Detached
£591,756
39% above the Purbeck average
37.9% of sales
What is the average house price in Purbeck? £425,905
The average house price in Purbeck is £425,905, based on 571 homes sold in the 12 months to August 2026. Prices are up 4.0% (£16,413) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- +4.0%
- Sold in 12 months
- 571
- Data up to
- August 2026
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, not asking prices. How we calculate this
How much does each type of property cost in Purbeck?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£351,833
17% below the Purbeck average
22.0% of sales
Terraced
£324,578
24% below the Purbeck average
22.4% of sales
Flats
£234,897
45% below the Purbeck average
17.7% of sales
Are house prices in Purbeck going up or down?
House prices in Purbeck are rising: up 4.0% (£16,413) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 32.6% (£104,741).
Past 12 months
+4.0%
+£16,413From £409,492 to £425,905
£425,905£402,640
Past 10 years
+32.6%
+£104,741From £321,164 to £425,905
£441,669£321,164
Quick answers for Purbeck
9 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£522,166
Highest average, reached in February 2024
How many homes sold?
571
In the last 12 months-21.5% year on year
What sells most often?
Detached houses
37.9% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£300k - £400k
46.1% of sales
How many people live in Purbeck?
45,823
277 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 Purbeck?
20,168
122 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 Purbeck?
165 m² per resident
More green space per resident than 94% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 23 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
1.8% 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.
Which areas cost the most and least?
Most expensive
Studland
£1,409,166
Least expensive
Chaldon Herring
£310,000
How does Purbeck rank?
2nd most expensive area of Dorset.
Compared with 5 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Purbeck?
The highest recorded sale prices in Purbeck, from HM Land Registry.
#1 Most expensive sale
ballard glebe glebe estate, dorset
£4,500,000
Sold February 2026
View house details
How do house prices in Purbeck compare with nearby areas?
Purbeck compared with the 4 nearest other areas in Dorset.
Purbeck vs East Dorset
- Purbeck
- £425,905
- East Dorset
- £438,214+£12,309
Open comparison
Purbeck vs Weymouth and Portland
- Purbeck
- £425,905
- Weymouth and Portland
- £284,070−£141,835
Open comparison
Purbeck vs North Dorset
- Purbeck
- £425,905
- North Dorset
- £353,273−£72,632
Open comparison
Purbeck vs West Dorset
- Purbeck
- £425,905
- West Dorset
- £381,810−£44,095
Open comparison
Which areas of Purbeck are most expensive?
Average sold price in each of the 25 areas of Purbeck, most expensive first.
- 1
£1,409,166
Change over one year: +57.6%
- 2
£1,200,000
Change over one year: −42.9%
- 3
£738,714
Change over one year: +39.2%
- 4
£637,933
Change over one year: +29.3%
- 5
£628,578
Change over one year: +2.5%
- 6
£600,500
Change over one year: +17.7%
- 7
£572,500
Change over one year: +89.2%
- 8
£540,000
Change over one year: +25.6%
- 9
£530,695
Change over one year: −28.1%
- 10
£489,700
Change over one year: +9.6%
- 11
£480,000
Change over one year: −1.4%
- 12
£455,784
Change over one year: +17.0%
- 13
£448,521
Change over one year: −3.1%
- 14
£444,700
Change over one year: +5.4%
- 15
£430,000
Change over one year: +4.2%
- 16
£424,440
Change over one year: +3.1%
- 17
£424,000
Change over one year: −28.7%
- 18
£402,000
Change over one year: −51.3%
- 19
£367,500
Change over one year: +1.2%
- 20
£367,500
Change over one year: −51.2%
- 21
£360,978
Change over one year: +0.8%
- 22
£354,758
Change over one year: −67.3%
- 23
£340,318
Change over one year: +4.2%
- 24
£338,631
Change over one year: −4.2%
- 25
£310,000
Change over one year: −60.4%
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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.
Last updated 7 October 2026 at 02:48 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Purbeck dataset covers 2,093 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.