straight line). About 2.3 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Greater Anglia to Harwich Town (about 3 min) and Manningtree (about 20 min).
Which state schools are nearest to Harwich Town & Dovercourt?
Nearest state primary school. Harwich Community Primary School and Nursery. 440 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Oct 2023). Nearest state secondary school. Harwich and Dovercourt High School. 1.7 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Needs attention in 5 areas, Urgent improvement in 1 (Jan 2026). Requires significant improvement.
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.