Residential dwellings
3,251
Addressable residential units in the area (OS AddressBase).
DT8 house prices
Sold £3,846/m² · Median sold £396,213 (61 sales) · Index -5.6% y/y · 12 months, sales to May 2026, listings to Sep 2026
What is DT8?
DT8: residential dwellings 3,251.
HMO-shaped dwellings
0.4%
DT8 ranks 6th of 18 neighbouring postcode districts for HMO-shaped dwellings.
Share of dwellings OS AddressBase classifies RH01/RH02/RH03: laid out as a house in multiple occupation. A statement about built form, not about a licence.
- Buildings
- 3,172
- Mixed-use buildings
- 2.0%
- HMO-shaped units
- 36%
- EPC A or B
- 7.7%
- EPC D or worse
- 63%
What does DT8 cost?
DT8: sold price per m² £3,846/m² (12 months to May 2026, 61 sales). -5.6% over the year to Jul 2026 by the house price index, which follows the same homes over time.
Sold price per m²
£3,846/m² 12 months to May 2026
61 sales
-5.6% over the year to Jul 2026 by the house price index, which follows the same homes over time.
Empirical-Bayes smoothed median of UPRN-matched completed sales per square metre (HM Land Registry Price Paid), monthly. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to May 2026, 61 sales. Observations cover 7 of 12 months in this window.
Sold price
£396,213 12 months to May 2026
61 sales
-5.6% over the year to Jul 2026 by the house price index, which follows the same homes over time.
Empirical-Bayes smoothed median of UPRN-matched completed sales (HM Land Registry Price Paid), monthly. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to May 2026, 61 sales. Observations cover 7 of 12 months in this window.
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
£372,036 12 months to Sep 2026
248 listings
-5.4% on the previous 12 months.
Median ASKING price of residential sale listings that came to market in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 248 listings.
Sample is the dated listings that came to market in the latest month (added and reduced cohorts).
Settled months to Jul 2026; the dashed tail is the published projection of the index 8 months ahead, inside its 80% band. A projection of the index, not a forecast of any home's price.
ObservedForecast with intervalIndex points, not property prices
What does DT8 earn?
DT8: asking rent £1,154/month (12 months to Sep 2026, 52 lets).
Asking rent
£1,154/month 12 months to Sep 2026
52 lets
Median asking rent per calendar month of residential lettings in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 52 lets.
Gross yield, asking basis
4.0% 12 months to Sep 2026
47 lets
Cell asking rent × 12 over the same cell's asking sale price, before costs, voids and finance (cells with fewer than 5 dated listings are not built). 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 47 lets. Observations cover 6 of 12 months in this window.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
How does DT8 vary by home size?
Asking price in DT8 runs from £269,724 for 2 bedrooms to £366,558 for 3 bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking price | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | Not published | — | — | — |
| 2 bedrooms | £269,724 | 12 months to Sep 2026 · 8 of 12 months observed | — | 58 |
| 3 bedrooms | £366,558 | 12 months to Sep 2026 · 9 of 12 months observed | — | 86 |
| 4 bedrooms | Not published | — | — | — |
| 5+ bedrooms | Not published | — | — | — |
Asking price by bedroom band: the monthly medians of sale listings that came to market, weighted by their dated listings, within the last 12 calendar months, from portal listings. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
How liquid is DT8?
DT8: listings for sale 143 (12 months to Sep 2026, 143 listings).
Listings for sale
143 12 months to Sep 2026
143 listings
Residential sale listings observed in the month, from portal listings. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Sep 2026, 143 listings.
New listings
156 12 months to Sep 2026
156 listings
+6.1% on the previous 12 months.
Listings first seen in the month and never reduced; undercounts new listings by the reduction share, by construction. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Sep 2026, 156 listings.
Never-reduced cohort: undercounts new listings by the reduction share.
Price reductions
92 12 months to Sep 2026
92 listings
-12.4% on the previous 12 months.
Listings whose last price reduction was in the month; `share` is reductions over added plus reduced. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Sep 2026, 92 listings.
Reductions dated by the last reduction; several reductions of one listing count once.
Who is active in DT8?
10 agents listed homes for sale in DT8; the three largest took 74% of the listings.
- Agents active
- 10
- Top three agents’ share
- 74%
- New homes among listings
- 0.0%
Days to completion is on the listings matched to a registered sale, not a sell-through rate.
Who owns DT8?
Corporate landlords hold 90% of the 100 units in DT8 whose freeholder is classified; 97% of all units are not yet classified.
- Corporate landlords90% of classified · 90 units
- Individuals (not traceable in bulk)9.0% of classified · 9 units
- Housing associations1.0% of classified · 1 units
Freeholder class per addressable unit, from HM Land Registry CCOD/OCOD matched to the title and Companies House. Individuals are counted, never itemised.
Where does DT8 rank?
DT8 ranks 10th of 18 postcode districts in Dorset for sold price per m², at £3,807/m².
