Dorset
SP7 house prices in Dorset
Sold prices, council tax, schools, deprivation and planning for Dorset, from official UK data in one place.
Typical sold price
£300,000
Range £172,500–£685,250 · 250 real sales
- Real sales
- 250
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 31 Jul 2025 and 21 Aug 2026.
Summary
House prices in SP7: the typical (median) sold price is £300,000, above the UK average (£272,611) (UK House Price Index, July 2026). SP7 is an active market, with about 20 recorded sales a month. By property type, 45% were detached homes (typically £425,000) and 31% were terraced homes (typically £225,000).
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 SP7: a steady market, so let the sold prices lead
250 sales since July 2025 make SP7 a steady market, enough to learn from, though the year-on-year comparison is too thin to quote, so lean on the recent sold homes.
For sellers, £300,000 is only the middle of a market that runs from £172,500 to £685,250, so the closest sold homes of your type say much more than the middle; sales arrive at a steady pace, so there is no need to rush to a low price.
Sell houseWhen buying here, on price, SP7 is above the UK average, so a price above the norm for the area should be earned by the home itself, not assumed.
Do your own homework first: planning history nearby (558 applications on record within 500 m), long-term flood risk and council tax (Band D is £2,765 a year), then hand the title to your conveyancer.
With averages this broad, the free SP7 OfferCheck adds flood, crime, planning and council tax from the official sources.
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At a glance
SP7 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
19.7
Across 250 sales
Council tax, Band D
£2,765
A year
The data, honestly
House prices in SP7
These 250 sales are what every figure here rests on. The typical price is the middle sale.
By property type
Average house price in SP7 by property type
Detached homes have the highest typical price at £425,000, and flat / maisonette the lowest at £140,000.
See the figures
| Type | Sales | Typical | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 109 | £425,000 | £304,600–£826,400 |
| Semi-detached | 38 | £300,000 | £249,900–£472,000 |
| Terraced | 75 | £225,000 | £166,500–£293,760 |
| Flat / maisonette | 21 | £140,000 | £70,000–£255,000 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 31 Jul 2025 and 21 Aug 2026.
24-month trend
Typical price by quarter in SP7
The quarterly typical price rose 4.3%, from £290,000 in Q3 2025 (67 sales) to £302,500 in Q3 2026 (22 sales).
See the figures
| Quarter | Typical price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | £290,000 | 67 |
| Q4 2025 | £324,500 | 68 |
| Q1 2026 | £291,000 | 56 |
| Q2 2026 | £350,000 | 37 |
| Q3 2026 | £302,500 | 22 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 31 Jul 2025 and 21 Aug 2026. Median of each quarter's recorded sales.
Range and mix
The spread of SP7 prices
How far prices run either side of the typical one, who owns what, and homes that have sold twice.
Price range
Where most SP7 homes sold
Eight in ten sales fell between £172,500 and £685,250, 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 31 Jul 2025 and 21 Aug 2026.
Mix of homes
Who is selling in SP7
Detached homes were 45% of recorded sales (109 of 243). 92% of sales were freehold and 8% leasehold.
Property type
- Detached45%
- Semi-detached16%
- Terraced31%
- Flat / maisonette9%
Tenure
- Freehold92%
- Leasehold8%
See the figures
230 freehold (92%) and 20 leasehold (8%) across the 250 most recent recorded sales in SP7, including 9 new-build sales. Leasehold is normal for flats; check the remaining lease term before you offer.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 31 Jul 2025 and 21 Aug 2026.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Real transactions, never estimates. All sales.
On the map
Where SP7 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 SP7
4, WOODMAN COURT, SHAFTESBURY
Terraced · Freehold · 21 Aug 2026
£201,000
20, BARTON HILL, SHAFTESBURY
Detached · Freehold · 20 Aug 2026
£320,000
50, LINDEN PARK, SHAFTESBURY
Detached · Freehold · 19 Aug 2026
£575,000
19, GREENSTONE ROAD, SHAFTESBURY
Terraced · Freehold · 19 Aug 2026
£284,000
23, BLACKMORE ROAD, SHAFTESBURY
Terraced · Freehold · 7 Aug 2026
£220,000
Sources: HM Land Registry · postcodes.io / ONS · OpenStreetMap (© contributors). SP7 includes the Beacon ward.
In plain English
What the Dorset (SP7) numbers mean
- The headline number blends very different homes: detached homes sold for a typical £425,000 against £140,000 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 £172,500 and £685,250, 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 31 July 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 SP7
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 SP7
£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 SP7 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 SP7
5
open schools within 3 km, nearest Shaftesbury School.
All schools
Shaftesbury School
Middle deemed secondary · Academies · SP7 8ER
439 m
Good · 2023
Shaftesbury Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academies · SP7 8PZ
707 m
Good · 2022
The Abbey CofE VA Primary School, Shaftesbury
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · SP7 8HQ
1.3 km
Good · 2012
Coombe House School
Special schools · SP7 9LP
1.4 km
Not graded
Port Regis Preparatory School
Independent schools · SP7 9QA
2.8 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 SP7 district centroid, not from any address.
Source: Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · 5 open schools within 3 km, 3 with a grade on record
Area context
Planning and deprivation near SP7
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 SP7
558
applications within 500 m of the district centre, as last checked 19 October 2026.
Recent applications
DorsetCouncil/P/CLP/2026/05307Undecided
315 m
Convert existing garage into a bedroom and en suite.
Received 2026-09-24
DorsetCouncil/P/TRT/2026/05277Undecided
361 m
T1 - Tulip tree - Reduce crown by 3m as per annotated photographs and thin by 5%.
