Detached
£532,579
42% above the Dorset average
38.8% of sales
What type of properties are sold in Dorset? Detached houses
Detached houses are the most common type of property sold in Dorset, at 38.8% of sales over the past two years. Terraced houses are next, at 25.4%.
- Share of sales
- 38.8%
- Average price
- £532,579
- Data up to
- September 2026
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, not asking prices. How we calculate this
All house prices in DorsetWhich type of property sells most in Dorset?
Houses make up 84.5% of sales in Dorset, and flats 15.5%. Shares cover the past two years.
| Property type | Share of sales |
|---|---|
| Detached housesMost common | 38.8% |
| Terraced houses | 25.4% |
| Semi-detached houses | 20.3% |
| Flats | 15.5% |
How much does each type of property cost in Dorset?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£343,260
8% below the Dorset average
20.3% of sales
Terraced
£279,413
26% below the Dorset average
25.4% of sales
Flats
£190,965
49% below the Dorset average
15.5% of sales
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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.