Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
BH12 house prices in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Sold prices, council tax, schools, deprivation and planning for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, from official UK data in one place.
Typical sold price
£300,000
Range £180,000–£425,500 · 250 real sales
- Real sales
- 250
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 19 Dec 2025 and 25 Aug 2026.
Summary
House prices in BH12: the typical (median) sold price is £300,000, above the UK average (£272,611) (UK House Price Index, July 2026). BH12 is an active market, with about 31 recorded sales a month. By property type, 36% were detached homes (typically £342,500) and 33% were semi-detached homes (typically £320,000).
Data from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, up to 28 August 2026.
Council tax on a Band D home there is £2,436 a year: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole's published charge for 2026-27.
Source: Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, 2026-27.
Our take · opinion, not advice
Our take on BH12: steady sales, so price from the evidence
BH12 is neither busy nor quiet, at about 31 sales a month, which is enough to price from, though not enough history for us to call a clear twelve-month direction.
If you are thinking of selling, BH12 buyers have mostly paid between £180,000 and £425,500, so find the sold homes closest to yours and price against those; roughly 31 sales a month is enough for buyers to compare, so evidence beats optimism.
Sell houseIf you are looking to buy, typical prices in BH12 sit above the UK average, so a premium over the average needs a reason you can see in the sold homes of the same type.
Before an offer goes in on any BH12 home, look at what has been applied for nearby (652 applications on record within 500 m), whether the home is at risk of flooding and council tax (Band D is £2,436 a year), and leave the title to your conveyancer.
Prices are only part of the picture: the free BH12 OfferCheck adds flood, crime, planning, council tax and schools, and the Report says which deserve your attention.
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At a glance
BH12 in four numbers
The headline figures from the records below, each one real and dated.
Typical price
£300,000
HM Land Registry
Sales a month
30.6
Across 250 sales
Council tax, Band D
£2,436
A year
On the map
Where BH12 sits in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
The pins are the 5 most recent recorded sales: real prices on real streets, not a valuation.
Latest sales
The most recent sales in BH12
42B, CRANBROOK ROAD, POOLE
Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 25 Aug 2026
£187,000
64, ASPEN GARDENS, POOLE
Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 20 Aug 2026
£162,500
14A, WHARFDALE ROAD, POOLE
Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 6 Aug 2026
£217,500
118, CRANBROOK ROAD, POOLE
Detached · Freehold · 5 Aug 2026
£396,000
51, HIGHVIEW GARDENS, POOLE
Semi-detached · Freehold · 31 Jul 2026
£260,000
Sources: HM Land Registry · postcodes.io / ONS · OpenStreetMap (© contributors). BH12 includes the Alderney & Bourne Valley ward.
The data, honestly
House prices in BH12
These 250 sales are what every figure here rests on. The typical price is the middle sale.
By property type
Average house price in BH12 by property type
Detached homes have the highest typical price at £342,500, and flat / maisonette the lowest at £177,500.
See the figures
| Type | Sales | Typical | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 88 | £342,500 | £275,000–£506,750 |
| Semi-detached | 81 | £320,000 | £270,000–£370,000 |
| Terraced | 31 | £276,000 | £237,500–£330,000 |
| Flat / maisonette | 44 | £177,500 | £125,450–£220,000 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 19 Dec 2025 and 25 Aug 2026.
24-month trend
Typical price by quarter in BH12
The quarterly typical price fell 10.9%, from £348,000 in Q4 2025 (3 sales) to £310,000 in Q3 2026 (51 sales).
See the figures
| Quarter | Typical price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | £348,000 | 3 |
| Q1 2026 | £299,975 | 100 |
| Q2 2026 | £311,250 | 96 |
| Q3 2026 | £310,000 | 51 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 19 Dec 2025 and 25 Aug 2026. Median of each quarter's recorded sales.
Range and mix
The spread of BH12 prices
How far prices run either side of the typical one, who owns what, and homes that have sold twice.
Price range
Where most BH12 homes sold
Eight in ten sales fell between £180,000 and £425,500, around a typical £300,000.
Lower and upper end are the 10th and 90th percentile of recorded sales.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 19 Dec 2025 and 25 Aug 2026.
Mix of homes
Who is selling in BH12
Detached homes were 36% of recorded sales (88 of 244). 82% of sales were freehold and 18% leasehold.
