Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
BH3 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
£470,000
Range £170,000–£1,152,500 · 250 real sales
- Real sales
- 250
- 12-month change
- +13.9%
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 30 Jun 2023 and 14 Aug 2026.
Summary
House prices in BH3: the typical (median) sold price is £470,000, well above the UK average (£272,611) (UK House Price Index, July 2026). Over the last twelve months the local median is up 13.9%, comparing 78 sales with 88, so a handful of homes can swing it. BH3 is a quiet market, with about 7 recorded sales a month. By property type, 53% were detached homes (typically £795,000) and 43% were flats (typically £232,500).
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 BH3: a quiet market, so take your time
Only about 7 sales a month sell in BH3, so the median can look stronger than the market really is.
If you are thinking of selling, with detached homes at £795,000 and flats at £232,500, the £170,000 to £1,152,500 spread is really several markets, so price from sold homes that match yours in type and size; with so little to compare, give yourself extra time; 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, BH3 sits well above the UK average for typical prices, and still climbing, so test the asking price against recent sold homes of the same type before you stretch to meet it.
Before an offer goes in on any BH3 home, look at what has been applied for nearby (585 applications on record within 500 m), the tenure (leasehold is common here) and whether the home is at risk of flooding, and leave the title to your conveyancer.
Averages only go so far, so the free BH3 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
BH3 in four numbers
The headline figures from the records below, each one real and dated.
Typical price
£470,000
HM Land Registry
Sales a month
6.7
Across 250 sales
12-month change
+13.9%
+13.9% from last year
Local median
Council tax, Band D
£2,436
A year
The data, honestly
House prices in BH3
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 BH3
The quarterly typical price rose 12.6%, from £405,000 in Q4 2024 (25 sales) to £456,000 in Q3 2026 (10 sales).
See the figures
| Quarter | Typical price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | £405,000 | 25 |
| Q1 2025 | £492,500 | 26 |
| Q2 2025 | £230,000 | 9 |
| Q3 2025 | £440,875 | 26 |
| Q4 2025 | £651,865 | 27 |
| Q1 2026 | £425,000 | 15 |
| Q2 2026 | £250,000 | 11 |
| Q3 2026 | £456,000 | 10 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 30 Jun 2023 and 14 Aug 2026. Median of each quarter's recorded sales.
By property type
Average house price in BH3 by property type
Detached homes have the highest typical price at £795,000, and flat / maisonette the lowest at £232,500.
See the figures
| Type | Sales | Typical | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 124 | £795,000 | £473,900–£1,396,000 |
| Terraced | 4 | £502,500 | £472,000–£527,400 |
| Semi-detached | 5 | £400,000 | £347,300–£440,000 |
| Flat / maisonette | 99 | £232,500 | £143,500–£322,200 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 30 Jun 2023 and 14 Aug 2026.
Range and mix
The spread of BH3 prices
How far prices run either side of the typical one, who owns what, and homes that have sold twice.
Price range
Where most BH3 homes sold
Eight in ten sales fell between £170,000 and £1,152,500, around a typical £470,000.
Lower and upper end are the 10th and 90th percentile of recorded sales.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 30 Jun 2023 and 14 Aug 2026.
Mix of homes
Who is selling in BH3
Detached homes were 53% of recorded sales (124 of 232). 58% of sales were freehold and 42% leasehold.
Property type
- Detached53%
- Terraced2%
- Semi-detached2%
- Flat / maisonette43%
Tenure
- Freehold58%
- Leasehold42%
See the figures
145 freehold (58%) and 105 leasehold (42%) across the 250 most recent recorded sales in BH3. Leasehold is normal for flats; check the remaining lease term before you offer.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 30 Jun 2023 and 14 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.
