London commuter townsDover vs Folkestone

Dover vs Folkestone: which commuter town suits you?

Folkestone is 5 minutes closer to London, but Dover is £50k cheaper on the average sold price.
Dover

#80 of 118

Folkestone

#114 of 118

Train to London

62 min
57 min

Annual season ticket

£5,832
£10,240

Average house price

£245k
£295k

Price to local earnings

Years of the local authority's median wage

6.5x
7.6x

Average rent (2 bed)

£952/mo
£1,031/mo

Rent to local earnings

Share of the local authority's median wage

30%
32%

Crime index

0–100, lower is safer

63
66

Broadband

Average available download speed, from Ofcom

842 Mb
830 Mb

Life satisfaction

ONS, 0–10

7.2
8.1

Historic landmarks

Protected sites within 3 miles

46
27

Parks and fields

Hectares within 3 miles

148 ha
182 ha

Places to eat and drink

Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles

119
226

Estimates only. Prices from HM Land Registry (August 2025 to July 2026), crime from police.uk (August 2025 to July 2026); broadband, life satisfaction and train times from Ofcom, ONS and National Rail, reviewed periodically. A tinted figure is the better of the two on that row alone, not an overall verdict.

The full picture on each

Living in Dover

Kent · 62 min to London · average sold price £245k.

Read the Dover report

Living in Folkestone

Kent · 57 min to London · average sold price £295k.

Read the Folkestone report

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