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The average house price in Ferndown Town is £403,372 over the last 12 months. Over the past year prices fell 3.6%.

England / Dorset / East Dorset

Ferndown Town

£403,372

Average price, last 12 months

−3.6% in a year
OCT 2016£334kSEPT 2026£403k

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What can I buy with my budget in Ferndown Town?

With £410,000 you could afford the average semi-detached house in Ferndown Town.

£410,000

Ferndown Town

  • Flats

    £208,584

    In budget

  • Terraced

    £323,420

    In budget

  • Semi-detached

    £335,226

    In budget

  • Detached

    £516,733

    £107k short

Average sale price by type of home over the last 12 months, from HM Land Registry. These are averages, so cheaper homes of each type do sell.

How much would a mortgage cost in Ferndown Town?

With a 10% deposit, a 25-year mortgage at 4.5% on the average home in Ferndown Town costs £2,018 a month.

10%
4.5%
25 years
  • Ferndown Town

    £2,018

    a month

    Average price
    £403,372
    Deposit
    £40,337
    Mortgage
    £363,035
    Salary needed at 4.5×
    £80,674

A repayment mortgage on each location's average sale price over the last 12 months. The rate is an example, not a quote, so check current deals. Many lenders cap borrowing at about 4.5 times income.

What does each type of home cost?

Average sale price by property type over the last 12 months.

Detached

  • £516,733

Semi-detached

  • £335,226

Terraced

  • £323,420

Flats

  • £208,584

What kinds of homes sell in each area?

Share of last 12 months' sales by property type.

  • Detached
  • Semi-detached
  • Terraced
  • Flats

Ferndown Town

Mostly detached houses

56%
13%
22%

How green is Ferndown Town?

Ferndown Town has 2 public parks among 23 green space sites. Green space covers 1.6% of the area: about 18 m² per resident, or 2.5 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 74% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

  • Ferndown Town

    1.6%

    of the land is green space
    18 m² per resident, or 2.5 football pitches for every 1,000 residents
    2 public parks

Each grid is the location's land, one square per 1%. Green space from OS Open Greenspace, not counting golf courses; Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

How crowded is Ferndown Town?

Ferndown Town has about 6.6 residents for every football pitch of land, or 2,403 people per square mile, which counts as very high density.

Ferndown Town
6.6 people per football pitch of land · 2,403 per square mile

Census 2021 population divided by land area. A football pitch is about 7,140 m² (105 m × 68 m).

How have average house prices moved?

Rolling 12-month average for each location, last 10 years. Gaps mean no sales were recorded that month.

When have prices risen and fallen in Ferndown Town?

Prices in Ferndown Town were down on a year earlier in 49 months of the 108 since October 2017. They are now down 3.6% on a year earlier.

Ferndown Town49 of 108 months down
FallingRising

Each stripe is one month: the rolling 12-month average against the same month a year earlier, since October 2017. Falls are hatched as well as red.

How many homes were sold?

Monthly sales volume for each location, last 10 years.

How do all the numbers compare?

Every measure side by side. The highest value in each row is highlighted.

Latest 12-month average

  • Ferndown Town

    England / Dorset / East Dorset / Ferndown Town

    £403,372

Change over 1 year

  • Ferndown Town

    England / Dorset / East Dorset / Ferndown Town

    −£15,026

Change over ~10 years

  • Ferndown Town

    England / Dorset / East Dorset / Ferndown Town

    +£73,202

Homes sold (last 12 months)

  • Ferndown Town

    England / Dorset / East Dorset / Ferndown Town

    270

Number of postcodes

  • Ferndown Town

    England / Dorset / East Dorset / Ferndown Town

    802

Households (Census 2021)

  • Ferndown Town

    England / Dorset / East Dorset / Ferndown Town

    7,918

Household density

  • Ferndown Town

    England / Dorset / East Dorset / Ferndown Town

    1,092 per sq mi · Very High

Population (Census 2021)

  • Ferndown Town

    England / Dorset / East Dorset / Ferndown Town

    17,425

Population density

  • Ferndown Town

    England / Dorset / East Dorset / Ferndown Town

    2,403 per sq mi · Very High

Green space per resident

  • Ferndown Town

    England / Dorset / East Dorset / Ferndown Town

    18 m² per resident · less than 74% of areas

Green space share of area

  • Ferndown Town

    England / Dorset / East Dorset / Ferndown Town

    1.6%

Public parks

  • Ferndown Town

    England / Dorset / East Dorset / Ferndown Town

    2

Crime rate (per 1,000 residents)

  • Ferndown Town

    England / Dorset / East Dorset / Ferndown Town

    33 per 1,000 · Low

Crime vs previous 12 months

  • Ferndown Town

    England / Dorset / East Dorset / Ferndown Town

    −10.6%

Anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents

  • Ferndown Town

    England / Dorset / East Dorset / Ferndown Town

    16 per 1,000

Peak month

  • Ferndown Town

    England / Dorset / East Dorset / Ferndown Town

    DEC 2022 · £557,078

Most common price band

  • Ferndown Town

    England / Dorset / East Dorset / Ferndown Town

    £500k – £1m · 26.9%

Detached average

  • Ferndown Town

    England / Dorset / East Dorset / Ferndown Town

    £516,733

Semi-detached average

  • Ferndown Town

    England / Dorset / East Dorset / Ferndown Town

    £335,226

Terraced average

  • Ferndown Town

    England / Dorset / East Dorset / Ferndown Town

    £323,420

Flats average

  • Ferndown Town

    England / Dorset / East Dorset / Ferndown Town

    £208,584

Detached share of sales

  • Ferndown Town

    England / Dorset / East Dorset / Ferndown Town

    55.7%

Semi-detached share of sales

  • Ferndown Town

    England / Dorset / East Dorset / Ferndown Town

    12.7%

Terraced share of sales

  • Ferndown Town

    England / Dorset / East Dorset / Ferndown Town

    9.6%

Flats share of sales

  • Ferndown Town

    England / Dorset / East Dorset / Ferndown Town

    22.1%

Sold prices from HM Land Registry. Households and population from Census 2021. Green space from OS Open Greenspace, not counting golf courses; Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Crime is police-recorded crime from police.uk, per 1,000 residents, over the latest 12 published months; anti-social behaviour is counted separately. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.

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