Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
BH7 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
£421,000
Range £179,800–£697,000 · 250 real sales
- Real sales
- 250
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 24 Jan 2025 and 14 Aug 2026.
Summary
House prices in BH7: the typical (median) sold price is £421,000, well above the UK average (£272,611) (UK House Price Index, July 2026). BH7 is a quiet market, with about 13 recorded sales a month. By property type, 55% were detached homes (typically £581,250) and 19% were flats (typically £205,000).
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 BH7: a quiet market, so take your time
BH7 has seen just 250 sales since January 2025, which is too few for firm conclusions, so we would lean on individual sold homes rather than any average.
If you are thinking of selling, most BH7 sales sit between £179,800 and £697,000, which makes £421,000 a blunt instrument, 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, BH7 sits well above the UK average for typical prices, so a premium over the average needs a reason you can see in the sold homes of the same type.
On any BH7 home we would check what has been applied for nearby (106 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 a conveyancer to read the title.
For what the averages cannot tell you, the free BH7 OfferCheck brings flood, crime, planning and council tax together.
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
BH7 in four numbers
The headline figures from the records below, each one real and dated.
Typical price
£421,000
HM Land Registry
Sales a month
13.4
Across 250 sales
Council tax, Band D
£2,436
A year
The data, honestly
House prices in BH7
These 250 sales are what every figure here rests on. The typical price is the middle sale.
By property type
Average house price in BH7 by property type
Detached homes have the highest typical price at £581,250, and flat / maisonette the lowest at £205,000.
See the figures
| Type | Sales | Typical | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 130 | £581,250 | £399,000–£747,750 |
| Semi-detached | 44 | £337,500 | £270,750–£428,500 |
| Terraced | 17 | £250,000 | £171,000–£359,700 |
| Flat / maisonette | 45 | £205,000 | £123,800–£253,000 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 24 Jan 2025 and 14 Aug 2026.
24-month trend
Typical price by quarter in BH7
The quarterly typical price fell 26.5%, from £523,000 in Q1 2025 (41 sales) to £384,500 in Q3 2026 (12 sales).
See the figures
| Quarter | Typical price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2025 | £523,000 | 41 |
| Q2 2025 | £277,000 | 31 |
| Q3 2025 | £400,000 | 57 |
| Q4 2025 | £420,000 | 52 |
| Q1 2026 | £445,000 | 37 |
| Q2 2026 | £404,000 | 20 |
| Q3 2026 | £384,500 | 12 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 24 Jan 2025 and 14 Aug 2026. Median of each quarter's recorded sales.
Range and mix
The spread of BH7 prices
How far prices run either side of the typical one, who owns what, and homes that have sold twice.
Price range
Where most BH7 homes sold
Eight in ten sales fell between £179,800 and £697,000, around a typical £421,000.
Lower and upper end are the 10th and 90th percentile of recorded sales.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 24 Jan 2025 and 14 Aug 2026.
Mix of homes
Who is selling in BH7
Detached homes were 55% of recorded sales (130 of 236). 80% of sales were freehold and 20% leasehold.
Property type
- Detached55%
- Semi-detached19%
- Terraced7%
- Flat / maisonette19%
Tenure
- Freehold80%
- Leasehold20%
See the figures
200 freehold (80%) and 50 leasehold (20%) across the 250 most recent recorded sales in BH7. Leasehold is normal for flats; check the remaining lease term before you offer.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 24 Jan 2025 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.
16, TAMWORTH ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH
£250,000 (2025)£300,000 (2025)+20% over 0.5 yrs (+42.8%/yr)
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Real transactions, never estimates. All sales.
On the map
Where BH7 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 BH7
23, SCOTTER ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH
Detached · Freehold · 14 Aug 2026
£400,000
904, CHRISTCHURCH ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH
Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 10 Aug 2026
£100,000
10, SOMERSET ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH
Semi-detached · Freehold · 7 Aug 2026
£369,000
4, SPRINGBANK ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH
Detached · Freehold · 5 Aug 2026
£675,000
36, HARTSBOURNE DRIVE, BOURNEMOUTH
Detached · Freehold · 5 Aug 2026
£475,000
Sources: HM Land Registry · postcodes.io / ONS · OpenStreetMap (© contributors). BH7 includes the Boscombe East & Pokesdown ward.
In plain English
What the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BH7) numbers mean
- The headline number blends very different homes: detached homes sold for a typical £581,250 against £205,000 for flats: about 2.8 times as much. Use the figure for your type of home, not the mix.
- Prices here are widely spread: most sales fell between £179,800 and £697,000, so the median says little about any one home.
- This is a quiet district: only about 13 recorded sales a month.
Only 250 sales sit behind these figures, so they are a rough guide rather than a firm reading.
Based on 250 recorded sales between 24 January 2025 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 BH7
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 BH7
£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 BH7 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 BH7
8
open schools within 3 km, nearest Avonwood Primary School.
All schools
Avonwood Primary School
Primary · Academies · BH7 6NB
254 m
Outstanding · 2024
Avonbourne Girls Academy
Middle deemed secondary · Academies · BH7 6NY
256 m
Good · 2017
Tregonwell Academy
Academies · BH7 6QP
459 m
Outstanding · 2013
St James' Church of England Primary Academy
Primary · Academies · BH7 6DW
558 m
Good · 2013
Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · BH5 2BX
991 m
Good · 2015
Pokesdown Community Primary School
Primary · Academies · BH5 2AS
1.0 km
Outstanding · 2013
King's Park Academy
Primary · Academies · BH1 4NB
1.0 km
Good · 2018
Stourfield Junior School
Primary · Academies · BH6 5JG
1.2 km
Good · 2013
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 BH7 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 BH7
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 BH7
106
applications within 500 m of the district centre, as last checked 6 September 2026.