Property type
- Detached36%
- Semi-detached33%
- Terraced13%
- Flat / maisonette18%
Tenure
- Freehold82%
- Leasehold18%
See the figures
205 freehold (82%) and 45 leasehold (18%) across the 250 most recent recorded sales in BH12. Leasehold is normal for flats; check the remaining lease term before you offer.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 19 Dec 2025 and 25 Aug 2026.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Real transactions, never estimates. All sales.
In plain English
What the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BH12) numbers mean
- The headline number blends very different homes: detached homes sold for a typical £342,500 against £177,500 for flats: about 1.9 times as much. Use the figure for your type of home, not the mix.
- This is an active district: about 31 recorded sales a month.
Based on 250 recorded sales between 19 December 2025 and 25 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 BH12
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 BH12
£2,436
Band D a year in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, 2026-27: the benchmark band every English authority is compared on.
All bands
| Band | 1991 value | A year |
|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,624 |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £1,894 |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £2,165 |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,436 |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £2,977 |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,518 |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £4,059 |
| H | over £320,000 | £4,871 |
These are Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole's charges for 2026-27, the authority BH12 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 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · data to 2026-27 financial year
Schools
Schools near BH12
8
open schools within 3 km, nearest The Quay School.
All schools
The Quay School
Academies · BH12 4HU
195 m
Outstanding · 2015
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Poole
Primary · Academies · BH12 4DZ
214 m
Good · 2022
Heatherlands Primary School
Primary · Academies · BH12 2BG
661 m
Good · 2014
St Aldhelm's Academy
Middle deemed secondary · Academies · BH12 4HS
711 m
Good · 2016
Manorside Academy
Primary · Academies · BH12 4JG
971 m
Outstanding · 2018
Livingstone Road Infant School
Primary · Academies · BH12 3DT
1.1 km
Good · 2013
Bishop Aldhelm's Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academies · BH12 1PG
1.3 km
Good · 2015
Livingstone Road Junior School
Primary · Academies · BH12 3DX
1.3 km
Good · 2021
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 BH12 district centroid, not from any address.
Source: Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · 8 open schools within 3 km, 8 with a grade on record
Area context
Planning and deprivation near BH12
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 BH12
652
applications within 500 m of the district centre, as last checked 3 September 2026.
Recent applications
BCP/P/26/03431/OUTUndecided
174 m
Construction of 5 new dwellings & self contained bin-store (revised application)
Received 2026-07-21
BCP/P/26/03074/HOUUndecided
470 m
Erection of a single-storey rear extension.
Received 2026-07-02
BCP/P/26/02901/CONDRPermitted
463 m
Variation of condition 2 (Approved Plans) of planning permission P/26/01019/HOU (Demolition of existing rear WC, Pergola, Garage and construction of rear and side extension with associated internal and external changes) to change from sloped roof to pitched roof, add 4x velux windows & changes to fenestration on rear extension elevation
Received 2026-06-22 · decided 2026-08-13
BCP/P/26/02737/CONDRUndecided
248 m
Variation of condition 2 of planning permission APP/25/00170/F Erect a part single storey, part two storey rear extension with loft conversion and small balcony over the single storey extension. Construction of a small dormer to the eastern (side) elevation and Construction of an outbuilding. Changes are to the roof to allow the stairs to have 2m headroom
Received 2026-06-12
BCP/P/26/02281/HOUPermitted
330 m
Demolition of conservatory and erect single storey rear extension and partially demolish rear outbuilding.
Received 2026-05-15 · decided 2026-07-09
BCP/P/26/02143/NMARejected
119 m
Non-material amendment following approval of APP/24/00082/F for removal of porch, build form is a flat roof from a pitch, a new window to WC (obscure glazed) bathroom window to be obscure glazed and erection of a metal cycle store
Received 2026-05-11 · decided 2026-06-09
Applications are matched within 500 m of the BH12 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 BH12 for the current picture.
Source: Local planning authority records via PlanIt · 652 applications matched within 500 m of the district centre · data to 3 September 2026
Deprivation (IMD)
Area profile for BH12
Decile 5 of 10
Median across 12 sampled postcodes; 1 is the most deprived 10% of England, 10 the least.
Read the detail
Across the 12 sampled BH12 postcodes, deprivation runs decile 2 to decile 7, with a median of decile 5 of 10: where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived.
