Detached
£621,000
45% above the Cerne Abbas average
17.6% of sales
What is the average house price in Cerne Abbas? £427,625
The average house price in Cerne Abbas is £427,625, based on 16 homes sold in the 12 months to August 2026. Prices are down 0.7% (£3,227) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- −0.7%
- Sold in 12 months
- 16
- 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 Cerne Abbas?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£1,050,000
146% above the Cerne Abbas average
29.4% of sales
Terraced
£300,727
30% below the Cerne Abbas average
50.0% of sales
Are house prices in Cerne Abbas going up or down?
House prices in Cerne Abbas are falling: down 0.7% (£3,227) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 38.1% (£117,973).
Past 12 months
−0.7%
−£3,227From £430,852 to £427,625
£469,083£353,423
Past 10 years
+38.1%
+£117,973From £309,652 to £427,625
£520,791£309,652
Quick answers for Cerne Abbas
9 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£1,100,000
Highest average, reached in November 2022
How many homes sold?
16
Recorded so far for the 12 months to August 2026
What sells most often?
Terraced houses
50.0% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£200k - £300k
32.4% of sales
How many people live in Cerne Abbas?
845
171 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 Cerne Abbas?
390
79 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 Cerne Abbas?
40 m² per resident
More green space per resident than 64% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 5.6 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
0.3% 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 Cerne Abbas?
21 crimes
+40.0% 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 Cerne Abbas rank?
81st most expensive area of West Dorset.
Compared with 132 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Cerne Abbas?
The highest recorded sale prices in Cerne Abbas, from HM Land Registry.
#1 Most expensive sale
rum cottage long street, dorset
£1,200,000
Sold September 2024
View house details
How do house prices in Cerne Abbas compare with nearby areas?
Cerne Abbas compared with the 6 nearest other areas in West Dorset.
Cerne Abbas vs Nether Cerne
- Cerne Abbas
- £427,625
- Nether Cerne
- £350,000−£77,625
Open comparison
Cerne Abbas vs Sydling St. Nicholas
- Cerne Abbas
- £427,625
- Sydling St. Nicholas
- £490,033+£62,408
Open comparison
Cerne Abbas vs Godmanstone
- Cerne Abbas
- £427,625
- Godmanstone
- £378,562−£49,063
Open comparison
Cerne Abbas vs Alton Pancras
- Cerne Abbas
- £427,625
- Alton Pancras
- £483,333+£55,708
Open comparison
Cerne Abbas vs Minterne Magna
- Cerne Abbas
- £427,625
- Minterne Magna
- £321,000−£106,625
Open comparison
Cerne Abbas vs Piddletrenthide
- Cerne Abbas
- £427,625
- Piddletrenthide
- £726,000+£298,375
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 (August 2026). The Cerne Abbas dataset covers 35 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.