When did prices peak?
£417,325
JUN 2021
Price history
What is the average house price in Dorset?
£375,463
Average price per property type
Detached
£530,290
Semi-Detached
£342,429
Terraced
£282,780
Flats
£188,886
Are prices going up or down?
Short term 📉
Prices decreased by £6,911 (1.81%) over the past year
AUG 2025JUL 2026
Long term 📈
Prices increased by £84,430 (29.01%) over the past 10 years
JUL 2016JUL 2026
Quick answers for Dorset
6 key facts at a glance.
How many homes sold?
5,203
Last 12 months · -23.2% year on year
Sales trendsWhat sells most often?
Detached houses
38.8% of recent sales
Property typesWhat is the most common price range?
£200k - £300k
38.9% of sales
Price rangesWhich areas cost the most and least?
Highest
East Dorset
£440,515
Lowest
Weymouth and Portland
£282,533
How does Dorset rank?
17th most expensive area of England.
Compared with 71 areas
View England pricesMost expensive houses in Dorset
The five highest recorded property sales in Dorset.
#1
44 ringwood road, dorset
#2
waterston manor , dorset
#3
ballard glebe glebe estate, dorset
#4
the old rectory manor road, dorset
#5
avon place , dorset
How do house prices in Dorset compare with nearby areas?
Dorset compared with the 6 nearest other areas in England.
Dorset vs Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Dorset
- £375,463
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- £384,019+£8,556
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Dorset vs Somerset
- Dorset
- £375,463
- Somerset
- £318,107−£57,356
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Dorset vs Wiltshire
- Dorset
- £375,463
- Wiltshire
- £363,314−£12,149
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Dorset vs Romsey and Southampton North
- Dorset
- £375,463
- Romsey and Southampton North
- £353,066−£22,397
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Dorset vs Southampton
- Dorset
- £375,463
- Southampton
- £256,820−£118,643
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Dorset vs North Somerset
- Dorset
- £375,463
- North Somerset
- £353,042−£22,421
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Areas in Dorset
Open a child area for its sold-price average. These links are the crawlable location hierarchy.
| Rank | Area | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Dorset | £440,515 |
| 2 | Purbeck | £423,951 |
| 3 | West Dorset | £386,312 |
| 4 | North Dorset | £353,929 |
| 5 | Weymouth and Portland | £282,533 |
Data sources
Location boundary data sourced from OpenStreetMap and price information is from HM Land Registry
Last updated at 6 September 2026 at 22:49 with the latest Land Registry data (July 2026). The Dorset dataset covers 16,936 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.