Sold price per m² · postcode districts in Dorset
DT8 ranks 10th of 18 postcode districts in Dorset for sold price per m², at £3,807/m².
| # | Area | Sold price per m² | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BH13 | £4,880/m² | 12 months to Jun 2026 · from monthly figures · 9 of 12 months observed | 102 | measured |
| 2 | BH21 | £4,404/m² | 12 months to Jun 2026 · from monthly figures | 403 | measured |
| 3 | BH22 | £4,284/m² | 12 months to Jun 2026 · from monthly figures | 389 | measured |
| 4 | BH31 | £4,262/m² | 12 months to Jun 2026 · from monthly figures | 163 | measured |
| 5 | BH19 | £4,226/m² | 12 months to Jun 2026 · from monthly figures | 134 | measured |
| 10 | DT8 | £3,807/m² | 12 months to Jun 2026 · from monthly figures · 8 of 12 months observed | 69 | indicative |
Full table: sold price per m² across postcode districts in Dorset
Gross yield, asking basis · postcode districts in Dorset
DT8 ranks 7th of 18 postcode districts in Dorset for gross yield, asking basis, at 4.0%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DT5 | 5.1% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures · 11 of 12 months observed | 128 | measured |
| 2 | DT1 | 4.7% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 370 | measured |
| 3 | DT4 | 4.7% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 571 | measured |
| 4 | BH16 | 4.4% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures · 11 of 12 months observed | 92 | measured |
| 5 | BH20 | 4.1% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures · 11 of 12 months observed | 121 | measured |
| 7 | DT8 | 4.0% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures · 6 of 12 months observed | 47 | indicative |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across postcode districts in Dorset
Turnover · postcode districts in Dorset
| # | Area | Turnover | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SP8 | 3.1% | 12 months to Mar 2026 · from monthly figures | 225 | measured |
| 2 | BH22 | 3.1% | 12 months to Mar 2026 · from monthly figures | 420 | measured |
| 3 | DT5 | 2.8% | 12 months to Mar 2026 · from monthly figures | 182 | measured |
| 4 | BH31 | 2.6% | 12 months to Mar 2026 · from monthly figures | 162 | measured |
| 5 | DT1 | 2.6% | 12 months to Mar 2026 · from monthly figures | 298 | measured |
Where next from DT8?
- DorsetThe wider market this area sits in.
- BH13Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £5,853/m² · Sep 2026
- BH16Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £4,522/m² · Sep 2026
- BH19Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £3,917/m² · Sep 2026
- BH20Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £4,667/m² · Sep 2026
- BH21Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £4,211/m² · Sep 2026
- BH22Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £4,806/m² · Sep 2026
- BH31Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £4,186/m² · Sep 2026
- DT1Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £3,406/m² · Sep 2026
- BA22Next door, in another authority · Asking £3,622/m² · Sep 2026
- TA18Next door, in another authority · Asking £3,034/m² · Sep 2026
- TA20Next door, in another authority · Asking £3,442/m² · Sep 2026
Questions about DT8
- What is the median house price in DT8?
- Homes in DT8 sold for a median £396,213 over the 12 months to May 2026, 61 sales. Per square metre that is £3,846/m². Registered completions, not asking prices.
- How have house prices in DT8 changed?
- -5.6% over the year to Jul 2026 by the house price index, which follows the same homes over time.
- What is the average rent in DT8?
- Homes to let in DT8 asked a median £1,154/month over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 52 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
- What is the gross rental yield in DT8?
- 4.0% 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 Sep 2026, 47 lets.
- What kind of homes are in DT8?
- DT8 has 3,251 homes, 0.4% laid out as houses in multiple occupation.
Construction costs Context for residential research
Sector and regional evidence. These figures are not a quote for an individual property.
Reading the cost index and the regional factors…
Everything else about DT8
- Property values in DT8Every addressable home with its floor area, tenure and last recorded sale.
- Land and development sites in DT8Registered land with its area, tenure and what stands on it.
- Houses and flats for sale in DT8What is on the market right now, with the evidence beside each asking price.
- Flats and houses to rent in DT8What is available to rent, with the recorded rent and yield beside each asking price.
- Sold house prices in DT8Registered completions from Price Paid, newest first.
- Planning applications in DT8What was proposed, who decided it and whether it was approved.
- Estate agents in DT8Who actually lists here, ranked by volume over 12 months.
Where these figures come from, and what is not published
| Figure | Dataset | Window | Latest | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential dwellings | HM Land Registry Price Paid and the address register, 12-month rollup | Latest published | — | — |
| HMO-shaped dwellings | HM Land Registry Price Paid and the address register, 12-month rollup | Latest published | — | — |
| Sold price per m² | HM Land Registry Price Paid and portal listings, monthly rollup | 12 months to May 2026 | May 2026 | 61 sales |
| Sold price | HM Land Registry Price Paid and portal listings, monthly rollup | 12 months to May 2026 | May 2026 | 61 sales |
| Asking price | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 248 listings |
| Asking price per m² | Portal listings | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 143 listings |
| Asking rent | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 52 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 47 lets |
| Listings for sale | Portal listings | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 143 listings |
| New listings | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 156 listings |
| Price reductions | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 92 listings |
| Live listings | MarketCode market evidence | on 4 Nov 2026 | 4 Nov 2026 | — |
- Asking to sold
- Only 1 observed month: the 12-month figure needs 6; the monthly line is drawn.
- Turnover
- Only 7 observed months: the 12-month figure needs 12; the monthly line is drawn.
- Completed sales
- Only 11 observed months: the 12-month figure needs 12; the monthly line is drawn.
- Days to completion
- Only 1 observed month: the 12-month figure needs 6; the monthly line is drawn.
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