Strong on safety and schools, with transport to consider
Guston, Kingsdown & St. Margaret's-at-Cliffe at a glance
- House prices
- £375,000
- Middle70th percentile
- Schools
- 94th percentile
- Strong
- Transport
- 24th percentile
- Weak
- Crime rate
- 42.8 per 1,000 residents
- Strong78th percentile
- Flood risk
- 0.7% of the area in flood zones
- Less flood-zone land18th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Guston, Kingsdown & St. Margaret's-at-Cliffe a good place to live?
Guston, Kingsdown & St. Margaret's-at-Cliffe may be a good fit for people who value lower crime and stronger school performance. Transport access appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Dover below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- People prioritising lower crime
- Families who care about school performance
Watch out for
- Transport access appears weaker than most neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Guston, Kingsdown & St. Margaret's-at-Cliffe
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 42.8 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 78th percentile nationally
Lower crime than most neighbourhoods nationally.
Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.
House prices in Guston, Kingsdown & St. Margaret's-at-Cliffe
House prices
- Median sale price
- £375,000
- Percentile
- 70th percentile nationally
House prices are above the national middle range.
Median of 59 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.
Schools in Guston, Kingsdown & St. Margaret's-at-Cliffe
Schools
94th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Guston, Kingsdown & St. Margaret's-at-Cliffe
Flood risk
0.7% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3
Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers 0.6% of the area. That is the 18th percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.
Transport in Guston, Kingsdown & St. Margaret's-at-Cliffe
Transport
24th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.
What the full report adds
This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.
FAQs
Is Guston, Kingsdown & St. Margaret's-at-Cliffe a good place to live?
Guston, Kingsdown & St. Margaret's-at-Cliffe may be a good fit for people who value lower crime and stronger school performance. Transport access appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Guston, Kingsdown & St. Margaret's-at-Cliffe safe?
Guston, Kingsdown & St. Margaret's-at-Cliffe ranks in the 78th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Guston, Kingsdown & St. Margaret's-at-Cliffe?
The median sale price was £375,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 70th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Guston, Kingsdown & St. Margaret's-at-Cliffe?
Schools rank in the 94th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Guston, Kingsdown & St. Margaret's-at-Cliffe?
Nearby public profiles include Alkham & Capel-le-Ferne in Dover and Little Stour & Ashstone in Dover.
