Dorset
BH20 house prices in Dorset
Sold prices, council tax, schools, deprivation and planning for Dorset, from official UK data in one place.
Typical sold price
£380,000
Range £224,100–£710,800 · 250 real sales
- Real sales
- 250
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 14 Aug 2025 and 21 Aug 2026.
Summary
House prices in BH20: the typical (median) sold price is £380,000, well above the UK average (£272,611) (UK House Price Index, July 2026). BH20 is an active market, with about 20 recorded sales a month. By property type, 40% were detached homes (typically £510,000) and 27% were terraced homes (typically £305,000).
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 BH20: a steady market, so let the sold prices lead
BH20 sees about 20 sales a month, enough to learn from, though the year-on-year comparison is too thin to quote, so lean on the recent sold homes.
When selling here, detached homes typically sold for £510,000 against £169,500 for flats, which explains a spread of £224,100 to £710,800, so lean on the nearest like-for-like sale rather than the middle figure; roughly 20 sales a month is enough for buyers to compare, so evidence beats optimism.
Sell houseFor buyers, on price, BH20 is well above the UK average, so compare any asking price with sold homes of the same type before you commit.
Worth checking before you commit: planning history nearby (30 applications on record within 500 m), flood risk over the long term and council tax (Band D is £2,765 a year); your conveyancer should look at the title too.
Averages only go so far, so the free BH20 OfferCheck sets flood, crime, planning and council tax beside the sold prices.
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At a glance
BH20 in four numbers
The headline figures from the records below, each one real and dated.
Typical price
£380,000
HM Land Registry
Sales a month
20.5
Across 250 sales
Council tax, Band D
£2,765
A year
The data, honestly
House prices in BH20
These 250 sales are what every figure here rests on. The typical price is the middle sale.
By property type
Average house price in BH20 by property type
Detached homes have the highest typical price at £510,000, and flat / maisonette the lowest at £169,500.
See the figures
| Type | Sales | Typical | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 97 | £510,000 | £358,400–£1,004,000 |
| Semi-detached | 60 | £335,000 | £247,500–£448,200 |
| Terraced | 65 | £305,000 | £237,000–£431,000 |
| Flat / maisonette | 18 | £169,500 | £108,500–£250,500 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 14 Aug 2025 and 21 Aug 2026.
24-month trend
Typical price by quarter in BH20
The quarterly typical price fell 17.2%, from £392,500 in Q3 2025 (54 sales) to £325,000 in Q3 2026 (24 sales).
See the figures
| Quarter | Typical price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | £392,500 | 54 |
| Q4 2025 | £380,000 | 75 |
| Q1 2026 | £405,000 | 47 |
| Q2 2026 | £366,000 | 50 |
| Q3 2026 | £325,000 | 24 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 14 Aug 2025 and 21 Aug 2026. Median of each quarter's recorded sales.
Range and mix
The spread of BH20 prices
How far prices run either side of the typical one, who owns what, and homes that have sold twice.
Price range
Where most BH20 homes sold
Eight in ten sales fell between £224,100 and £710,800, around a typical £380,000.
Lower and upper end are the 10th and 90th percentile of recorded sales.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 14 Aug 2025 and 21 Aug 2026.
Mix of homes
Who is selling in BH20
Detached homes were 40% of recorded sales (97 of 240). 92% of sales were freehold and 8% leasehold.
Property type
- Detached40%
- Semi-detached25%
- Terraced27%
- Flat / maisonette8%
Tenure
- Freehold92%
- Leasehold8%
See the figures
231 freehold (92%) and 19 leasehold (8%) across the 250 most recent recorded sales in BH20. Leasehold is normal for flats; check the remaining lease term before you offer.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 14 Aug 2025 and 21 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.
36, EAST STREET, WAREHAM
£800,000 (2025)£300,000 (2026)-62.5% over 0.7 yrs (-75.7%/yr)
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Real transactions, never estimates. All sales.
On the map
Where BH20 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 BH20
5, LABURNUM CLOSE, WAREHAM
Detached · Freehold · 21 Aug 2026
£460,000
89, ANDOVER GREEN, WAREHAM
Terraced · Freehold · 21 Aug 2026
£250,000
3, WESTERMAN WAY, WAREHAM
Detached · Freehold · 14 Aug 2026
£575,000
16, WOODLANDS DRIVE, WAREHAM
Terraced · Freehold · 13 Aug 2026
£375,000
84, EAST STREET, WAREHAM
Terraced · Freehold · 10 Aug 2026
£216,000
Sources: HM Land Registry · postcodes.io / ONS · OpenStreetMap (© contributors). BH20 includes the Lytchett Matravers & Upton ward.
In plain English
What the Dorset (BH20) numbers mean
- The headline number blends very different homes: detached homes sold for a typical £510,000 against £169,500 for flats: about 3.0 times as much. Use the figure for your type of home, not the mix.
- Prices here are widely spread: most sales fell between £224,100 and £710,800, so the median says little about any one home.
- Nearly all of these sales (92%) were freehold, which points to mostly houses.
- This is an active district: about 20 recorded sales a month.
Based on 250 recorded sales between 14 August 2025 and 21 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 BH20
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 BH20
£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 BH20 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 BH20
2
open schools within 3 km, nearest The Purbeck School.
All schools
The Purbeck School
Middle deemed secondary · Academies · BH20 4PF
2.0 km
Good · 2014
Wareham St Mary Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academies · BH20 4PG
2.3 km
Good · 2022
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 BH20 district centroid, not from any address.