BH12 3BS, the sampled postcode sitting at that median: On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, this postcode falls in decile 5 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 BH12 spans several. We sampled 12 postcodes in BH12: 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 BH12, band by band
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole's council tax for 2026-27 set against the BH12 median sold price of £300,000 across 250 recorded sales: the annual running cost beside the purchase price, which neither source shows on its own.
| Band | 1991 valueVOA basis | A yearBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | A month÷ 12 | Of the median÷ £300,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,624 | £135 | 0.54% |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £1,894 | £158 | 0.63% |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £2,165 | £180 | 0.72% |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,436 | £203 | 0.81% |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £2,977 | £248 | 0.99% |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,518 | £293 | 1.17% |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £4,059 | £338 | 1.35% |
| H | over £320,000 | £4,871 | £406 | 1.62% |
The last column is the band's annual charge divided by the BH12 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, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, 2026-27.
Address by address
Address by address
What individual homes in BH12 sold for
The 24 most recently sold doors of the 241 distinct addresses in the records we hold for BH12. Real recorded transactions: never estimates.
42B, CRANBROOK ROAD, POOLE
BH12 3BS · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£187,000
2026-08-25
64, ASPEN GARDENS, POOLE
BH12 4DF · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£162,500
2026-08-20
14A, WHARFDALE ROAD, POOLE
BH12 2ED · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£217,500
2026-08-06
118, CRANBROOK ROAD, POOLE
BH12 3BU · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£396,000
2026-08-05
51, HIGHVIEW GARDENS, POOLE
BH12 3HH · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£260,000
2026-07-31
43, ASTBURY AVENUE, POOLE
BH12 5DU · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£310,000
2026-07-31
106A, CORBIERE AVENUE, POOLE
BH12 4JW · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£200,000
2026-07-31
323, RINGWOOD ROAD, POOLE
BH12 3JN · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£275,000
2026-07-31
11, GOOD ROAD, POOLE
BH12 3PJ · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£331,500
2026-07-31
4, ALDER HEIGHTS, POOLE
BH12 1QX · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£330,000
2026-07-31
LINDUM COURT, 332, POOLE ROAD, POOLE
BH12 1AS · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£172,500
2026-07-31
28B, GLENCOE ROAD, POOLE
BH12 2DW · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£325,000
2026-07-31
116, WINSTON AVENUE, POOLE
BH12 1PR · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£220,000
2026-07-31
NICHOLA COURT, ROSEMARY GARDENS, POOLE
BH12 3HF · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£175,000
2026-07-31
100, KIMMERIDGE AVENUE, POOLE
BH12 3NX · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£365,000
2026-07-31
9A, CROMER ROAD, POOLE
BH12 1NA · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£190,000
2026-07-29
5, EVERING AVENUE, POOLE
BH12 4JF · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£357,500
2026-07-27
SAMUEL LODGE, 168, ALBERT ROAD, POOLE
BH12 2HA · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£185,000
2026-07-27
23, ST HELIER ROAD, POOLE
BH12 4LJ · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£330,000
2026-07-24
7, SYLVAN ROAD, POOLE
BH12 3BX · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£235,000
2026-07-24
45, HILLSIDE ROAD, POOLE
BH12 5DY · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£325,000
2026-07-24
PRINCES COURT, 78, PRINCESS ROAD, POOLE
BH12 1BN · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 2 recorded sales
£116,000
2026-07-24
21, UPPER ROAD, POOLE
BH12 3AL · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£340,000
2026-07-21
327A, WALLISDOWN ROAD, POOLE
BH12 5BU · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£130,000
2026-07-20
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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Nearby
Postcode districts near BH12
The closest districts to BH12 by straight-line distance between district centres.
- House prices in BH14 (Poole) 1.3 miles
- House prices in BH4 (Bournemouth) 1.7 miles
- House prices in BH11 (Bournemouth) 1.8 miles
- House prices in BH3 (Bournemouth) 1.9 miles
- House prices in BH13 (Poole) 2 miles
- House prices in BH10 (Bournemouth) 2.2 miles
- House prices in BH2 (Bournemouth) 2.2 miles
- House prices in BH17 (Poole) 2.4 miles
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Data sources
Every BH12 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.