House prices in DorsetSold prices across the local authority area
The median home in Dorset sold for £342,000 between July 2025 and June 2026, based on 5,594 sales registered with HM Land Registry.
In Dorset, prices barely moved in the year to July 2026 (0.1%), according to the UK House Price Index.
Price per sq ft and per m²
We work out the price per sq ft from sales matched to the floor area on their energy certificate. In Dorset, fewer than 20 matched sales exist so far, so we do not publish this figure yet. The number of matched sales grows every month.
Median price by property type in Dorset
Sales between July 2025 and June 2026. A figure needs at least 11 sales.
| Property type | Median price | Middle half of sales | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | £475,000 | £390,000 to £620,000 | 2,226 |
| Semi-detached | £332,500 | £279,996 to £390,000 | 1,142 |
| Terraced | £270,000 | £225,500 to £322,000 | 1,403 |
| Flat | £177,500 | £133,500 to £230,000 | 823 |
Median price each year since 1995
Years with fewer than 11 sales are left out.
Show the figures for each year
| Year | Median price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | £345,000 | 6,650 |
| 2024 | £345,981 | 6,048 |
| 2023 | £350,000 | 5,736 |
| 2022 | £352,500 | 7,011 |
| 2021 | £331,000 | 8,853 |
| 2020 | £312,000 | 6,180 |
| 2019 | £285,000 | 6,374 |
| 2018 | £285,000 | 6,920 |
| 2017 | £283,250 | 7,342 |
| 2016 | £268,000 | 7,472 |
| 2015 | £252,500 | 7,300 |
| 2014 | £240,000 | 7,535 |
| 2013 | £232,000 | 6,560 |
| 2012 | £230,000 | 5,466 |
| 2011 | £227,000 | 5,447 |
| 2010 | £230,000 | 5,618 |
| 2009 | £209,950 | 5,670 |
| 2008 | £227,500 | 4,602 |
| 2007 | £233,000 | 9,173 |
| 2006 | £215,000 | 10,136 |
| 2005 | £200,000 | 8,048 |
| 2004 | £195,000 | 8,961 |
| 2003 | £177,950 | 8,819 |
| 2002 | £149,950 | 10,410 |
| 2001 | £122,000 | 9,691 |
| 2000 | £109,000 | 8,604 |
| 1999 | £89,950 | 10,051 |
| 1998 | £79,500 | 8,628 |
| 1997 | £73,500 | 9,393 |
| 1996 | £67,500 | 8,135 |
| 1995 | £63,500 | 6,244 |
Price map around Dorset
Each small area is raised and coloured by its median price over the last 24 months. Hatched areas have too few sales for their own figure.
Dorset: house prices, area by area.
- Over one year
- Compared with England and Wales
- Sales
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Latest sold prices in Dorset
The 20 most recent sales, registered up to August 2026.
| Address | Date | Price | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 39 Foxcroft Drive, Wimborne BH21 2JX | 27 Aug 2026 | £126,510 | Semi-detached |
| 2 School House Close, Beaminster DT8 3AH | 27 Aug 2026 | £502,000 | Semi-detached |
| 49 Nightingale Drive, Weymouth DT3 5ST | 25 Aug 2026 | £300,000 | Detached |
| 23 Glyde Path Road, Dorchester DT1 1XE | 25 Aug 2026 | £325,000 | Terraced |
| 18 Victoria Place, Portland DT5 2AA | 25 Aug 2026 | £215,000 | Terraced |
| Elgin Townsend, Sturminster Marshall Wimborne BH21 4AR | 24 Aug 2026 | £417,000 | Semi-detached |
| 6 The Woodpeckers, Weymouth DT3 5RS | 24 Aug 2026 | £277,000 | Semi-detached |
| 250 Dorchester Road, Weymouth DT3 5AX | 24 Aug 2026 | £465,000 | Detached |
| 3 Durngate Street, Dorchester DT1 1JP | 24 Aug 2026 | £405,000 | Terraced |
| 15 Journeys End, Bridport DT6 5AU | 24 Aug 2026 | £230,000 | Terraced |
| Flat 9, Milbourne Court, 516 Wimborne Road East, Ferndown BH22 9NP | 24 Aug 2026 | £220,000 | Flat |
| 30 St Andrews View, Milborne St Andrew Blandford Forum DT11 0GA | 24 Aug 2026 | £320,000 | Semi-detached |
| 13 Southdown Road, Weymouth DT4 9LJ | 24 Aug 2026 | £285,000 | Semi-detached |
| 5 Laburnum Close, Sandford Wareham BH20 7QJ | 21 Aug 2026 | £460,000 | Detached |
| 5 Hill View, Bradpole Bridport DT6 3EF | 21 Aug 2026 | £360,000 | Detached |
| Rowlands The Street, Stour Provost Gillingham SP8 5RZ | 21 Aug 2026 | £1,450,000 | Detached |
| 3 Holm Oak Close, Verwood BH31 7PP | 21 Aug 2026 | £378,000 | Semi-detached |
| 89 Andover Green, Bovington Wareham BH20 6LP | 21 Aug 2026 | £250,000 | Terraced |
| 4 Woodman Court, Shaftesbury SP7 8PY | 21 Aug 2026 | £201,000 | Terraced |
| 15 Shepherds Croft, Portland DT5 1DJ | 21 Aug 2026 | £280,000 | Semi-detached |
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Questions about house prices in Dorset
How much does a house cost in Dorset?