4, FORTESCUE ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH
£170,000 (2024)£180,000 (2026)+5.9% over 2.4 yrs (+2.4%/yr)
IDDESLEIGH LODGE, 23, STOKEWOOD ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH
£230,000 (2025)£230,000 (2026)0% over 1.1 yrs (0%/yr)
LONSDALE HOUSE, 23, LONSDALE ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH
£298,278 (2025)£242,500 (2026)-18.7% over 1.1 yrs (-16.7%/yr)
43 - 45, WIMBORNE ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH
£1,239,656 (2023)£1,500,000 (2026)+21% over 2.3 yrs (+8.7%/yr)
TALBOT COURT, 55, TALBOT AVENUE, BOURNEMOUTH
£236,000 (2023)£205,000 (2026)-13.1% over 2.3 yrs (-5.8%/yr)
1, BRYANSTONE ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH
£260,000 (2024)£303,000 (2026)+16.5% over 1.9 yrs (+8.4%/yr)
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Real transactions, never estimates. All sales.
On the map
Where BH3 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 BH3
76, ST LUKES ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH
Semi-detached · Freehold · 14 Aug 2026
£350,000
8B, HERON COURT ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH
Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 14 Aug 2026
£125,500
29A, FORTESCUE ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH
Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 3 Aug 2026
£225,000
22, DE LISLE ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH
Detached · Freehold · 31 Jul 2026
£562,000
13, ST LUKES ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH
Detached · Freehold · 30 Jul 2026
£682,500
Sources: HM Land Registry · postcodes.io / ONS · OpenStreetMap (© contributors). BH3 includes the Talbot & Branksome Woods ward.
In plain English
What the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BH3) numbers mean
- The headline number blends very different homes: detached homes sold for a typical £795,000 against £232,500 for flats: about 3.4 times as much. Use the figure for your type of home, not the mix.
- Prices here are widely spread: most sales fell between £170,000 and £1,152,500, so the median says little about any one home.
- 42% of these sales were leasehold: a genuine mix of houses and flats, so check the tenure of the home you are looking at.
Only 250 sales sit behind these figures, so they are a rough guide rather than a firm reading.
- This is a quiet district: only about 7 recorded sales a month.
Based on 250 recorded sales between 30 June 2023 and 14 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 BH3
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 BH3
£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 BH3 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 BH3
8
open schools within 3 km, nearest St Martin's School.
All schools
St Martin's School
Independent schools · BH3 7NA
550 m
Not graded
St Luke's Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academies · BH9 1LG
1.1 km
Requires improvement · 2024
Kings Bournemouth
Independent schools · BH2 6LD
1.1 km
Not graded
Arts University Bournemouth
Universities · BH12 5HH
1.2 km
Not graded
Bournemouth University
Universities · BH12 5BB
1.2 km
Not graded
Linwood School
Special schools · BH9 1AJ
1.2 km
Outstanding · 2013
Winton Academy
Middle deemed secondary · Academies · BH10 4HT
1.3 km
Outstanding · 2018
Talbot Heath School
Independent schools · BH4 9NJ
1.4 km
Not graded
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 BH3 district centroid, not from any address.
Source: Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · 8 open schools within 3 km, 3 with a grade on record
Area context
Planning and deprivation near BH3
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 BH3
585
applications within 500 m of the district centre, as last checked 23 July 2026.
Recent applications
BCP/P/26/03248/REG14Undecided
57 m
4x Oak, 1x Pine, 1x Holly - Remove dead wood
Received 2026-07-13
BCP/P/26/03245/TCAUndecided
242 m
T1 Hornbeam - Prune back the canopy that overextends over the parking bays by 2-3m
Received 2026-07-13
BCP/P/26/03132/REG14Permitted
319 m
T1 - Cherry - Fell Replant: Cherry
Received 2026-07-03 · decided 2026-07-06
BCP/P/26/03078/TCAUndecided
217 m
T1- Oak, T2 Beech & T3 Oak tree - Reduce secondary branches close and touching the building to a clearance of 2m only.
Received 2026-07-02
BCP/P/26/03061/REG14Permitted
437 m
1 x Scots Pine - Dead - Fell. 1x Silver Birch - Dead - Fell.
Received 2026-07-02 · decided 2026-07-03
BCP/P/26/03427/TTPOUndecided
217 m
T3- Oak - Reduce 1 overextending branch hanging over 21 Dunkelds Road conservatory roof by 2m to a suitable growing point. This is getting close to the roof and reducing this branch will give more light to the property and garden area. Please see the annotated photo.
Received 2026-06-26
Applications are matched within 500 m of the BH3 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 BH3 for the current picture.
