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Deal East

Middle area

East Dover. 5,963 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.2 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 81% of people in Deal East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£318,575
3,164th most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
6,054
Joint 2,829th least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
81%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
87.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Deal East

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Deal East at a rate of 94.2 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 86.8 per 1,000 people across Dover.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences209
Anti-social behaviour152
Criminal damage and arson62
Other crime60
Shoplifting30
Burglary16
Drug offences13
Vehicle crime12
Robbery7
Theft from the person1

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Deal East compares

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

Deal EastMiddle
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. Deal East is £318,575.
£318,5755th most expensive
Population14 middle areas, Dover · 2021
Population: every middle area in Dover14 areas from 6,054 to 13,604. The middle area is 8,034. Deal East is 6,054.
6,054least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares14 middle areas, Dover · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Dover14 areas from 33.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. Deal East is 81.0%.
81%4th fewest people in radon Affected Areas
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%. Deal East is 87.6%.
87.6%5th highest

Is Deal East safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Deal East at a rate of 94.2 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 86.8 per 1,000 people across Dover.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 72 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Deal East.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (209), anti-social behaviour (152) and criminal damage and arson (62).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

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 Deal East 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 paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.9×
Joint 155th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
24.9
Joint 81st most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Deal East in brief

The median price paid for a home in Deal East was £318,575 in 2025.

Deal East had 6,054 usual residents at the census.

About 81% of people in Deal East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Deal East, 87.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.