Great Mongeham
Great Mongeham is a village in Kent, England, with a population of around 2,000. It has 16 bus stops, the nearest railway station is Walmer, 1.9 km away, one GP or clinic, and one pharmacy. In June 2026, there were 28 recorded street crimes, most commonly Violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Great Mongeham area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Dover area is more deprived than the average in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 116,413 residents at roughly 369 people per km².
My Area Score
Mixed
Ranked 200th of 294 English council areas — better than 32% 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
9°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 9° / 7° · 15% rain
- Tomorrow: 11° / 7° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:54Sunset 16:21
9h 28m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
46US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Sangatte, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 6.6 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 4.9% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
43 reported · August 2026▲ 26% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences25
- Criminal damage & arson5
- Anti-social behaviour4
- Other theft2
Neighbourhood team: Guston, Kingsdown & St Margaret's-at-Cliffe · Kent
Local policing priorities
- Nuisance motorcycles.
- Road safety issues.
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
199 reported road collisions (2025)
63 killed or seriously injured · 270 casualties · 17.1 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
174 food businesses within 2 miles
- 142 rated 4–5 ★ (121 top)
- 7 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Walmer (1.9 km)
- 16 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Walmer (1.9 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£282,945 average▲ 0.4% YoY
Across Dover · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,021 average monthly rent▲ 8.6% YoY
- 1 bed £728
- 2 bed £952
- 3 bed £1,166
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
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
Property sales
1,641 property sales in the last 12 months
12 months to May 2026
A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.
Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 151.9p · Esso (10.8 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 186.9p · Esso (10.8 km)
2 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
17 charging locations within ~8 km
- 5 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 175 kW
- Nearest: Sholden Fields (1.5 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Swimming pools3
- Sports pitches7
- Playgrounds4
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)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK6,465
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK5,039
- Net moves+1,426
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
More deprived than the average in England
Ranked 78 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
12% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
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%)
52 inspected 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
1,676 CQC-registered services
- Care homes503
- GP practices222
- Dentists360
- Homecare agencies415
- Hospitals & hospices47
CQC ratings: 87% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 20 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Kent
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 64 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
178 applications decided
92.1% granted · 164 granted, 14 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Council control
Labour (minority)
- Lab 12
- Con 13
- Grn 1
- Oth 6
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools5
- GPs & clinics1
- Pharmacies1
- Parks & greens8
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
4,400 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
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
Health
Life expectancy: 83.8 yrs women · 79.5 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy (Kent): 63.9 women · 62.5 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
Health services
7 GP surgeries · 8 pharmacies in CT14
- Balmoral Surgery
- St Richards Road Surgery
- The Cedars Surgery
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Dover and Deal:
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases600 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
- Mandatory suicide risk assessment for adolescents in hospital who express intent462 local signatures · 18,972 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND242 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth213 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks208 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Great Mongeham · 0.2 kmGreat Mongeham is a village and civil parish in the Dover District of east Kent, England, on the outskirts of Deal. Its name is derived from Mundelingham or village of Mundel.
Sholden · 1.3 kmSholden is a small village adjacent to the seaside town of Deal, lying on the road towards Sandwich in Kent, South East England.
- Mill Hill Anglo-Saxon cemetery · 1.6 km
Mill Hill Anglo-Saxon cemetery is a place of burial located close to the town of Deal in Kent, South-East England. Belonging to the Middle Anglo-Saxon period, it was part of the much wider tradition of burial in Early…
Northbourne, Kent · 1.7 kmNorthbourne is a village and civil parish near Deal in Kent, England. It has a public house, The Hare and Hounds, a primary school and is the home of the current, and prior, Baron Northbourne. It should not be confuse…
New Mill, Northbourne · 1.8 kmNew Mill is a Grade II listed smock mill in Northbourne, Kent, England that was built in 1848 and which has been converted to residential accommodation.
Ripple, Kent · 1.9 kmRipple, also known as Ripple Vale, is a village and civil parish of Saxon origin Dover District of Kent, England and is the second smallest village in Kent.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Great Mongeham?
- Great Mongeham is a town in Kent, England, in the Dover local authority.
- How deprived is Great Mongeham?
- The Dover local authority, which includes Great Mongeham, is more deprived than the average in England on the IoD2025.