Dorset
BA8 house prices in Dorset
Sold prices, council tax, schools, deprivation and planning for Dorset, from official UK data in one place.
Typical sold price
£290,000
Range £152,700–£611,500 · 250 real sales
- Real sales
- 250
- 12-month change
- -10.0%
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 26 May 2023 and 19 Aug 2026.
Summary
House prices in BA8: the typical (median) sold price is £290,000, close to the UK average (£272,611) (UK House Price Index, July 2026). Over the last twelve months the local median is down 10%, comparing 59 sales with 87, so a handful of homes can swing it. BA8 is a quiet market, with about 6 recorded sales a month. By property type, 44% were detached homes (typically £415,000) and 26% were semi-detached homes (typically £253,000).
Data from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, up to 28 August 2026.
Council tax on a Band D home there is £2,765 a year: Dorset's published charge for 2026-27.
Source: Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities, Dorset, 2026-27.
Our take · opinion, not advice
Our take on BA8: a quiet market, so take your time
Only about 6 sales a month sell in BA8, and prices have drifted down, so sellers should plan for a longer sale and buyers can afford to be patient.
If you are thinking of selling, a spread from £152,700 to £611,500 makes £290,000 a poor guide to any one home, so price from sold homes that match yours in type and size; with so few sales, allow extra time and a local agent’s view; a quick cash sale buys certainty at a cost, usually about 70–85% of market value as a rough guide, not a quote, so weigh it carefully.
Sell houseIf you are looking to buy, on price, BA8 is close to the UK average, with prices easing, so it is fair to ask why an asking price sits above recent sales.
Our checklist before an offer: what has been applied for nearby (139 applications on record within 500 m), whether a new-build premium is baked into the price and long-term flood risk, plus the title, which your conveyancer should review.
Averages only go so far, so the free BA8 OfferCheck sets flood, crime, planning and council tax beside the sold prices.
Get OfferCheckOur opinion, drawn from the figures on this page: not advice and not a forecast. We earn from OfferCheck reports and from introducing sellers to cash buyers, so weigh it with that in mind (see our disclosure). We are not authorised or regulated by the FCA.
At a glance
BA8 in four numbers
The headline figures from the records below, each one real and dated.
Typical price
£290,000
HM Land Registry
Sales a month
6.4
Across 250 sales
12-month change
-10.0%
-10.0% from last year
Local median
Council tax, Band D
£2,765
A year
The data, honestly
House prices in BA8
These 250 sales are what every figure here rests on. The typical price is the middle sale.
24-month trend
Typical price by quarter in BA8
The quarterly typical price rose 81.6%, from £347,000 in Q4 2024 (14 sales) to £630,000 in Q3 2026 (3 sales).
See the figures
| Quarter | Typical price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | £347,000 | 14 |
| Q1 2025 | £285,000 | 32 |
| Q2 2025 | £360,000 | 19 |
| Q3 2025 | £295,000 | 33 |
| Q4 2025 | £345,000 | 17 |
| Q1 2026 | £209,000 | 12 |
| Q2 2026 | £260,000 | 8 |
| Q3 2026 | £630,000 | 3 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 26 May 2023 and 19 Aug 2026. Median of each quarter's recorded sales.
By property type
Average house price in BA8 by property type
Detached homes have the highest typical price at £415,000, and flat / maisonette the lowest at £125,750.
See the figures
| Type | Sales | Typical | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 100 | £415,000 | £285,000–£730,000 |
| Semi-detached | 59 | £253,000 | £192,000–£345,500 |
| Terraced | 59 | £215,000 | £139,600–£304,000 |
| Flat / maisonette | 8 | £125,750 | £98,662–£159,400 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 26 May 2023 and 19 Aug 2026.
Range and mix
The spread of BA8 prices
How far prices run either side of the typical one, who owns what, and homes that have sold twice.
Price range
Where most BA8 homes sold
Eight in ten sales fell between £152,700 and £611,500, around a typical £290,000.
Lower and upper end are the 10th and 90th percentile of recorded sales.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 26 May 2023 and 19 Aug 2026.
Mix of homes
Who is selling in BA8
Detached homes were 44% of recorded sales (100 of 226). 96% of sales were freehold and 4% leasehold.
Property type
- Detached44%
- Semi-detached26%
- Terraced26%
- Flat / maisonette4%
Tenure
- Freehold96%
- Leasehold4%
See the figures
240 freehold (96%) and 10 leasehold (4%) across the 250 most recent recorded sales in BA8, including 50 new-build sales. Leasehold is normal for flats; check the remaining lease term before you offer.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 26 May 2023 and 19 Aug 2026.
