# Deal East

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

Deal East had 6,054 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021).

Middle area. Code E02005044. In: [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/south-east) › [Dover](https://openindex.co.uk/dover)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £318,575** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Deal East was £318,575 in 2025. 3,164th most expensive of 7,259. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/dover/deal-east#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 6,054** (2021). Deal East had 6,054 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 2,829th least populated of 9,448. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/dover/deal-east#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 81%** (2022). About 81% of people in Deal East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/dover/deal-east#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 87.6%** (January 2026). In Deal East, 87.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/dover/deal-east#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E02005044) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 81% of people in Deal East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E02005044) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 142 homes were sold in Deal East in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E02005044) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Deal East.
- [Population by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E02005044) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Deal East had 6,054 usual residents at the census.

## 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.

| Kind of crime, 12 months to August 2026 | Count |
| --- | --- |
| Violence and sexual offences | 209 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 152 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 62 |
| Other crime | 60 |
| Shoplifting | 30 |
| Burglary | 16 |
| Drug offences | 13 |
| Vehicle crime | 12 |
| Robbery | 7 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026.

## How Deal East compares

Each middle area against every other middle area the measure covers.

| Measure | Deal East | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £318,575 | 5th most expensive | 14 middle areas, Dover · 2025 |
| Population | 6,054 | least populated | 14 middle areas, Dover · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 81% | 4th fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 14 middle areas, Dover · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 87.6% | 5th highest | 14 middle areas, Dover · Jan 2026 |

## 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](https://openindex.co.uk/dover)

- **Average house price: £277,750** (July 2026). Dover’s average house price was £277,750 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.7% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £40,142** (2025). Full-time workers living in Dover earned a median of £40,142 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 133rd highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 6.9×** (2025). A home in Dover costs 6.9 times local full-time pay. Joint 155th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 24.9** (2025). Dover has a deprivation score of 24.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 81st most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## 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.

## About

- Type: Middle area
- Code: E02005044
- Ward: [North Deal †](https://openindex.co.uk/dover/ward/north-deal)
- Constituency: [Dover and Deal †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/dover-and-deal)
- Council: [Dover](https://openindex.co.uk/dover)
- Region: [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/south-east)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 1.24 km²
- People, mid-2024: 5,963*
- Neighbourhoods: 4
- Output areas: 26

* People: worked out by Open Index by adding up the neighbourhood estimates inside this area.
† Best fit: the ward and constituency this middle area mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[Deal North & West](https://openindex.co.uk/dover/deal-north-and-west), [Walmer](https://openindex.co.uk/dover/walmer), [Kingsdown & St Margaret's-at-Cliffe](https://openindex.co.uk/dover/kingsdown-and-st-margarets-at-cliffe)

## Latest updates for Deal East

- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.
- GP practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Department for Education · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E02005044

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/dover/deal-east, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/dover/deal-east#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.8, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23508850. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/dover/deal-east