Source: Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · 2 open schools within 3 km, 2 with a grade on record
Area context
Planning and deprivation near BH20
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 BH20
30
applications within 500 m of the district centre, as last checked 21 October 2026.
Recent applications
DorsetCouncil/P/HOU/2022/02037Permitted
281 m
Infill rear extension and front dormer
Received 2022-03-30 · decided 2022-06-17
DorsetCouncil/6/2019/0391Withdrawn
280 m
Proposed alterations and extensions to existing bungalow to form garage & self-contained annexe
Received 2019-07-08 · decided 2019-08-08
DorsetCouncil/6/2017/0154Permitted
178 m
Demolish existing bungalow and garage and erect detached house with integral garage.
Received 2017-06-19 · decided 2017-07-31
DorsetCouncil/6/2017/0337Permitted
375 m
Erection of a single storey rear extension to form a workshop.
Received 2017-06-09 · decided 2017-08-01
DorsetCouncil/PDH/2017/0008Withdrawn
375 m
Erect a single storey rear extension with hipped roof 4.985 metres long, a maximum of 3.9 metres high and height to the eaves of 2.4metres
Received 2017-05-31 · decided 2017-06-12
DorsetCouncil/6/2016/0191Permitted
350 m
Demolish existing summer house and erect new detached summer house.
Received 2016-03-29 · decided 2016-05-17
Applications are matched within 500 m of the BH20 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 BH20 for the current picture.
Source: Local planning authority records via PlanIt · 30 applications matched within 500 m of the district centre · data to 21 October 2026
Deprivation (IMD)
Area profile for BH20
Decile 6 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 BH20 postcodes, deprivation runs decile 4 to decile 8, with a median of decile 6 of 10: where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived.
BH20 7QJ, the sampled postcode sitting at that median: On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, this postcode falls in decile 6 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 BH20 spans several. We sampled 12 postcodes in BH20: 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 BH20, band by band
Dorset's council tax for 2026-27 set against the BH20 median sold price of £380,000 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÷ £380,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,843 | £154 | 0.48% |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £2,151 | £179 | 0.57% |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £2,458 | £205 | 0.65% |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,765 | £230 | 0.73% |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £3,379 | £282 | 0.89% |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,994 | £333 | 1.05% |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £4,608 | £384 | 1.21% |
| H | over £320,000 | £5,530 | £461 | 1.46% |
The last column is the band's annual charge divided by the BH20 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 BH20 sold for
The 24 most recently sold doors of the 248 distinct addresses in the records we hold for BH20. Real recorded transactions: never estimates.
5, LABURNUM CLOSE, WAREHAM
BH20 7QJ · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£460,000
2026-08-21
89, ANDOVER GREEN, WAREHAM
BH20 6LP · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£250,000
2026-08-21
3, WESTERMAN WAY, WAREHAM
BH20 4FL · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£575,000
2026-08-14
16, WOODLANDS DRIVE, WAREHAM
BH20 7QA · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£375,000
2026-08-13
84, EAST STREET, WAREHAM
BH20 5EQ · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£216,000
2026-08-10
MAYFAIR COTTAGE, HIGH STREET, WAREHAM
BH20 6BP · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£180,000
2026-08-10
35, TRENT DRIVE, WAREHAM
BH20 4DF · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£300,000
2026-08-07
8A, COW LANE, WAREHAM
BH20 4RD · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£300,000
2026-08-07
57, ELDER ROAD, WAREHAM
BH20 7NB · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£200,000
2026-08-04
6, KNIGHTSTONE CLOSE, WAREHAM
BH20 4NY · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£280,000
2026-07-31
3A, MILL LANE, WAREHAM
BH20 4QX · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£520,000
2026-07-31
5, STOBOROUGH GREEN, WAREHAM
BH20 5BA · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£450,000
2026-07-31
THE BUNGALOW, SANDFORD ROAD, WAREHAM
BH20 7AF · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£320,000
2026-07-28
189, NORTHMOOR WAY, WAREHAM
BH20 4SB · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£330,000
2026-07-24
6, FOREST EDGE ROAD, WAREHAM
BH20 7BX · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£430,000
2026-07-23
THE HEIGHTS, SUNNYSIDE, WAREHAM
BH20 5RT · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£510,000
2026-07-23
8, WELLSTEAD ROAD, WAREHAM
BH20 4EY · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£372,500
2026-07-22
LA CASITA, MAIN ROAD, WAREHAM
BH20 5RW · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£450,000
2026-07-20
7, SANDFORD TERRACE, WAREHAM
BH20 7AG · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£305,000
2026-07-17
31, MILL LANE, WAREHAM
BH20 4QY · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£300,000
2026-07-17
42A, ELDER ROAD, WAREHAM
BH20 7NB · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£235,000
2026-07-16
11, JEREMY CLOSE, WAREHAM
BH20 6BH · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£340,000
2026-07-09
46, THE BRIARS, WAREHAM
BH20 6NA · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£235,000
2026-07-08
4, ELWOOD CLOSE, WAREHAM
BH20 7AU · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£650,000
2026-07-01
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 closest districts to BH20 by straight-line distance between district centres.
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- House prices in BH15 (Poole) 7.6 miles
- House prices in BH18 (Broadstone) 8.3 miles
- House prices in BH17 (Poole) 8.5 miles
- House prices in BH14 (Poole) 9.3 miles
- House prices in BH19 (Swanage) 9.4 miles
- House prices in BH13 (Poole) 10 miles
- House prices in BH12 (Poole) 10 miles
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Data sources
Every BH20 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.