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What is the average house price in Dorset?
£374,865

Average price per property type

Detached house illustration

Detached

£528,970

Semi-detached house illustration

Semi-Detached

£344,296

Terraced house illustration

Terraced

£286,562

Flats illustration

Flats

£193,715

Are prices going up or down?

Short term 📉

Prices decreased by £-12,817 (-3.31%) over the past year

Long term 📈

Prices increased by £100,655 (36.71%) over the past 10 years

Quick answers for Dorset

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When did average house prices in Dorset reach their peak?

Prices peaked at £417,325 in JUN 2021.

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How many properties are being sold in Dorset?

5,374 properties sold in the last 12 months, -976 (-15.4%) vs the previous 12 months.

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What type of properties are sold in Dorset?

Detached houses are most common at 38.5% of sales.

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Property price ranges in Dorset

The most common price range is £200k - £300k at 39.0% of sales.

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What is the most expensive (and cheapest) area of Dorset?

Most expensive: East Dorset (£440,963). Cheapest: Weymouth and Portland (£282,703).

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Most expensive houses in Dorset 👀

44 ringwood road, dorset

Sold in FEB 2025

£7,600,000

waterston manor , dorset

Sold in SEPT 2007

£6,000,000

ballard glebe glebe estate, dorset

Sold in FEB 2026

£4,500,000

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Data sources

Location boundary data sourced from OpenStreetMap and price information is from HM Land Registry

Last updated at 29 March 2026 at 17:08 with the latest Land Registry data (February 2026). The Dorset dataset covers 16,936 postcodes.

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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.