Detached
£455,000
9% above the Cranborne average
25.0% of sales
What is the average house price in Cranborne? £416,928
The average house price in Cranborne is £416,928, based on 7 homes sold in the 12 months to May 2026. Prices are down 15.8% (£78,072) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- −15.8%
- Sold in 12 months
- 7
- Data up to
- May 2026
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, not asking prices. How we calculate this
How much does each type of property cost in Cranborne?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£449,750
8% above the Cranborne average
58.3% of sales
Terraced
£332,250
20% below the Cranborne average
16.7% of sales
Are house prices in Cranborne going up or down?
House prices in Cranborne are falling: down 15.8% (£78,072) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 9.6% (£36,485).
Past 12 months
−15.8%
−£78,072From £495,000 to £416,928
£517,333£416,928
Past 10 years
+9.6%
+£36,485From £380,443 to £416,928
£511,000£304,500
Quick answers for Cranborne
9 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£1,950,000
Highest average, reached in November 2014
How many homes sold?
7
Recorded so far for the 12 months to May 2026
What sells most often?
Semi-detached houses
58.3% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£500k - £1m
33.3% of sales
How many people live in Cranborne?
711
103 people per square mile · Low (Census 2021)
Population density is Low, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Usual residents, including communal establishments.
How many households are in Cranborne?
297
43 households per square mile · Low (Census 2021)
Household density is Low, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Occupied households, not communal establishments.
How much green space is in Cranborne?
59 m² per resident
More green space per resident than 79% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 8.3 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
0.2% of the area · 1 public park. 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 Cranborne?
12 crimes
−65.7% on the previous year · 12 months to September 2026
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
How does Cranborne rank?
18th most expensive area of East Dorset.
Compared with 25 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Cranborne?
The highest recorded sale prices in Cranborne, from HM Land Registry.
How do house prices in Cranborne compare with nearby areas?
Cranborne compared with the 6 nearest other areas in East Dorset.
Cranborne vs Wimborne St. Giles
- Cranborne
- £416,928
- Wimborne St. Giles
- £723,333+£306,405
Open comparison
Cranborne vs Edmondsham
- Cranborne
- £416,928
- Edmondsham
- £850,000+£433,072
Open comparison
Cranborne vs Alderholt
- Cranborne
- £416,928
- Alderholt
- £398,113−£18,815
Open comparison
Cranborne vs Gussage All Saints
- Cranborne
- £416,928
- Gussage All Saints
- £763,333+£346,405
Open comparison
Cranborne vs Sixpenny Handley and Pentridge
- Cranborne
- £416,928
- Sixpenny Handley and Pentridge
- £323,875−£93,053
Open comparison
Cranborne vs Woodlands
- Cranborne
- £416,928
- Woodlands
- £460,000+£43,072
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 00:28 with the latest Land Registry data (May 2026). The Cranborne dataset covers 37 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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