Detached
£631,500
10% above the Holwell average
81.8% of sales
What is the average house price in Holwell? £576,666
The average house price in Holwell is £576,666, based on 6 homes sold in the 12 months to August 2026. Prices are down 0.3% (£1,834) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- −0.3%
- Sold in 12 months
- 6
- 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 Holwell?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£302,500
48% below the Holwell average
18.2% of sales
Are house prices in Holwell going up or down?
House prices in Holwell are falling: down 0.3% (£1,834) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 56.4% (£208,000).
Past 12 months
−0.3%
−£1,834From £578,500 to £576,666
£578,500£507,333
Past 10 years
+56.4%
+£208,000From £368,666 to £576,666
£748,750£321,666
Quick answers for Holwell
9 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£1,245,000
Highest average, reached in December 2021
How many homes sold?
6
Recorded so far for the 12 months to August 2026
What sells most often?
Detached houses
81.8% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£500k - £1m
45.5% of sales
How many people live in Holwell?
408
108 people per square mile · Low (Census 2021)
Population density is Low, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Usual residents, including communal establishments.
How many households are in Holwell?
167
44 households per square mile · Low (Census 2021)
Household density is Low, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Occupied households, not communal establishments.
How much green space is in Holwell?
7 m² per resident
Less green space per resident than 91% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 1 football pitch for every 1,000 residents.
0.0% of the area · 0 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 Holwell?
9 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 Holwell rank?
42nd most expensive area of West Dorset.
Compared with 132 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Holwell?
The highest recorded sale prices in Holwell, from HM Land Registry.
#1 Most expensive sale
elsworth court crouch lane, dorset
£1,245,000
Sold December 2021
View house details
How do house prices in Holwell compare with nearby areas?
Holwell compared with the 6 nearest other areas in West Dorset.
Holwell vs Bishop's Caundle
- Holwell
- £576,666
- Bishop's Caundle
- £378,000−£198,666
Open comparison
Holwell vs Caundle Marsh
- Holwell
- £576,666
- Caundle Marsh
- £615,000+£38,334
Open comparison
Holwell vs Folke
- Holwell
- £576,666
- Folke
- £379,500−£197,166
Open comparison
Holwell vs Haydon
- Holwell
- £576,666
- Haydon
- £273,000−£303,666
Open comparison
Holwell vs Holnest
- Holwell
- £576,666
- Holnest
- £736,666+£160,000
Open comparison
Holwell vs Longburton
- Holwell
- £576,666
- Longburton
- £444,376−£132,290
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 Holwell dataset covers 16 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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