What is the median house price in Dorset?

Homes in Dorset sold for a median £361,549 over the 12 months to Apr 2026, 4,442 sales. Per square metre that is £3,753/m². Registered completions, not asking prices.

What is the average rent in Dorset?

Homes to let in Dorset asked a median £1,230 a month over the 12 months to Jul 2026, 2,431 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.

What is the gross rental yield in Dorset?

3.8% on the asking basis: the asking rent times twelve over the asking sale price in the same listing cell, before costs, voids and finance, over the 12 months to Aug 2026, 3,717 lets. +1.6% on the previous 12 months.

How quickly do homes sell in Dorset?

2.8% of the homes in Dorset changed hands over the 12 months to Jan 2026, 5,315 sales.

Local authority

Dorset property market

Sold £3,753/m² · Median sold £361,549 (4,442 sales) · Index -0.9% y/y · Turnover 2.8% · 12 months, sales to Apr 2026, listings to Aug 2026

What does Dorset cost?

Dorset: sold price per m² £3,753/m² (12 months to Apr 2026, 4,442 sales). -0.9% over the year to Dec 2025 by the house price index, which follows the same homes over time.

Sold price per m²

£3,753/m² 12 months to Apr 2026

4,442 sales

-0.9% over the year to Dec 2025 by the house price index, which follows the same homes over time.

Sold price

£361,549 12 months to Apr 2026

4,442 sales

-0.9% over the year to Dec 2025 by the house price index, which follows the same homes over time.

Sample is the matched completed sales behind the latest month. A month in which this cohort recorded no sale of its own carries the parent area's price rather than a measurement, and is not published with no sample.

Asking price

£379,125

Local authority

Dorset property market

Sold £3,753/m² · Median sold £361,549 (4,442 sales) · Index -0.9% y/y · Turnover 2.8% · 12 months, sales to Apr 2026, listings to Aug 2026

What does Dorset cost?

Dorset: sold price per m² £3,753/m² (12 months to Apr 2026, 4,442 sales). -0.9% over the year to Dec 2025 by the house price index, which follows the same homes over time.

Sold price per m²

£3,753/m² 12 months to Apr 2026

4,442 sales

-0.9% over the year to Dec 2025 by the house price index, which follows the same homes over time.

Sold price

£361,549 12 months to Apr 2026

4,442 sales

-0.9% over the year to Dec 2025 by the house price index, which follows the same homes over time.

Asking price

£379,125

Where does Dorset rank?

Dorset ranks 21st of 62 local authorities in England for sold price per m², at £3,753/m².

Asking price by bedroom band in Dorset, 12 months to Aug 2026. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
Homes	Asking price	Window	Change	Listings
1 bedroom	£143,554	12 months to Aug 2026	-12.2% on the previous 12 months	1058
2 bedrooms	£265,156	12 months to Aug 2026	-1% on the previous 12 months	4825
3 bedrooms	£382,460	12 months to Aug 2026	-1.7% on the previous 12 months	6053
4 bedrooms	£568,278	12 months to Aug 2026	+0.6% on the previous 12 months	3551
5+ bedrooms	£818,173	12 months to Aug 2026	-5.6% on the previous 12 months	1333

Sold price per m² · local authorities in England

Dorset ranks 21st of 62 local authorities in England for sold price per m², at £3,753/m².

Sold price per m² across local authorities in England, 12 months to Apr 2026. Sample and confidence tier beside every value.
#	Area	Sold price per m²	Sample	Tier
1	Windsor and Maidenhead	£5,595/m²	1,346	measured
2	The City of Brighton and Hove	£5,368/m²	2,419	measured
3	Wokingham	£5,137/m²	1,808	measured
4	Slough	£5,052/m²	697	measured
5	Buckinghamshire	£4,966/m²	5,306	measured
21	Dorset	£3,753/m²	4,442	measured

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Gross yield, asking basis · local authorities in England

Dorset ranks 55th of 61 local authorities in England for gross yield, asking basis, at 3.8%.

Gross yield, asking basis across local authorities in England, 12 months to Aug 2026. Sample and confidence tier beside every value.
#	Area	Gross yield, asking basis	Sample	Tier
1	Reading	6.4%	5,924	measured
2	City of Nottingham	6.4%	15,015	measured
3	Blackpool	6.1%	1,543	measured
4	City of Kingston upon Hull	6.0%	4,435	measured
5	Middlesbrough	5.5%	2,760	measured
55	Dorset	3.8%	3,717	measured

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Turnover · local authorities in England

Dorset ranks 7th of 62 local authorities in England for turnover, at 2.8%.