Sold twice: what the same home resold for
The strongest price signal there is: the same door, sold twice. Change shown in £, %, and per year. A big % over two decades is smaller than it looks.
10, TOWNSEND FARM BARTON, TEMPLECOMBE
£247,500 (2024)£250,000 (2026)+1% over 2.3 yrs (+0.4%/yr)
8, SAMUEL COURT, TEMPLECOMBE
£150,000 (2024)£155,000 (2026)+3.3% over 2 yrs (+1.6%/yr)
25, SUMMERFIELDS, TEMPLECOMBE
£138,000 (2025)£183,000 (2026)+32.6% over 0.6 yrs (+67%/yr)
CHURCH FARM COTTAGES, CHURCH STREET, TEMPLECOMBE
£248,000 (2024)£235,000 (2026)-5.2% over 1.5 yrs (-3.4%/yr)
6, FOUNTAIN PLACE, TEMPLECOMBE
£160,000 (2023)£155,000 (2025)-3.1% over 2.2 yrs (-1.5%/yr)
GROVE LODGE, TEMPLECOMBE
£850,000 (2023)£835,000 (2025)-1.8% over 2.2 yrs (-0.8%/yr)
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Real transactions, never estimates. All sales.
On the map
Where BA8 sits in Dorset
The pins are the 5 most recent recorded sales: real prices on real streets, not a valuation.
Latest sales
The most recent sales in BA8
SUNSET, CHURCH STREET, TEMPLECOMBE
Detached · Freehold · 19 Aug 2026
£630,000
15, WESSEX COURT, TEMPLECOMBE
Detached · Freehold · 6 Aug 2026
£695,000
10, TOWNSEND FARM BARTON, TEMPLECOMBE
Terraced · Freehold · 10 Jul 2026
£250,000
5, ST NICHOLAS CLOSE, TEMPLECOMBE
Semi-detached · Freehold · 28 May 2026
£250,000
COTTON CORNER HOUSE, MARSH LANE, TEMPLECOMBE
Terraced · Freehold · 14 May 2026
£440,000
Sources: HM Land Registry · postcodes.io / ONS · OpenStreetMap (© contributors). BA8 includes the Blackmoor Vale ward.
In plain English
What the Dorset (BA8) numbers mean
- The headline number blends very different homes: detached homes sold for a typical £415,000 against £125,750 for flats: about 3.3 times as much. Use the figure for your type of home, not the mix.
- Prices here are widely spread: most sales fell between £152,700 and £611,500, so the median says little about any one home.
- Nearly all of these sales (96%) were freehold, which points to mostly houses.
Only 250 sales sit behind these figures, so they are a rough guide rather than a firm reading.
- 20% of these sales were new builds, which often sell at a premium the first time around and can lift the median above what resale homes make.
- This is a quiet district: only about 6 recorded sales a month.
Based on 250 recorded sales between 26 May 2023 and 19 August 2026. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, to 28 August 2026; page data refreshed 7 October 2026. Compared with the UK House Price Index. Written by Your Property Check (Check Labs Ltd, Birmingham) from this data. How we read the data · spotted a mistake? Tell us. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. UK House Price Index licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Area data
What else the records hold on BA8
Council tax and schools, each from the body that publishes it, with the sample it rests on stated beside it.
Council tax
What council tax costs in BA8
£2,765
Band D a year in Dorset, 2026-27: the benchmark band every English authority is compared on.
All bands
| Band | 1991 value | A year |
|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,843 |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £2,151 |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £2,458 |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,765 |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £3,379 |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,994 |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £4,608 |
| H | over £320,000 | £5,530 |
These are Dorset's charges for 2026-27, the authority BA8 falls in, not an estimate for any individual home. A property's band is set by the Valuation Office Agency and we never guess it; look up a band on GOV.UK and read your row. Bands reflect what a home was worth on 1 April 1991, not today.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities · 8 of 8 bands published for Dorset · data to 2026-27 financial year
Schools
Schools near BA8
3
open schools within 3 km, nearest Abbas and Templecombe Church School.
