Detached
£544,726
24% above the East Dorset average
56.9% of sales
What is the average house price in East Dorset? £440,966
The average house price in East Dorset is £440,966, based on 1,154 homes sold in the 12 months to September 2026. Prices are down 3.0% (£13,623) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- −3.0%
- Sold in 12 months
- 1,154
- 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 East Dorset?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£365,702
17% below the East Dorset average
16.9% of sales
Terraced
£309,622
30% below the East Dorset average
13.1% of sales
Flats
£205,391
53% below the East Dorset average
13.0% of sales
Are house prices in East Dorset going up or down?
House prices in East Dorset are falling: down 3.0% (£13,623) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 24.5% (£86,716).
Past 12 months
−3.0%
−£13,623From £454,589 to £440,966
£454,589£440,329
Past 10 years
+24.5%
+£86,716From £354,250 to £440,966
£481,438£354,250
Quick answers for East Dorset
10 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£517,856
Highest average, reached in April 2022
How many homes sold?
1,154
Recorded so far for the 12 months to September 2026
What sells most often?
Detached houses
56.9% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£500k - £1m
28.7% of sales
How many people live in East Dorset?
91,316
667 people per square mile · High (Census 2021)
Population density is High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Usual residents, including communal establishments.
How many households are in East Dorset?
39,988
292 households per square mile · High (Census 2021)
Household density is High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Occupied households, not communal establishments.
How much green space is in East Dorset?
95 m² per resident
More green space per resident than 89% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 13 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
2.4% of the area · 20 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 East Dorset?
31 crimes per 1,000 residents
Low · −14.7% on the previous year · 12 months to September 2026
Crime rate is Low, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
Which areas cost the most and least?
Most expensive
Horton
£911,666
Least expensive
Pamphill
£286,000
How does East Dorset rank?
1st most expensive area of Dorset.
Compared with 5 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in East Dorset?
The highest recorded sale prices in East Dorset, from HM Land Registry.
How do house prices in East Dorset compare with nearby areas?
East Dorset compared with the 4 nearest other areas in Dorset.
East Dorset vs North Dorset
- East Dorset
- £440,966
- North Dorset
- £356,227−£84,739
Open comparison
East Dorset vs Purbeck
- East Dorset
- £440,966
- Purbeck
- £420,134−£20,832
Open comparison
East Dorset vs Weymouth and Portland
- East Dorset
- £440,966
- Weymouth and Portland
- £282,054−£158,912
Open comparison
East Dorset vs West Dorset
- East Dorset
- £440,966
- West Dorset
- £384,698−£56,268
Open comparison
Which areas of East Dorset are most expensive?
Average sold price in each of the 25 areas of East Dorset, most expensive first.
- 1
£911,666
Change over one year: +32.7%
- 2
£850,000
Change over one year: +42.9%
- 3
£830,000
Change over one year: +97.3%
- 4
£805,153
Change over one year: +13.9%
- 5
£785,000
Change over one year: −1.8%
- 6
£763,333
Change over one year: +131.3%
- 7
£747,500
Change over one year: +16.8%
- 8
£744,000
Change over one year: +8.6%
- 9
£723,333
Change over one year: +18.6%
- 10
£597,276
Change over one year: −11.5%
- 11
£567,500
Change over one year: +27.6%
- 12
£536,200
Change over one year: −46.0%
- 13
£535,847
Change over one year: +8.2%
- 14
£483,277
Change over one year: −20.4%
- 15
£460,000
Change over one year: −8.3%
- 16
£451,112
Change over one year: +5.6%
- 17
£447,725
Change over one year: −15.6%
- 18
£416,928
Change over one year: −15.8%
- 19
£409,885
Change over one year: −4.7%
- 20
£405,692
Change over one year: +2.0%
- 21
£403,372
Change over one year: −3.6%
- 22
£398,113
Change over one year: −8.4%
- 23
£381,459
Change over one year: −0.1%
- 24
£323,875
Change over one year: −20.9%
- 25
£286,000
Change over one year: −44.2%
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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 00:22 with the latest Land Registry data (September 2026). The East Dorset dataset covers 3,908 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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