Turnover across local authorities in England, 12 months to Jan 2026. Sample and confidence tier beside every value.
#	Area	Turnover	Sample	Tier
1	Cheshire East	3.1%	6,098	measured
2	Central Bedfordshire	3.1%	4,242	measured
3	North Somerset	3.0%	3,185	measured
4	Rutland	2.9%	529	measured
5	Swindon	2.8%	2,971	measured
7	Dorset	2.8%	5,315	measured

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Sold price per m² · postcode districts within Dorset

BH13 leads the 18 postcode districts within Dorset for sold price per m², at £4,995/m².

Sold price per m² across postcode districts within Dorset, 12 months to Apr 2026. Sample and confidence tier beside every value.
#	Area	Sold price per m²	Sample	Tier
1	BH13	£4,995/m²	154	measured
2	BH21	£4,394/m²	414	measured
3	BH19	£4,268/m²	137	measured
4	BH22	£4,239/m²	425	measured
5	BH31	£4,235/m²	164	measured

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Gross yield, asking basis · postcode districts within Dorset

DT5 leads the 18 postcode districts within Dorset for gross yield, asking basis, at 5.1%.

Gross yield, asking basis across postcode districts within Dorset, 12 months to Aug 2026. Sample and confidence tier beside every value.
#	Area	Gross yield, asking basis	Sample	Tier
1	DT5	5.1%	141	measured
2	DT1	4.8%	355	measured
3	DT4	4.7%	591	measured
4	BH16	4.3%	99	measured
5	BH20	4.1%	134	measured

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Turnover · postcode districts within Dorset

SP8 leads the 17 postcode districts within Dorset for turnover, at 4.0%.

Turnover across postcode districts within Dorset, 12 months to Jan 2026. Sample and confidence tier beside every value.
#	Area	Turnover	Sample	Tier
1	SP8	4.0%	284	measured
2	BH22	3.8%	513	measured
3	BH31	3.3%	206	measured
4	DT5	3.2%	207	measured
5	BH13	3.1%	179	measured

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Figure	Dataset	Window	Last month	Sample
Sold price per m²	HM Land Registry Price Paid and portal listings, monthly rollup	12 months to Apr 2026	Apr 2026	4,442 sales
Sold price	HM Land Registry Price Paid and portal listings, monthly rollup	12 months to Apr 2026	Apr 2026	4,442 sales
Asking price	MarketCode market evidence	12 months to Aug 2026	Aug 2026	16,907 listings
Asking price per m²	the area_facts listing rollup	12 months to Jul 2026	Jul 2026	8,582 listings
Asking to sold	Portal listings, monthly rollup	12 months to Nov 2024	Nov 2024	810 matched sales
Asking rent	MarketCode market evidence	12 months to Jul 2026	Jul 2026	2,431 lets
Gross yield, asking basis	MarketCode market evidence	12 months to Aug 2026	Aug 2026	3,717 lets
Turnover	MarketCode market evidence	12 months to Jan 2026	Jan 2026	5,315 sales
Listings for sale	the area_facts listing rollup	12 months to Jul 2026	Jul 2026	8,582 listings
New listings	MarketCode market evidence	12 months to Aug 2026	Aug 2026	9,715 listings
Price reductions	MarketCode market evidence	12 months to Aug 2026	Aug 2026	7,192 listings
Live listings	MarketCode market evidence	on 20 Sep 2026	20 Sep 2026	—
Days to completion	first listing to registered completion, over the registry-matched subset; not a sell-through rate	12 months to Nov 2024	Nov 2024	810 matched sales

Dorset property market

What does Dorset cost?

Sold price per m²

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Dorset property market

What does Dorset cost?

Sold price per m²

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What does Dorset earn?

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Gross yield, asking basis

How does Dorset vary by home size?

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Where does Dorset rank?

Sold price per m² · local authorities in England

Gross yield, asking basis · local authorities in England

Turnover · local authorities in England

Sold price per m² · postcode districts within Dorset

Gross yield, asking basis · postcode districts within Dorset

Turnover · postcode districts within Dorset

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