Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
BH17 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
£305,000
Range £191,125–£435,250 · 250 real sales
- Real sales
- 250
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 6 Nov 2025 and 19 Aug 2026.
Summary
House prices in BH17: the typical (median) sold price is £305,000, above the UK average (£272,611) (UK House Price Index, July 2026). BH17 is an active market, with about 27 recorded sales a month. By property type, 33% were detached homes (typically £370,000) and 33% were terraced homes (typically £270,000).
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 BH17: a steady market, so let the sold prices lead
Roughly 27 homes a month change hands in BH17, which suits pricing from the latest sold homes better than from any single average or trend.
For sellers, £305,000 is the middle of a £191,125 to £435,250 range, so narrow down to sold homes that match yours before you pick a price; sales arrive at a steady pace, so there is no need to rush to a low price.
Sell houseWhen buying here, on price, BH17 is above the UK average, so compare any asking price with sold homes of the same type before you commit.
Before you offer in BH17, check planning history nearby (698 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 ask your conveyancer about the title.
Prices are only part of the picture: the free BH17 OfferCheck adds flood, crime, planning, council tax and schools, and the Report says which deserve your attention.
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At a glance
BH17 in four numbers
The headline figures from the records below, each one real and dated.
Typical price
£305,000
HM Land Registry
Sales a month
26.6
Across 250 sales
Council tax, Band D
£2,436
A year
On the map
Where BH17 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 BH17
33, PLUMER ROAD, POOLE
Semi-detached · Freehold · 19 Aug 2026
£299,950
13, MILNE ROAD, POOLE
Semi-detached · Freehold · 14 Aug 2026
£320,000
20, OVERCOMBE CLOSE, POOLE
Semi-detached · Freehold · 12 Aug 2026
£193,500
22, ROWBARROW CLOSE, POOLE
Semi-detached · Freehold · 7 Aug 2026
£280,000
15, ROWAN DRIVE, POOLE
Terraced · Freehold · 6 Aug 2026
£257,500
Sources: HM Land Registry · postcodes.io / ONS · OpenStreetMap (© contributors). BH17 includes the Alderney & Bourne Valley ward.
The data, honestly
House prices in BH17
These 250 sales are what every figure here rests on. The typical price is the middle sale.
By property type
Average house price in BH17 by property type
Detached homes have the highest typical price at £370,000, and flat / maisonette the lowest at £167,500.
See the figures
| Type | Sales | Typical | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 81 | £370,000 | £295,000–£505,000 |
| Semi-detached | 64 | £321,250 | £263,750–£370,000 |
| Terraced | 81 | £270,000 | £197,000–£330,000 |
| Flat / maisonette | 21 | £167,500 | £115,000–£228,000 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 6 Nov 2025 and 19 Aug 2026.
24-month trend
Typical price by quarter in BH17
The quarterly typical price rose 5.7%, from £305,000 in Q4 2025 (68 sales) to £322,500 in Q3 2026 (37 sales).
See the figures
| Quarter | Typical price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | £305,000 | 68 |
| Q1 2026 | £320,000 | 73 |
| Q2 2026 | £297,500 | 72 |
| Q3 2026 | £322,500 | 37 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 6 Nov 2025 and 19 Aug 2026. Median of each quarter's recorded sales.
Range and mix
The spread of BH17 prices
How far prices run either side of the typical one, who owns what, and homes that have sold twice.
Price range
Where most BH17 homes sold
Eight in ten sales fell between £191,125 and £435,250, around a typical £305,000.
Lower and upper end are the 10th and 90th percentile of recorded sales.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 6 Nov 2025 and 19 Aug 2026.
Mix of homes
Who is selling in BH17
Detached homes were 33% of recorded sales (81 of 247). 91% of sales were freehold and 9% leasehold.
Property type
- Detached33%
- Semi-detached26%
- Terraced33%
- Flat / maisonette9%
Tenure
- Freehold91%
- Leasehold9%
See the figures
228 freehold (91%) and 22 leasehold (9%) across the 250 most recent recorded sales in BH17. Leasehold is normal for flats; check the remaining lease term before you offer.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 6 Nov 2025 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.
56, SOUTHBROOK CLOSE, POOLE
£100,000 (2025)£146,500 (2026)+46.5% over 0.6 yrs (+96.8%/yr)
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 (BH17) numbers mean
- The headline number blends very different homes: detached homes sold for a typical £370,000 against £167,500 for flats: about 2.2 times as much. Use the figure for your type of home, not the mix.
- Nearly all of these sales (91%) were freehold, which points to mostly houses.
- This is an active district: about 27 recorded sales a month.
Based on 250 recorded sales between 6 November 2025 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 BH17
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 BH17
£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 BH17 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 BH17
8
open schools within 3 km, nearest Parkstone Grammar School.
All schools
Parkstone Grammar School
Middle deemed secondary · Academies · BH17 7EP
467 m
Outstanding · 2017
Montacute School
Academies · BH17 9NG
471 m
Good · 2017
Poole Grammar School
Middle deemed secondary · Academies · BH17 9JU
837 m
Good · 2018
Haymoor Junior School
Primary · Academies · BH17 8WG
887 m
Good · 2012
Hillbourne Primary School
Primary · Academies · BH17 7HX
934 m
Requires improvement · 2019
Longspee Academy
Academies · BH17 8PJ
948 m
Good · 2024
Canford Heath Infant School
Primary · Academies · BH17 8PJ
948 m
Outstanding · 2023
Canford Heath Junior School
Primary · Academies · BH17 8PJ
948 m
Good · 2011
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 BH17 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 BH17
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 BH17
698
applications within 500 m of the district centre, as last checked 2 October 2026.
