Semi-detached
£221,333
30% above the Shaftesbury average
29.1% of sales
What is the average house price in Shaftesbury? £169,940
The average house price in Shaftesbury is £169,940, based on 57 homes sold in the 12 months to September 2026. Prices are down 1.2% (£2,104) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- −1.2%
- Sold in 12 months
- 57
- Data up to
- September 2026
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, not asking prices. How we calculate this
How much does each type of property cost in Shaftesbury?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Terraced
£152,900
10% below the Shaftesbury average
67.5% of sales
Flats
£145,000
15% below the Shaftesbury average
2.0% of sales
Are house prices in Shaftesbury going up or down?
House prices in Shaftesbury are falling: down 1.2% (£2,104) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 64.0% (£66,347).
Past 12 months
−1.2%
−£2,104From £172,044 to £169,940
£180,206£169,283
Past 10 years
+64.0%
+£66,347From £103,593 to £169,940
£172,044£103,593
Quick answers for Shaftesbury
9 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£219,545
Highest average, reached in August 2025
How many homes sold?
57
Recorded so far for the 12 months to September 2026
What sells most often?
Terraced houses
67.5% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£150k - £200k
44.4% of sales
How many people live in Shaftesbury?
5,130
7,300 people per square mile · Very High (Census 2021)
Population density is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Usual residents, including communal establishments.
How many households are in Shaftesbury?
2,277
3,240 households per square mile · Very High (Census 2021)
Household density is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Occupied households, not communal establishments.
How much green space is in Shaftesbury?
25 m² per resident
Less green space per resident than 60% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 3.5 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
7.0% of the area · 0 public parks. Parks, playing fields, allotments and other public green space, not counting golf courses. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
What is the crime rate in Shaftesbury?
126 crimes per 1,000 residents
Very High · 0.0% on the previous year · 12 months to September 2026
Crime rate is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
How does Shaftesbury rank?
28th most expensive area of Newport.
Compared with 29 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Shaftesbury?
The highest recorded sale prices in Shaftesbury, from HM Land Registry.
How do house prices in Shaftesbury compare with nearby areas?
Shaftesbury compared with the 6 nearest other areas in Newport.
Shaftesbury vs St. Julians
- Shaftesbury
- £169,940
- St. Julians
- £200,950+£31,010
Open comparison
Shaftesbury vs Malpas
- Shaftesbury
- £169,940
- Malpas
- £243,722+£73,782
Open comparison
Shaftesbury vs Allt-Yr-Yn
- Shaftesbury
- £169,940
- Allt-Yr-Yn
- £347,461+£177,521
Open comparison
Shaftesbury vs Victoria
- Shaftesbury
- £169,940
- Victoria
- £168,431−£1,509
Open comparison
Shaftesbury vs Stow Hill
- Shaftesbury
- £169,940
- Stow Hill
- £192,372+£22,432
Open comparison
Shaftesbury vs Bettws
- Shaftesbury
- £169,940
- Bettws
- £185,385+£15,445
Open comparison
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What to check before you buyWhere does this data come from?
Price information is from HM Land Registry, location boundaries are from OpenStreetMap, and households and population are from Nomis Census 2021 postcode estimates (21 March 2021). Parks and green space are from OS Open Greenspace. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Crime is from police.uk street-level data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
Last updated 6 November 2026 at 00:20 with the latest Land Registry data (September 2026). The Shaftesbury dataset covers 374 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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