Detached
£465,650
37% above the Wool average
36.0% of sales
What is the average house price in Wool? £338,851
The average house price in Wool is £338,851, based on 47 homes sold in the 12 months to September 2026. Prices are up 4.1% (£13,422) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- +4.1%
- Sold in 12 months
- 47
- 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 Wool?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£307,454
9% below the Wool average
28.1% of sales
Terraced
£274,192
19% below the Wool average
26.3% of sales
Flats
£165,214
51% below the Wool average
9.7% of sales
Are house prices in Wool going up or down?
House prices in Wool are rising: up 4.1% (£13,422) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 31.2% (£80,483).
Past 12 months
+4.1%
+£13,422From £325,429 to £338,851
£349,340£313,823
Past 10 years
+31.2%
+£80,483From £258,368 to £338,851
£359,084£256,975
Quick answers for Wool
9 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£534,571
Highest average, reached in May 2026
How many homes sold?
47
Recorded so far for the 12 months to September 2026
What sells most often?
Detached houses
36.0% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£200k - £300k
35.1% of sales
How many people live in Wool?
5,384
945 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 Wool?
2,037
357 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 Wool?
48 m² per resident
More green space per resident than 72% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 6.7 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
1.7% of the area · 2 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 Wool?
38 crimes per 1,000 residents
Low · +4.1% 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 does Wool rank?
23rd most expensive area of Purbeck.
Compared with 25 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Wool?
The highest recorded sale prices in Wool, from HM Land Registry.
#1 Most expensive sale
the water barn water meadow lane, dorset
£1,260,000
Sold February 2021
View house details
How do house prices in Wool compare with nearby areas?
Wool compared with the 6 nearest other areas in Purbeck.
Wool vs East Stoke
- Wool
- £338,851
- East Stoke
- £738,714+£399,863
Open comparison
Wool vs Coombe Keynes
- Wool
- £338,851
- Coombe Keynes
- £354,758+£15,907
Open comparison
Wool vs Winfrith Newburgh
- Wool
- £338,851
- Winfrith Newburgh
- £596,680+£257,829
Open comparison
Wool vs Moreton
- Wool
- £338,851
- Moreton
- £367,500+£28,649
Open comparison
Wool vs Affpuddle and Turnerspuddle
- Wool
- £338,851
- Affpuddle and Turnerspuddle
- £430,000+£91,149
Open comparison
Wool vs Bere Regis
- Wool
- £338,851
- Bere Regis
- £378,906+£40,055
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 (September 2026). The Wool dataset covers 154 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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