The median price of a home sold in Dorset between July 2025 and June 2026 was £342,000, from 5,594 sales. Half of these homes sold for between £250,000 and £465,000.
How much does a detached house cost in Dorset?
The median price of a detached house in Dorset was £475,000 over the last 12 complete months, from 2,226 sales.
Which type of home costs the most in Dorset?
Detached houses sold for the most, with a median of £475,000. Flats sold for the least, with a median of £177,500.
Are house prices going up in Dorset?
Not really. In Dorset, prices barely moved in the year to July 2026 (0.1%), according to the UK House Price Index.
How many homes sell in Dorset each year?
5,594 homes sold in Dorset in the last 12 complete months, and 12,328 over the last 24 months.
Where do these prices come from?
Every sale comes from the Price Paid Data of HM Land Registry, which records the price of every home sold in England and Wales since 1995. We keep standard sales at market value of houses and flats (category A) and leave out repossessions, transfers to companies and other special sales. Price changes over a year come from the UK House Price Index, published by HM Land Registry with the Office for National Statistics.
More prices near Dorset
Towns and villages in Dorset
- Poole4,163 sales
- Weymouth2,168 sales
- Dorchester1,562 sales
- Wimborne1,221 sales
- Ferndown1,069 sales
- Blandford Forum864 sales
- Bridport706 sales
- Sherborne691 sales
- Ringwood621 sales
- Gillingham598 sales
- Shaftesbury534 sales
- Wareham477 sales
- Verwood440 sales
- Portland436 sales
- Swanage419 sales
- Fordingbridge410 sales
- Broadstone394 sales
- Sturminster Newton386 sales
- West Moors271 sales
- Poundbury249 sales
- Corfe Mullen234 sales
- Beaminster197 sales
- Upton180 sales
- Chickerell175 sales
- West Parley167 sales
- Lyme Regis163 sales
- Preston118 sales
- Lytchett Matravers99 sales
- Blandford St Mary98 sales
- Crossways97 sales
- Wyke Regis95 sales
- Alderholt92 sales
- Stalbridge82 sales
- Wool72 sales
- Ashley Heath71 sales
- Marnhull71 sales
- St Leonards69 sales
- Charminster66 sales
- Colehill59 sales
- Charlton Marshall51 sales
- Sturminster Marshall51 sales
- Charmouth50 sales
- Charlton Down49 sales
- Pimperne47 sales
- Three Legged Cross45 sales
- Puddletown44 sales
- Bere Regis43 sales
- Motcombe42 sales
- Bovington40 sales
- West Bay40 sales
- Yetminster40 sales
- Maiden Newton39 sales
- Broadmayne38 sales
- Sandford38 sales
- Bourton36 sales
- Okeford Fitzpaine36 sales
- Shillingstone34 sales
- Cerne Abbas33 sales
- Milborne St Andrew33 sales
- St Ives33 sales
Postcode districts in Dorset
- Postcode district DT41,275 sales
- Postcode district BH211,221 sales
- Postcode district BH221,069 sales
- Postcode district DT3893 sales
- Postcode district DT11864 sales
- Postcode district DT1810 sales
- Postcode district DT2752 sales
- Postcode district DT6706 sales
- Postcode district DT9691 sales
- Postcode district BH24621 sales
- Postcode district SP8598 sales
- Postcode district SP7534 sales
- Postcode district SP5513 sales
- Postcode district BH20477 sales
- Postcode district BH31440 sales
- Postcode district DT5436 sales
- Postcode district BH16428 sales
- Postcode district BH19419 sales
- Postcode district SP6410 sales
- Postcode district BH18394 sales
- Postcode district DT10386 sales
- Postcode district DT8197 sales
- Postcode district DT7163 sales
Neighbouring local authorities
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole11,178 sales
- New Forest5,144 sales
- Somerset17,043 sales
- Wiltshire14,695 sales
- Southampton5,186 sales
- Bath and North East Somerset5,231 sales
- Test Valley3,695 sales
- East Devon5,062 sales
Region
Sales registered up to August 2026. Read how we calculate the figures.