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The average house price in Charminster is £379,811 over the last 12 months. Over the past year prices rose 4.7%.

England / Dorset / West Dorset

Charminster

£379,811

Average price, last 12 months

+4.7% in a year
SEPT 2016£253kAUG 2026£380k

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What can I buy with my budget in Charminster?

With £380,000 you could afford the average semi-detached house in Charminster.

£380,000

Charminster

  • Flats

    £186,400

    In budget

  • Terraced

    £306,600

    In budget

  • Semi-detached

    £345,300

    In budget

  • Detached

    £550,500

    £171k 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 Charminster?

With a 10% deposit, a 25-year mortgage at 4.5% on the average home in Charminster costs £1,900 a month.

10%
4.5%
25 years
  • Charminster

    £1,900

    a month

    Average price
    £379,811
    Deposit
    £37,981
    Mortgage
    £341,830
    Salary needed at 4.5×
    £75,962

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

  • £550,500

Semi-detached

  • £345,300

Terraced

  • £306,600

Flats

  • £186,400

What kinds of homes sell in each area?

Share of last 12 months' sales by property type.

  • Detached
  • Semi-detached
  • Terraced
  • Flats

Charminster

Mostly detached houses

34%
26%
18%
22%

How green is Charminster?

Charminster has 2 public parks among 12 green space sites. Green space covers 0.5% of the area: about 28 m² per resident, or 3.9 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 55% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

  • Charminster

    0.5%

    of the land is green space
    28 m² per resident, or 3.9 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 Charminster?

Charminster has about 1.3 residents for every football pitch of land, or 488 people per square mile, which counts as high density.

Charminster
1.3 people per football pitch of land · 488 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 Charminster?

Prices in Charminster were down on a year earlier in 37 months of the 108 since September 2017. They are now up 4.7% on a year earlier.

Charminster37 of 108 months down
FallingRising

Each stripe is one month: the rolling 12-month average against the same month a year earlier, since September 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

  • Charminster

    England / Dorset / West Dorset / Charminster

    £379,811

Change over 1 year

  • Charminster

    England / Dorset / West Dorset / Charminster

    +£16,930

Change over ~10 years

  • Charminster

    England / Dorset / West Dorset / Charminster

    +£127,148

Homes sold (last 12 months)

  • Charminster

    England / Dorset / West Dorset / Charminster

    45

Number of postcodes

  • Charminster

    England / Dorset / West Dorset / Charminster

    97

Households (Census 2021)

  • Charminster

    England / Dorset / West Dorset / Charminster

    1,472

Household density

  • Charminster

    England / Dorset / West Dorset / Charminster

    215 per sq mi · High

Population (Census 2021)

  • Charminster

    England / Dorset / West Dorset / Charminster

    3,343

Population density

  • Charminster

    England / Dorset / West Dorset / Charminster

    488 per sq mi · High

Green space per resident

  • Charminster

    England / Dorset / West Dorset / Charminster

    28 m² per resident · less than 55% of areas

Green space share of area

  • Charminster

    England / Dorset / West Dorset / Charminster

    0.5%

Public parks

  • Charminster

    England / Dorset / West Dorset / Charminster

    2

Crime rate (per 1,000 residents)

  • Charminster

    England / Dorset / West Dorset / Charminster

    23 per 1,000 · Very Low

Crime vs previous 12 months

  • Charminster

    England / Dorset / West Dorset / Charminster

    +4.0%

Anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents

  • Charminster

    England / Dorset / West Dorset / Charminster

    1.2 per 1,000

Peak month

  • Charminster

    England / Dorset / West Dorset / Charminster

    MAR 2020 · £591,665

Most common price band

  • Charminster

    England / Dorset / West Dorset / Charminster

    £300k – £400k · 25.2%

Detached average

  • Charminster

    England / Dorset / West Dorset / Charminster

    £550,500

Semi-detached average

  • Charminster

    England / Dorset / West Dorset / Charminster

    £345,300

Terraced average

  • Charminster

    England / Dorset / West Dorset / Charminster

    £306,600

Flats average

  • Charminster

    England / Dorset / West Dorset / Charminster

    £186,400

Detached share of sales

  • Charminster

    England / Dorset / West Dorset / Charminster

    34.2%

Semi-detached share of sales

  • Charminster

    England / Dorset / West Dorset / Charminster

    26.1%

Terraced share of sales

  • Charminster

    England / Dorset / West Dorset / Charminster

    18.0%

Flats share of sales

  • Charminster

    England / Dorset / West Dorset / Charminster

    21.6%

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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