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The average house price in Purbeck is £420,134 over the last 12 months. Over the past year prices rose 2.6%.

England / Dorset

Purbeck

£420,134

Average price, last 12 months

+2.6% in a year

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What does each type of home cost?

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

Detached

  • £600,402

Semi-detached

  • £357,085

Terraced

  • £319,075

Flats

  • £238,050

What kinds of homes sell in each area?

Share of last 12 months' sales by property type.

  • Detached
  • Semi-detached
  • Terraced
  • Flats

Purbeck

Mostly detached houses

37%
22%
23%
18%

How much do prices vary within each area?

In Purbeck the priciest area costs 4.5× the cheapest.

Cheapest and most expensive area inside each location, with the overall average marked.

  • Purbeck

    4.5× spread

    Cheapest

    Chaldon Herring

    £310,000

    Most expensive

    Studland

    £1,409,166

Overall average for the location

How do all the numbers compare?

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

Latest 12-month average

  • Purbeck

    England / Dorset / Purbeck

    £420,134

Change over 1 year

  • Purbeck

    England / Dorset / Purbeck

    +£10,648

Change over ~10 years

  • Purbeck

    England / Dorset / Purbeck

    +£103,404

Homes sold (last 12 months)

  • Purbeck

    England / Dorset / Purbeck

    583

Homes sold vs previous 12 months

  • Purbeck

    England / Dorset / Purbeck

    −152

Number of postcodes

  • Purbeck

    England / Dorset / Purbeck

    2,093

Households (Census 2021)

  • Purbeck

    England / Dorset / Purbeck

    20,168

Household density

  • Purbeck

    England / Dorset / Purbeck

    122 per sq mi · High

Population (Census 2021)

  • Purbeck

    England / Dorset / Purbeck

    45,823

Population density

  • Purbeck

    England / Dorset / Purbeck

    277 per sq mi · High

Green space per resident

  • Purbeck

    England / Dorset / Purbeck

    165 m² per resident · more than 94% of areas

Green space share of area

  • Purbeck

    England / Dorset / Purbeck

    1.8%

Public parks

  • Purbeck

    England / Dorset / Purbeck

    27

Peak month

  • Purbeck

    England / Dorset / Purbeck

    FEB 2024 · £522,166

Most common price band

  • Purbeck

    England / Dorset / Purbeck

    £300k – £400k · 46.4%

Detached average

  • Purbeck

    England / Dorset / Purbeck

    £600,402

Semi-detached average

  • Purbeck

    England / Dorset / Purbeck

    £357,085

Terraced average

  • Purbeck

    England / Dorset / Purbeck

    £319,075

Flats average

  • Purbeck

    England / Dorset / Purbeck

    £238,050

Detached share of sales

  • Purbeck

    England / Dorset / Purbeck

    37.4%

Semi-detached share of sales

  • Purbeck

    England / Dorset / Purbeck

    21.8%

Terraced share of sales

  • Purbeck

    England / Dorset / Purbeck

    22.9%

Flats share of sales

  • Purbeck

    England / Dorset / Purbeck

    17.9%

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.

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