Detached
£484,524
36% above the North Dorset average
40.5% of sales
What is the average house price in North Dorset? £356,227
The average house price in North Dorset is £356,227, based on 938 homes sold in the 12 months to September 2026. Prices are up 1.7% (£5,875) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- +1.7%
- Sold in 12 months
- 938
- 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 North Dorset?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£323,958
9% below the North Dorset average
24.3% of sales
Terraced
£249,071
30% below the North Dorset average
25.9% of sales
Flats
£142,848
60% below the North Dorset average
9.2% of sales
Are house prices in North Dorset going up or down?
House prices in North Dorset are rising: up 1.7% (£5,875) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 30.8% (£83,898).
Past 12 months
+1.7%
+£5,875From £350,352 to £356,227
£357,524£346,892
Past 10 years
+30.8%
+£83,898From £272,329 to £356,227
£388,274£272,329
Quick answers for North Dorset
12 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£430,503
Highest average, reached in November 2022
How many homes sold?
938
Recorded so far for the 12 months to September 2026
What sells most often?
Detached houses
40.5% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£200k - £300k
31.0% of sales
How many people live in North Dorset?
70,514
300 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 North Dorset?
30,598
130 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 North Dorset?
36 m² per resident
More green space per resident than 59% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 5.1 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
0.4% of the area · 27 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 North Dorset?
36 crimes per 1,000 residents
Low · −3.3% 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.
How many listed buildings are in North Dorset?
1,983 listed buildings
25.0% of homes are in a conservation area, a higher share than 76% of areas in England and Wales.
57 conservation areas · 49 Grade I · 153 scheduled monuments · Source: Historic England
What's the air quality in North Dorset?
NO₂ 4.8 µg/m³
Low for England and Wales · PM2.5 7.4 µg/m³ (Typical) · 2025 annual average
NO₂ level is Low, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Background levels where residents live, not beside busy roads. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Defra modelled background pollution, 2025.
Which areas cost the most and least?
Most expensive
Margaret Marsh
£1,250,000
Least expensive
Cann
£277,500
How does North Dorset rank?
4th most expensive area of Dorset.
Compared with 5 areas with sales in the last 12 months
What are the most expensive homes sold in North Dorset?
The highest recorded sale prices in North Dorset, from HM Land Registry.
How do house prices in North Dorset compare with nearby areas?
North Dorset compared with the 4 nearest other areas in Dorset.
North Dorset vs East Dorset
- North Dorset
- £356,227
- East Dorset
- £440,966+£84,739
Open comparison
North Dorset vs Purbeck
- North Dorset
- £356,227
- Purbeck
- £420,134+£63,907
Open comparison
North Dorset vs West Dorset
- North Dorset
- £356,227
- West Dorset
- £384,698+£28,471
Open comparison
North Dorset vs Weymouth and Portland
- North Dorset
- £356,227
- Weymouth and Portland
- £282,054−£74,173
Open comparison
Which areas of North Dorset are most expensive?
Average sold price in each of the 73 areas of North Dorset, most expensive first.
- 1
£1,250,000
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- 2
£1,206,875
Change over one year: +133.4%
- 3
£1,003,333
Change over one year: +18.0%
- 4
£945,000
Change over one year: +28.6%
- 5
£765,000
Change over one year: +33.0%
- 6
£730,000
Change over one year: +13.6%
- 7
£710,000
Change over one year: −10.7%
- 8
£693,333
Change over one year: +37.5%
- 9
£673,636
Change over one year: +98.3%
- 10
£665,000
Change over one year: +166.3%
- 11
£665,000
Change over one year: −15.3%
- 12
£641,071
Change over one year: +16.4%
- 13
£622,610
Change over one year: +58.6%
- 14
£618,500
Change over one year: +32.9%
- 15
£566,250
Change over one year: +14.9%
- 16
£549,000
Change over one year: +38.4%
- 17
£493,142
Change over one year: −16.4%
- 18
£486,500
Change over one year: +5.9%
- 19
£485,000
Change over one year: −34.8%
- 20
£479,000
Change over one year: +33.5%
- 21
£475,000
Change over one year: +50.8%
- 22
£472,871
Change over one year: +10.4%
- 23
£470,916
Change over one year: −0.7%
- 24
£468,125
–
- 25
£467,000
Change over one year: −10.0%
- 26
£450,000
Change over one year: +86.1%
- 27
£435,500
Change over one year: +10.8%
- 28
£431,590
Change over one year: −2.9%
- 29
£418,750
Change over one year: +4.1%
- 30
£414,333
Change over one year: −0.1%
- 31
£412,000
Change over one year: −12.7%
- 32
£408,555
Change over one year: −14.2%
- 33
£407,250
Change over one year: −9.5%
- 34
£404,583
Change over one year: −3.3%
- 35
£399,375
Change over one year: −0.5%
- 36
£391,500
Change over one year: +5.9%
- 37
£390,500
Change over one year: −42.6%
- 38
£388,366
Change over one year: +0.7%
- 39
£384,708
Change over one year: +12.4%
- 40
£381,628
Change over one year: +11.1%
- 41
£380,522
Change over one year: +14.2%
- 42
£375,000
Change over one year: −29.4%
- 43
£365,000
Change over one year: −18.4%
- 44
£363,166
Change over one year: −8.2%
- 45
£343,333
Change over one year: −15.9%
- 46
£335,266
Change over one year: −10.4%
- 47
£323,468
Change over one year: +9.1%
- 48
£307,089
Change over one year: −10.0%
- 49
£301,250
Change over one year: −32.5%
- 50
£287,321
Change over one year: +3.6%
- 51
£286,608
Change over one year: +2.7%
- 52
£285,000
–
- 53
£285,000
Change over one year: −71.9%
- 54
£277,500
Change over one year: −56.8%
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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. Listed buildings and scheduled monuments are from Historic England and Cadw, and conservation areas from planning.data.gov.uk. © Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Source: planning.data.gov.uk, Open Government Licence v3.0. Air quality is from Defra modelled background pollution maps. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Defra modelled background pollution, 2025.
Last updated 11 November 2026 at 01:24 with the latest Land Registry data (September 2026). The North Dorset dataset covers 3,222 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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