How many properties are being sold in Dorset? 5,219
5,219 homes were sold in Dorset in the 12 months to September 2026. That is 1,643 fewer than the 12 months before, a fall of 23.9%.
- 1 year change
- −23.9%
- 12 months before
- 6,862
- Data up to
- September 2026
Sales registered with HM Land Registry. The latest months usually rise as late sales are registered. How we calculate this
All house prices in DorsetHow many homes have sold in Dorset each year?
6,833 homes sold in Dorset in 2025, the latest full year.
| Year | Homes sold |
|---|---|
| 2026 (to September) | 3,417 |
| 2025 | 6,833 |
| 2024 | 6,135 |
| 2023 | 5,957 |
| 2022 | 7,377 |
| 2021 | 9,309 |
| 2020 | 6,513 |
| 2019 | 6,699 |
| 2018 | 7,218 |
| 2017 | 7,671 |
How have monthly sales in Dorset changed over time?
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Where 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.
Last updated 29 October 2026 at 13:44 with the latest Land Registry data (September 2026). The Dorset dataset covers 16,936 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.