Dorset district house prices
Dorset has an average sold price of £392,864 across 56,934 HM Land Registry transactions, with data from 1995-01-26 to 2026-08-27.
Dorset at a glance
Dorset averages £392,864 across 56,934 completed sales. Use town coverage, median price and nearby comparisons before narrowing a shortlist.
Average £392,864 · Median £325,000 · 56,934 transactions · -2.3% growth · 27 towns
- Data window
- 1995 to 2026
- Updated October 2026
- Latest recorded sale
- August 2026
- Most recent HM Land Registry entry for this area
- Sample quality
- High transaction depth
- 56,934 sales across 27 towns
- Median check
- £325,000
- Mean and median differ enough to inspect local mix
- Trend signal
- -2.3%
- The five-year price movement is -2.3%.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the average sale price in Dorset?v
Dorset has an average sale price of £392,864 and a median sale price of £325,000, based on 56,934 registered transactions across 32 active years. The average is 1.8% below the national average of £400,016, the median is 76.9% above the national median of £183,750.
How does the median price compare to the average price in Dorset?v
The median sold price of £325,000 is 17.3% lower than the average of £392,864. This can happen when a smaller number of higher-value transactions pull the average upward.
Which towns in Dorset have the most recorded sales?v
Among ranked towns in this district, WEYMOUTH has 9,824 recorded sales at an average of £311,003; DORCHESTER has 7,475 recorded sales at an average of £393,341; WIMBORNE has 5,473 recorded sales at an average of £468,435.
Which towns in Dorset have the highest average prices?v
Among ranked towns with enough recorded transactions, the highest average sold prices are shown for CREWKERNE (£1,222,722), YEOVIL (£763,889), RINGWOOD (£648,562).
Which towns in Dorset have the highest recorded five-year price change?v
Among ranked towns with available five-year change data, LYME REGIS shows a five-year change of +17.2%; SWANAGE shows a five-year change of +9.1%; PORTLAND shows a five-year change of +7.4%.