Recent applications
BCP/P/26/03774/HOUUndecided
468 m
First Floor rear extension
Received 2026-08-07
BCP/P/26/02602/CONDRUndecided
457 m
Variation of condition 2 (Approved Plans) of planning permission P/25/00062/FUL (Conversion of existing second floor loft space into living accommodation to extend the first floor flat, installation of extended rear roof line, Juliet balcony, two side dormers with one small front facing roof window and erection of new porch including demolition of garage) for the addition of a side facing roof window and an additional roof window on the front elevation
Received 2026-06-05
BCP/P/26/02041/CLPPermitted
480 m
Lawful development certificate for proposed extension of existing conservatory
Received 2026-05-05 · decided 2026-07-22
BCP/P/26/00827/HOUPermitted
468 m
2 storey side extension, single storey rear extension. Front porch.
Received 2026-02-25 · decided 2026-06-02
BCP/P/26/00225/TTPOPermitted
127 m
T1 - Silver birch - Fell to ground level and replace. T2 - Cedar - Reduce and reshape all over by upto 2 metres all over and remove the deadwood. T3 - Silver birch - Reduce and reshape by 2-3 metres on the top on upto 1 metre on the sides.
Received 2026-01-19 · decided 2026-03-20
BCP/P/26/00147/HOUPermitted
468 m
Single storey side extension, two storey rear extension, front of dwelling porch
Received 2026-01-14 · decided 2026-05-20
Applications are matched within 500 m of the BH7 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 BH7 for the current picture.
Source: Local planning authority records via PlanIt · 106 applications matched within 500 m of the district centre · data to 6 September 2026
Deprivation (IMD)
Area profile for BH7
Decile 9 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 BH7 postcodes, deprivation runs decile 3 to decile 10, with a median of decile 9 of 10: where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived.
BH7 7JB, the sampled postcode sitting at that median: On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, this postcode falls in decile 9 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 BH7 spans several. We sampled 12 postcodes in BH7: 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 BH7, band by band
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole's council tax for 2026-27 set against the BH7 median sold price of £421,000 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÷ £421,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,624 | £135 | 0.39% |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £1,894 | £158 | 0.45% |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £2,165 | £180 | 0.51% |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,436 | £203 | 0.58% |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £2,977 | £248 | 0.71% |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,518 | £293 | 0.84% |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £4,059 | £338 | 0.96% |
| H | over £320,000 | £4,871 | £406 | 1.16% |
The last column is the band's annual charge divided by the BH7 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 BH7 sold for
The 24 most recently sold doors of the 244 distinct addresses in the records we hold for BH7. Real recorded transactions: never estimates.
23, SCOTTER ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH
BH7 6LY · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£400,000
2026-08-14
904, CHRISTCHURCH ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH
BH7 6DL · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£100,000
2026-08-10
10, SOMERSET ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH
BH7 6JH · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£369,000
2026-08-07
4, SPRINGBANK ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH
BH7 7EN · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£675,000
2026-08-05
36, HARTSBOURNE DRIVE, BOURNEMOUTH
BH7 7JB · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£475,000
2026-08-05
46, YORK PLACE, BOURNEMOUTH
BH7 6JN · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£325,000
2026-07-31
32, CHERITON AVENUE, BOURNEMOUTH
BH7 6SD · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£607,500
2026-07-31
15, THISTLEBARROW ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH
BH7 7AJ · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£294,950
2026-07-30
25, YORK PLACE, BOURNEMOUTH
BH7 6JN · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£245,000
2026-07-29
66, HAREWOOD AVENUE, BOURNEMOUTH
BH7 6NR · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£652,500
2026-07-17
12, THISTLEBARROW ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH
BH7 7AJ · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£775,000
2026-07-17
41B, WHEATON ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH
BH7 6LH · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£317,500
2026-07-01
14, SPRINGVALE AVENUE, BOURNEMOUTH
BH7 7EW · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£605,000
2026-06-24
18, HAREWOOD AVENUE, BOURNEMOUTH
BH7 6NQ · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£400,000
2026-06-04
22, SEVENOAKS DRIVE, BOURNEMOUTH
BH7 7JQ · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£520,000
2026-06-02
1, HAREWOOD AVENUE, BOURNEMOUTH
BH7 6NJ · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£568,000
2026-05-26
42, OVINGTON AVENUE, BOURNEMOUTH
BH7 6SB · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£597,500
2026-05-22
19, LEAPHILL ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH
BH7 6LS · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£320,500
2026-05-22
1, LECHLADE GARDENS, BOURNEMOUTH
BH7 7JD · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£480,000
2026-05-21
21, WHEATON ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH
BH7 6LH · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£330,000
2026-05-19
60, LEAPHILL ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH
BH7 6LU · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£408,000
2026-05-19
14, HARTSBOURNE DRIVE, BOURNEMOUTH
BH7 7JB · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£500,000
2026-05-08
23, WILLIAM ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH
BH7 7BB · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£627,500
2026-05-08
16, WHEATON ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH
BH7 6LJ · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£252,000
2026-05-01
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 BH7 report: your questions
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Postcode districts near BH7
The closest districts to BH7 by straight-line distance between district centres.
- House prices in BH5 (Bournemouth) 0.8 miles
- House prices in BH8 (Bournemouth) 1.2 miles
- House prices in BH6 (Bournemouth) 1.2 miles
- House prices in BH1 (Bournemouth) 1.7 miles
- House prices in BH9 (Bournemouth) 2.2 miles
- House prices in BH3 (Bournemouth) 2.5 miles
- House prices in BH2 (Bournemouth) 2.8 miles
- House prices in BH23 (Christchurch) 3.2 miles
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Data sources
Every BH7 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.