Received 2026-09-23
DorsetCouncil/P/TRT/2026/04790Permitted
342 m
T1 - Maple - Reduce branches over neighbours by 6 feet and reshape rest of crown by 5 feet all round.
Received 2026-09-01 · decided 2026-09-24
DorsetCouncil/P/HOU/2026/04153Permitted
284 m
Erect a single storey rear extension.
Received 2026-08-07 · decided 2026-09-03
DorsetCouncil/P/TRT/2026/04289Permitted
355 m
T1 - Beech - Raise crown to 6m from road. Following tree positioned by War Memorial is being considered under application P/TRT/2026/04436: T2 - Beech - Raise crown to 6m from road.
Received 2026-08-06 · decided 2026-09-04
DorsetCouncil/P/TRT/2026/04436Permitted
374 m
T2 - Beech - Raise crown to 6m from road. Following tree at Blackthorn, Salisbury Road is being considered under application P/TRT/2026/04289: T1 - Beech - Raise crown to 6m from road.
Received 2026-08-06 · decided 2026-09-04
Applications are matched within 500 m of the SP7 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 SP7 for the current picture.
Source: Local planning authority records via PlanIt · 558 applications matched within 500 m of the district centre · data to 19 October 2026
Deprivation (IMD)
Area profile for SP7
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 SP7 postcodes, deprivation runs decile 4 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.
SP7 8FL, 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 SP7 spans several. We sampled 12 postcodes in SP7: 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 SP7, band by band
Dorset's council tax for 2026-27 set against the SP7 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 yearDorset | A month÷ 12 | Of the median÷ £300,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,843 | £154 | 0.61% |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £2,151 | £179 | 0.72% |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £2,458 | £205 | 0.82% |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,765 | £230 | 0.92% |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £3,379 | £282 | 1.13% |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,994 | £333 | 1.33% |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £4,608 | £384 | 1.54% |
| H | over £320,000 | £5,530 | £461 | 1.84% |
The last column is the band's annual charge divided by the SP7 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 SP7 sold for
The 24 most recently sold doors of the 243 distinct addresses in the records we hold for SP7. Real recorded transactions: never estimates.
4, WOODMAN COURT, SHAFTESBURY
SP7 8PY · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£201,000
2026-08-21
20, BARTON HILL, SHAFTESBURY
SP7 8DQ · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£320,000
2026-08-20
50, LINDEN PARK, SHAFTESBURY
SP7 8QZ · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£575,000
2026-08-19
19, GREENSTONE ROAD, SHAFTESBURY
SP7 8FL · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£284,000
2026-08-19
23, BLACKMORE ROAD, SHAFTESBURY
SP7 8RD · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£220,000
2026-08-07
65, LINDEN PARK, SHAFTESBURY
SP7 8RN · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£435,000
2026-08-03
4, ST JOHNS CLOSE, SHAFTESBURY
SP7 9NB · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£345,000
2026-08-03
WATERLOO LODGE, SHAFTESBURY
SP7 9PT · Detached · Freehold · 2 recorded sales
£340,000
2026-07-30
HUNNYSTONE HOUSE, 11, THE KNAPP, SHAFTESBURY
SP7 8LH · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£595,000
2026-07-28
9, BREACH LANE, SHAFTESBURY
SP7 8LE · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£705,000
2026-07-28
27, THOMAS HARDY DRIVE, SHAFTESBURY
SP7 8SP · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£200,000
2026-07-27
41, SALISBURY STREET, SHAFTESBURY
SP7 8EL · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£365,000
2026-07-24
7, TRINITY ROAD, SHAFTESBURY
SP7 8FZ · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£285,000
2026-07-24
CHURCH COTTAGE, SHAFTESBURY
SP7 0JY · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£905,000
2026-07-16
22, POUND LANE, SHAFTESBURY
SP7 8RZ · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£195,000
2026-07-15
18, YEATMANS CLOSE, SHAFTESBURY
SP7 8LU · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£412,500
2026-07-15
31, JEANNEAU CLOSE, SHAFTESBURY
SP7 8PQ · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£110,000
2026-07-13
5, ALLEN ROAD, SHAFTESBURY
SP7 8GB · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£279,000
2026-07-10
PEACE ROSE COTTAGE, 5, THE BARTONS, SHAFTESBURY
SP7 8LN · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£210,000
2026-07-09
11, HEATHFIELDS WAY, SHAFTESBURY
SP7 9JZ · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£193,000
2026-07-07
ALFREDS VIEW, CHURCH HILL, SHAFTESBURY
SP7 8QR · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£350,000
2026-07-03
2, SPRINGFIELD CLOSE, SHAFTESBURY
SP7 8RH · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£205,000
2026-07-01
BEAUFOY HOUSE, BEAUFOY CLOSE, SHAFTESBURY
SP7 8EN · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£135,000
2026-06-30
HOMEFARRIS HOUSE, BLEKE STREET, SHAFTESBURY
SP7 8AU · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 3 recorded sales
£58,000
2026-06-26
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 SP7
The closest districts to SP7 by straight-line distance between district centres.
- House prices in SP8 (Gillingham) 5.1 miles
- House prices in DT10 (Sturminster Newton) 8 miles
- House prices in DT11 (Blandford Forum) 9.9 miles
- House prices in BA8 (Templecombe) 9.9 miles
- House prices in SP3 (Salisbury) 9.9 miles
- House prices in BA9 (Wincanton) 10 miles
- House prices in BA12 (Warminster) 11 miles
- House prices in BA10 (Bruton) 14 miles
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Data sources
Every SP7 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.