Deal
Deal is a town in Kent, England, with a population of around 30,917. It has around 1 GP surgery or clinic, 6 pharmacies, 1 park or green space, and 51 restaurants and cafés, with 69 bus stops and Deal railway station nearby. The average sold house price is around £352,225, and there were around 65 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly anti-social behaviour. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Deal area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Dover area is more deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 116,413 residents at roughly 369 people per km².
My Area Score
Mixed
Ranked 197th of 294 English council areas — better than 33% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
20°CLight rain shower
- Today: 21° / 16° · 84% rain
- Tomorrow: 25° / 15° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:24Sunset 19:15
12h 51m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
38US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Sangatte, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
Crime
155 reported · July 2026▲ 20% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences56
- Anti-social behaviour55
- Criminal damage & arson15
- Other theft7
2 stop & searches · mostly article for use in theft
Neighbourhood team: North Deal · Kent
Local policing priorities
- Road safety issues.
- Vehicle crime.
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
196 reported road collisions (2024)
57 killed or seriously injured · 242 casualties · 16.8 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
227 food businesses within 2 miles
- 180 rated 4–5 ★ (155 top)
- 13 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Deal (0.3 km)
- 34 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Deal (0.3 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£276,234 average▲ 4.5% YoY
Across Dover · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,029 average monthly rent▲ 9.7% YoY
- 1 bed £734
- 2 bed £959
- 3 bed £1,175
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
7.8× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 7.8 times median annual pay (7.8× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 151.9p · Esso (10.4 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 186.9p · Esso (10.4 km)
4 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
14 charging locations within ~8 km
- 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 160 kW
- Nearest: Middle Street Car Park 1 (0.1 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres3
- Swimming pools1
- Sports pitches27
- Golf courses1
- Playgrounds7
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
116,413 residents in Dover · 369/km²
- Under 16: 17%
- 16–64: 59%
- 65+: 24%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
More deprived than the average in England
Ranked 107 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
7% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£2,462 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band B (31% of 55,880)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
63 schools · 16,687 pupils
41 primary · 9 secondary · 13 other
Ofsted: 17 of 20 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (85%)
52inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Duke of York's Royal Military SchoolGood
- Sir Roger Manwood's SchoolGood
- St Edmund's Catholic SchoolGood
- Astor Secondary SchoolRequires improvement
- Dover Christ Church AcademyRequires improvement
- Sandwich Technology SchoolInadequate
- Dover Grammar School for Boys
- Dover Grammar School for Girls
- Goodwin Academy
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Dover
Care & health services
1,672 CQC-registered services
- Care homes501
- GP practices221
- Dentists362
- Homecare agencies415
- Hospitals & hospices47
CQC ratings: 87% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 25 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Kent
Heritage & planning
- In a conservation area (Deal - Middle Street)
- Not in the Green Belt
- 351 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
175 applications decided
85.7% granted · 150 granted, 25 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
Mike Tapp
Labour
Dover and Deal
Recent votes:
- AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- AyeClosure motion
- NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
- AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Labour (minority)
- Lab 12
- Con 13
- Oth 6
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools5
- GPs & clinics2
- Pharmacies6
- Supermarkets2
- Parks & greens11
- Restaurants & cafés56
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
4,370 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
372 jobs advertised · £37,436 avg
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Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£767 median full-time weekly pay
3.3% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£24,830 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
44% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 60,033 certificates
12.9% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
12% low-carbon electricity
Imports 68% · Gas 20% · Wind 7% · Solar 5%
141 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity
Latest estimate for South East England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 83.8 yrs women · 79.5 yrs men
69% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.2
- Feeling worthwhile7.6
- Happiness yesterday7.3
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.7
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Dover and Deal:
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases596 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership505 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership427 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s367 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office360 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Regent Cinema, Deal · 0.2 kmThe Regent Cinema is a former cinema and bingo hall in Deal, Kent, England. It was originally built in 1928 as a simple pavilion for musical concerts but this proved unprofitable and in 1933 it was converted into a ci…
Deal, Kent · 0.2 kmDeal is a coastal town in Kent, England, which lies where the North Sea and the English Channel meet, 8 miles (13 km) north-east of Dover and 8 miles (13 km) south of Ramsgate. It is a former fishing, mining and garri…
Deal Timeball · 0.2 kmThe Deal Timeball is a Victorian maritime Greenwich Mean Time signal located on the roof of a waterfront four-storey tower in the coastal town of Deal, in Kent, England. It was established in 1855 by the Astronomer Ro…
- Kent Museum of the Moving Image · 0.2 km
The Kent Museum of the Moving Image opened in Deal, Kent in April 2018. The museum was created by David Francis, with his wife Jocelyn Marsh. Francis was one of the lead members who created the Museum of the Moving Im…
Deal railway station · 0.3 kmDeal railway station serves Deal in Kent, England. The station and all trains serving it are operated by Southeastern. The station is on the Kent Coast Line 9.5 miles (15.3 km) north east of Dover Priory and 86.75 mil…
Deal Town Hall · 0.3 kmDeal Town Hall is a municipal building in the High Street in Deal, Kent, England. The town hall, which was the headquarters of Deal Borough Council, is a Grade II listed building.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Deal?
- Deal is a town in Kent, England, in the Dover local authority.
- What is the population of Deal?
- Deal has an approximate settlement population of 30,917.
- How deprived is Deal?
- The Dover local authority, which includes Deal, is more deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.