Recent applications
BCP/P/26/03925/FULUndecided
465 m
Demolish existing garage, sever land and erect a detached bungalow with on site car parking and shared vehicular access.
Received 2026-08-14
BCP/P/26/03834/CONDRUndecided
194 m
Variation of condition 2 (Approved plans) of planning permission APP/24/01213/F (Sever land and erect a detached bungalow (revised scheme)) for alterations to fenestration including relocation of a window from the side (south-west) elevation to the rear (north-west) elevation, provision of revised bin and cycle store to the front (south-east) elevation and removal of low-level timber fence to front (south-east) elevation.
Received 2026-08-11
BCP/P/26/03808/BNGUndecided
194 m
Application to discharge (“the biodiversity gain plan”) as required by paragraph 13 of Schedule 7A to the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 relating to REF NO APP/24/01213/F
Received 2026-08-07
BCP/P/26/03137/HOUPermitted
363 m
Proposed single storey rear extension
Received 2026-07-06 · decided 2026-08-27
BCP/P/26/02926/TTPOPermitted
471 m
T2 - Oak - Reduce lateral over hang back to edge of path way. G4 - Mixed Species - Crown lift all trees over northern car park to 3m from ground level.
Received 2026-06-22 · decided 2026-09-02
BCP/P/26/02580/HOUPermitted
345 m
Construction of porch
Received 2026-06-04 · decided 2026-07-22
Applications are matched within 500 m of the BH17 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 BH17 for the current picture.
Source: Local planning authority records via PlanIt · 698 applications matched within 500 m of the district centre · data to 2 October 2026
Deprivation (IMD)
Area profile for BH17
Decile 7 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 BH17 postcodes, deprivation runs decile 4 to decile 10, with a median of decile 7 of 10: where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived.
BH17 9EZ, the sampled postcode sitting at that median: On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, this postcode falls in decile 7 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 BH17 spans several. We sampled 12 postcodes in BH17: 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 BH17, band by band
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole's council tax for 2026-27 set against the BH17 median sold price of £305,000 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÷ £305,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,624 | £135 | 0.53% |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £1,894 | £158 | 0.62% |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £2,165 | £180 | 0.71% |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,436 | £203 | 0.80% |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £2,977 | £248 | 0.98% |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,518 | £293 | 1.15% |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £4,059 | £338 | 1.33% |
| H | over £320,000 | £4,871 | £406 | 1.60% |
The last column is the band's annual charge divided by the BH17 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 BH17 sold for
The 24 most recently sold doors of the 247 distinct addresses in the records we hold for BH17. Real recorded transactions: never estimates.
33, PLUMER ROAD, POOLE
BH17 7HD · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£299,950
2026-08-19
13, MILNE ROAD, POOLE
BH17 7NB · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£320,000
2026-08-14
20, OVERCOMBE CLOSE, POOLE
BH17 9EZ · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£193,500
2026-08-12
22, ROWBARROW CLOSE, POOLE
BH17 9EA · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£280,000
2026-08-07
15, ROWAN DRIVE, POOLE
BH17 7YS · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£257,500
2026-08-06
48, OVERCOMBE CLOSE, POOLE
BH17 9EZ · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£405,500
2026-08-05
28, LODERS CLOSE, POOLE
BH17 9BF · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£651,500
2026-08-05
TANGMERE PLACE, 2, GIBSON ROAD, POOLE
BH17 8QY · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 2 recorded sales
£165,000
2026-08-03
12, GILMOUR DRIVE, POOLE
BH17 8AB · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£342,000
2026-08-03
27, HAZLEBURY ROAD, POOLE
BH17 7AX · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£277,000
2026-08-03
9, HOOKE CLOSE, POOLE
BH17 8BA · Flat / maisonette · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£247,500
2026-07-31
10, LARCH CLOSE, POOLE
BH17 7YL · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£322,500
2026-07-31
17, NETTLETON CLOSE, POOLE
BH17 8PL · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£359,950
2026-07-31
72, THORNCOMBE CLOSE, POOLE
BH17 9EG · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£195,000
2026-07-31
83, WATERLOO ROAD, POOLE
BH17 7JY · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£280,000
2026-07-31
37, MANNOCK WAY, POOLE
BH17 8AA · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£385,000
2026-07-31
7, PIMPERN CLOSE, POOLE
BH17 9EB · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£310,000
2026-07-31
120, HASLER ROAD, POOLE
BH17 9AW · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£360,000
2026-07-31
3, YEATMINSTER ROAD, POOLE
BH17 8AH · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£142,000
2026-07-28
1, ROWAN DRIVE, POOLE
BH17 7YS · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£230,000
2026-07-23
2, COGDEANE ROAD, POOLE
BH17 9AS · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£435,000
2026-07-20
18, OVERCOMBE CLOSE, POOLE
BH17 9EZ · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£197,000
2026-07-14
229, HASLER ROAD, POOLE
BH17 9AH · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£368,000
2026-07-10
29, CHALDON ROAD, POOLE
BH17 8DA · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£370,000
2026-07-10
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.
Questions, answered
The BH17 report: your questions
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Postcode districts near BH17
The closest districts to BH17 by straight-line distance between district centres.
- House prices in BH18 (Broadstone) 1.2 miles
- House prices in BH15 (Poole) 1.7 miles
- House prices in BH14 (Poole) 2.4 miles
- House prices in BH12 (Poole) 2.4 miles
- House prices in BH11 (Bournemouth) 2.8 miles
- House prices in BH16 (Poole) 3 miles
- House prices in BH13 (Poole) 3.7 miles
- House prices in BH10 (Bournemouth) 3.9 miles
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Data sources
Every BH17 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.