Detached
£696,250
About the Over Compton average
66.7% of sales
What is the average house price in Over Compton? £696,250
The average house price in Over Compton is £696,250, based on 2 homes sold in the 12 months to May 2026. Prices are up 53.0% (£241,250) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- +53.0%
- Sold in 12 months
- 2
- Data up to
- May 2026
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, not asking prices. How we calculate this
How much does each type of property cost in Over Compton?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Are house prices in Over Compton going up or down?
House prices in Over Compton are rising: up 53.0% (£241,250) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 31.4% (£166,250).
Past 12 months
+53.0%
+£241,250From £455,000 to £696,250
£835,000£455,000
Past 10 years
+31.4%
+£166,250From £530,000 to £696,250
£696,250£205,000
Quick answers for Over Compton
9 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£835,000
Highest average, reached in August 2025
How many homes sold?
2
Recorded so far for the 12 months to May 2026
What sells most often?
Detached houses
66.7% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£500k - £1m
66.7% of sales
How many people live in Over Compton?
165
153 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 Over Compton?
80
74 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 Over Compton?
125 m² per resident
More green space per resident than 92% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 18 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
0.7% 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 Over Compton?
7 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 Over Compton rank?
30th most expensive area of West Dorset.
Compared with 132 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Over Compton?
The highest recorded sale prices in Over Compton, from HM Land Registry.
How do house prices in Over Compton compare with nearby areas?
Over Compton compared with the 6 nearest other areas in West Dorset.
Over Compton vs Nether Compton
- Over Compton
- £696,250
- Nether Compton
- £561,666−£134,584
Open comparison
Over Compton vs Bradford Abbas
- Over Compton
- £696,250
- Bradford Abbas
- £347,110−£349,140
Open comparison
Over Compton vs Trent
- Over Compton
- £696,250
- Trent
- £545,000−£151,250
Open comparison
Over Compton vs Thornford
- Over Compton
- £696,250
- Thornford
- £493,937−£202,313
Open comparison
Over Compton vs Clifton Maybank
- Over Compton
- £696,250
- Clifton Maybank
- £950,000+£253,750
Open comparison
Over Compton vs Castleton
- Over Compton
- £696,250
- Castleton
- £937,500+£241,250
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 (May 2026). The Over Compton dataset covers 15 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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