Source: Local planning authority records via PlanIt · 585 applications matched within 500 m of the district centre · data to 23 July 2026
Deprivation (IMD)
Area profile for BH3
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 BH3 postcodes, deprivation runs decile 5 to decile 9, with a median of decile 5 of 10: where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived.
BH3 7LU, 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 BH3 spans several. We sampled 12 postcodes in BH3: 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 BH3, band by band
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole's council tax for 2026-27 set against the BH3 median sold price of £470,000 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÷ £470,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,624 | £135 | 0.35% |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £1,894 | £158 | 0.40% |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £2,165 | £180 | 0.46% |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,436 | £203 | 0.52% |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £2,977 | £248 | 0.63% |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,518 | £293 | 0.75% |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £4,059 | £338 | 0.86% |
| H | over £320,000 | £4,871 | £406 | 1.04% |
The last column is the band's annual charge divided by the BH3 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 BH3 sold for
The 24 most recently sold doors of the 215 distinct addresses in the records we hold for BH3. Real recorded transactions: never estimates.
76, ST LUKES ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH
BH3 7LU · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£350,000
2026-08-14
8B, HERON COURT ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH
BH3 7LL · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£125,500
2026-08-14
29A, FORTESCUE ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH
BH3 7JT · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£225,000
2026-08-03
22, DE LISLE ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH
BH3 7NF · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£562,000
2026-07-31
13, ST LUKES ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH
BH3 7LR · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£682,500
2026-07-30
BARRINGTON COURT, 51, TALBOT AVENUE, BOURNEMOUTH
BH3 7HT · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 4 recorded sales
£187,000
2026-07-15
63, KEITH ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH
BH3 7DT · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£915,000
2026-07-15
12, EAST AVENUE, BOURNEMOUTH
BH3 7BY · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£1,050,000
2026-07-06
11, ALYTH ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH
BH3 7DF · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 2 recorded sales
£630,000
2026-07-06
4, FORTESCUE ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH
BH3 7JT · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 2 recorded sales
£180,000
2026-07-02
3, STOKEWOOD ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH
BH3 7NA · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£405,000
2026-06-24
PINE HOUSE, 35, TALBOT AVENUE, BOURNEMOUTH
BH3 7HS · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 3 recorded sales
£250,000
2026-06-09
12, HUNTLY ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH
BH3 7HH · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£1,200,000
2026-05-21
IDDESLEIGH LODGE, 23, STOKEWOOD ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH
BH3 7NA · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 2 recorded sales
£230,000
2026-05-15
1, ALINGTON ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH
BH3 7JX · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£500,000
2026-05-05
27, BELVEDERE ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH
BH3 7LA · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£460,000
2026-05-01
49, DULSIE ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH
BH3 7DZ · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£940,000
2026-04-24
LONSDALE HOUSE, 23, LONSDALE ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH
BH3 7LY · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 2 recorded sales
£242,500
2026-04-20
30, STIRLING ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH
BH3 7JQ · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£948,944
2026-03-27
41, KINGS ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH
BH3 7LE · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£483,000
2026-03-26
89, KEITH ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH
BH3 7DT · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£590,000
2026-03-23
37, GERALD ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH
BH3 7JZ · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£505,000
2026-03-19
43 - 45, WIMBORNE ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH
BH3 7AB · Detached · Freehold · 3 recorded sales
£1,500,000
2026-03-16
OAKWOOD, 2, ROSLIN ROAD SOUTH, BOURNEMOUTH
BH3 7EF · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£327,500
2026-03-02
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 BH3 report: your questions
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Postcode districts near BH3
The closest districts to BH3 by straight-line distance between district centres.
- House prices in BH9 (Bournemouth) 1 mile
- House prices in BH2 (Bournemouth) 1.1 miles
- House prices in BH4 (Bournemouth) 1.3 miles
- House prices in BH1 (Bournemouth) 1.3 miles
- House prices in BH8 (Bournemouth) 1.4 miles
- House prices in BH10 (Bournemouth) 1.6 miles
- House prices in BH12 (Poole) 1.9 miles
- House prices in BH5 (Bournemouth) 2.4 miles
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Data sources
Every BH3 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.