Detached
£406,250
1% below the Motcombe average
47.6% of sales
What is the average house price in Motcombe? £412,000
The average house price in Motcombe is £412,000, based on 10 homes sold in the 12 months to September 2026. Prices are down 12.7% (£59,937) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- −12.7%
- Sold in 12 months
- 10
- 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 Motcombe?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£476,700
16% above the Motcombe average
30.9% of sales
Terraced
£275,750
33% below the Motcombe average
11.9% of sales
Flats
£225,000
45% below the Motcombe average
9.5% of sales
Are house prices in Motcombe going up or down?
House prices in Motcombe are falling: down 12.7% (£59,937) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 43.4% (£124,714).
Past 12 months
−12.7%
−£59,937From £471,937 to £412,000
£481,473£404,227
Past 10 years
+43.4%
+£124,714From £287,286 to £412,000
£475,596£287,286
Quick answers for Motcombe
9 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£1,250,000
Highest average, reached in April 2025
How many homes sold?
10
Recorded so far for the 12 months to September 2026
What sells most often?
Detached houses
47.6% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£500k - £1m
26.2% of sales
How many people live in Motcombe?
1,351
177 people per square mile · Typical (Census 2021)
Population density is Typical, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Usual residents, including communal establishments.
How many households are in Motcombe?
598
78 households per square mile · Typical (Census 2021)
Household density is Typical, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Occupied households, not communal establishments.
How much green space is in Motcombe?
96 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.
0.7% 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 Motcombe?
18 crimes per 1,000 residents
Very Low · +4.3% on the previous year · 12 months to September 2026
Crime rate is Very 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 does Motcombe rank?
49th most expensive area of North Dorset.
Compared with 73 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Motcombe?
The highest recorded sale prices in Motcombe, from HM Land Registry.
How do house prices in Motcombe compare with nearby areas?
Motcombe compared with the 6 nearest other areas in North Dorset.
Motcombe vs Shaftesbury
- Motcombe
- £412,000
- Shaftesbury
- £323,468−£88,532
Open comparison
Motcombe vs Gillingham
- Motcombe
- £412,000
- Gillingham
- £287,321−£124,679
Open comparison
Motcombe vs East Stour
- Motcombe
- £412,000
- East Stour
- £380,522−£31,478
Open comparison
Motcombe vs Cann
- Motcombe
- £412,000
- Cann
- £421,666+£9,666
Open comparison
Motcombe vs Stour Provost
- Motcombe
- £412,000
- Stour Provost
- £648,437+£236,437
Open comparison
Motcombe vs Margaret Marsh
- Motcombe
- £412,000
- Margaret Marsh
- £1,250,000+£838,000
Open comparison
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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 00:28 with the latest Land Registry data (September 2026). The Motcombe dataset covers 60 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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