London commuter townsDover vs Ramsgate

Dover vs Ramsgate: which commuter town suits you?

Dover is 14 minutes closer to London and £15k cheaper on the average sold price.
Dover

#80 of 118

Ramsgate

#101 of 118

Train to London

62 min
76 min

Annual season ticket

£5,832
£5,832

Average house price

£245k
£260k

Price to local earnings

Years of the local authority's median wage

6.5x
7.5x

Average rent (2 bed)

£952/mo
£1,004/mo

Rent to local earnings

Share of the local authority's median wage

30%
35%

Crime index

0–100, lower is safer

63
62

Broadband

Average available download speed, from Ofcom

842 Mb
837 Mb

Life satisfaction

ONS, 0–10

7.2
7.6

Historic landmarks

Protected sites within 3 miles

46
22

Parks and fields

Hectares within 3 miles

148 ha
111 ha

Places to eat and drink

Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles

119
267

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 Ramsgate

Kent · 76 min to London · average sold price £260k.

Read the Ramsgate report

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