All schools
Abbas and Templecombe Church School
Primary · Academies · BA8 0HP
732 m
Good · 2019
St Nicholas CofE Primary School, Henstridge
Primary · Academies · BA8 0QD
2.3 km
Good · 2017
Horsington Church School
Primary · Academies · BA8 0BW
2.8 km
Good · 2015
School data from the Department for Education “Get Information about Schools” (GIAS) and Ofsted inspection outcomes. Open Government Licence v3.0. The Ofsted grade shown is the last single overall grade on record (single grades were withdrawn in September 2024). Shows nearest schools by distance, not legal catchment areas. Distances are from the BA8 district centroid, not from any address.
Source: Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · 3 open schools within 3 km, 3 with a grade on record
Area context
Planning and deprivation near BA8
What is being built nearby and how the area ranks, as context for the neighbourhood and never a judgement on a home.
Planning applications
Planning activity around BA8
139
applications within 500 m of the district centre, as last checked 19 October 2026.
Recent applications
SouthSomerset/26/01875/HOUUndecided
108 m
Erection of Oak framed Garage with first floor home office and storage
Received 2026-08-11
SouthSomerset/25/02759/REMUndecided
408 m
Reserved Matters approval for the appearance, landscaping, layout and scale in respect of 140 no. dwellings in accordance with Conditions 1 and 2 of the Outline Planning Permission 22/03560/OUT
Received 2025-11-14
SouthSomerset/25/02470/HOUConditions
163 m
Erection of oak frame garage.
Received 2025-10-08 · decided 2025-11-27
SouthSomerset/25/02349/S73Rejected
188 m
S73 application to remove condition 4(agricultural occupancy condition) of approval 82893/B (Erection of farmhouse and use of an existing vehicular access) varied by 06/02412/S73(Application to vary condition 4 of planning permission 82893/B dated 29.04.70 (i.e to include equestrian activity))
Received 2025-09-23 · decided 2025-11-13
SouthSomerset/25/01716/HOUConditions
290 m
Installation of oil tank to the front of the dwellinghouse (retrospective).
Received 2025-07-09 · decided 2025-08-15
SouthSomerset/25/01695/HOUConditions
393 m
Single storey porch extension to front of property.
Received 2025-07-07 · decided 2025-08-15
Applications are matched within 500 m of the BA8 district centroid, so this is activity in the area, not at any one address. Register wording and status are reproduced as the local planning authority published them. Showing 6 of 20 held; run a live planning search for BA8 for the current picture.
Source: Local planning authority records via PlanIt · 139 applications matched within 500 m of the district centre · data to 19 October 2026
Deprivation (IMD)
Area profile for BA8
Decile 4 of 10
Median across 12 sampled postcodes; 1 is the most deprived 10% of England, 10 the least.
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Across the 12 sampled BA8 postcodes, deprivation runs decile 4 to decile 5, with a median of decile 4 of 10: where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived.
BA8 0QE, the sampled postcode sitting at that median: On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, this postcode falls in decile 4 of 10, where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived. It's area context for the wider neighbourhood, not a judgement on any individual home.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (English Indices of Deprivation 2025, MHCLG). Deprivation is published for small areas (LSOAs), not for postcode districts, so BA8 spans several. We sampled 12 postcodes in BA8: the ones with the most recent recorded sales, up to a limit of 12. That is a convenience sample, not a random one, so it leans toward streets where homes are changing hands. 12 returned a row. It is context for the neighbourhood, never a judgement on any individual home. How we choose the sample.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · 12 postcodes sampled of 12 checked · data to 2025 indices
Cost to run
Two sources, one table
What it costs to run a home in BA8, band by band
Dorset's council tax for 2026-27 set against the BA8 median sold price of £290,000 across 250 recorded sales: the annual running cost beside the purchase price, which neither source shows on its own.
| Band | 1991 valueVOA basis | A yearDorset | A month÷ 12 | Of the median÷ £290,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,843 | £154 | 0.64% |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £2,151 | £179 | 0.74% |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £2,458 | £205 | 0.85% |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,765 | £230 | 0.95% |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £3,379 | £282 | 1.17% |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,994 | £333 | 1.38% |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £4,608 | £384 | 1.59% |
| H | over £320,000 | £5,530 | £461 | 1.91% |
The last column is the band's annual charge divided by the BA8 median sold price. A comparison of two published figures, not a rate anyone charges. It is not a mapping from price to band: a band records what a home was worth on 1 April 1991 and is set by the Valuation Office Agency, so it cannot be worked out from a 2020s sale price. Look up a specific band on GOV.UK. Instalment counts vary by authority, so the monthly column is simply the year over twelve.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Median across 250 recorded sales. · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities, Dorset, 2026-27.
