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Walmer

Middle area

East Dover. 7,664 people in 2.7 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Walmer’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£295,000
3,568th highest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
7,716
4,035th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
90.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.1%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Walmer compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

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Median sale price14 middle areas, Dover · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Dover14 areas from £200,000 to £435,000. The middle area is £298,750. Walmer is £295,000.
£295,0006th lowest
Population14 middle areas, Dover · 2021
Population: every middle area in Dover14 areas from 6,054 to 13,604. The middle area is 8,034. Walmer is 7,716.
7,7167th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage14 middle areas, Dover · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Dover14 areas from 48.4% to 94.9%. The middle area is 82.6%. Walmer is 90.0%.
90.0%4th highest
Claimant rate14 middle areas, Dover · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Dover14 areas from 1.6% to 6.5%. The middle area is 2.7%. Walmer is 3.1%.
3.1%4th highest

Figures for the whole of Dover

These figures are published for the whole of Dover, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Dover and not Walmer alone. See Dover

Average house price
£277,750
Up 2.7% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£40,142
133rd highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.9×
155th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
24.9
81st most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Walmer in brief

The median price paid for a home in Walmer was £295,000 in 2025.

Walmer had 7,716 usual residents at the census.

In Walmer, 90.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Walmer, 3.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.