Address by address
Address by address
What individual homes in BA8 sold for
The 24 most recently sold doors of the 235 distinct addresses in the records we hold for BA8. Real recorded transactions: never estimates.
SUNSET, CHURCH STREET, TEMPLECOMBE
BA8 0QE · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£630,000
2026-08-19
15, WESSEX COURT, TEMPLECOMBE
BA8 0AU · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£695,000
2026-08-06
10, TOWNSEND FARM BARTON, TEMPLECOMBE
BA8 0TU · Terraced · Freehold · 2 recorded sales
£250,000
2026-07-10
5, ST NICHOLAS CLOSE, TEMPLECOMBE
BA8 0QN · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£250,000
2026-05-28
COTTON CORNER HOUSE, MARSH LANE, TEMPLECOMBE
BA8 0SR · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£440,000
2026-05-14
45, BOWDEN ROAD, TEMPLECOMBE
BA8 0LF · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£270,000
2026-05-01
49, TOWNSEND GREEN, TEMPLECOMBE
BA8 0TT · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£136,500
2026-04-29
5, FURGE GROVE, TEMPLECOMBE
BA8 0QF · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£275,000
2026-04-27
CIDER BARN, VINE STREET, TEMPLECOMBE
BA8 0JY · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£310,000
2026-04-23
MENDIP HOUSE, YARN BARTON, TEMPLECOMBE
BA8 0JJ · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£132,500
2026-04-10
8, SAMUEL COURT, TEMPLECOMBE
BA8 0JN · Terraced · Freehold · 2 recorded sales
£155,000
2026-04-10
63, BOWDEN ROAD, TEMPLECOMBE
BA8 0LF · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£230,000
2026-03-30
59, WEST STREET, TEMPLECOMBE
BA8 0LG · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£347,500
2026-03-26
25, SUMMERFIELDS, TEMPLECOMBE
BA8 0SZ · Terraced · Freehold · 2 recorded sales
£183,000
2026-03-18
WOODHAYES HOUSE, HIGH STREET, TEMPLECOMBE
BA8 0RF · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£119,000
2026-03-13
CHURCH FARM COTTAGES, CHURCH STREET, TEMPLECOMBE
BA8 0QE · Semi-detached · Freehold · 3 recorded sales
£235,000
2026-03-05
16, THE HAMLET, TEMPLECOMBE
BA8 0HJ · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£265,000
2026-02-23
RAILWAY COTTAGE, 10, THROOP ROAD, TEMPLECOMBE
BA8 0HR · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£195,000
2026-02-20
SAMUEL COURT, HIGH STREET, TEMPLECOMBE
BA8 0JN · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£153,000
2026-02-20
32, HIGH STREET, TEMPLECOMBE
BA8 0JE · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£198,000
2026-02-11
35, TOWNSEND GREEN, TEMPLECOMBE
BA8 0TT · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£140,000
2026-02-05
LEATH HOUSE, TEMPLECOMBE
BA8 0BG · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£485,000
2026-01-30
51, YARN BARTON, TEMPLECOMBE
BA8 0JJ · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£220,000
2026-01-29
KA JOY, FURGE LANE, TEMPLECOMBE
BA8 0RS · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£345,000
2025-12-19
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Addresses come from recorded sales since 1995, so homes that have never sold do not appear. 0 of these 24 doors resolve to a confident property record and link through; the rest are listed without a link. We match a door to a property record only where the match is certain, never by guessing.
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The BA8 report: your questions
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Postcode districts near BA8
The closest districts to BA8 by straight-line distance between district centres.
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- House prices in DT9 (Sherborne) 5.9 miles
- House prices in SP8 (Gillingham) 6 miles
- House prices in BA7 (Castle Cary) 8 miles
- House prices in BA10 (Bruton) 8.2 miles
- House prices in SP7 (Shaftesbury) 9.9 miles
- House prices in BA22 (Yeovil) 10 miles
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Data sources
Every BA8 figure is official and dated
Real recorded data from the UK's official registers, never an estimated valuation.
- HM Land RegistrySold prices
- MHCLGCouncil tax & deprivation
- Department for Education · OfstedSchools
- Local planning authoritiesPlanning applications
- Police.UKStreet-level crime
- Environment AgencyFlood risk
- postcodes.io · ONSGeography
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities · Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · Local planning authority records via PlanIt · Police.UK · Environment Agency · postcodes.io / ONS. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. All figures are real, attributed and carry the sample they rest on: never estimates, never a valuation. All sales · Get Free Valuation · About Your Property Check.