Buying a home in DT8, Beaminster. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£354kmost £290k–£431k

Houses per m²£3,723flats £2,293

Sold last year65421 in five years

Prices in Dorset-0.1%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in DT8 sold for £354,410 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £289,925 and £430,968, for about 93 m² of space.

65 homes sold here in the last year: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month. Flats start at around £124k for two bedrooms.

Across Dorset, prices are down 0.1% on a year ago and up 10.3% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,191 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £1,616 a month at 4.5% over 30 years.

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House prices in DT8 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
1	£189,026	£180k–£258k	40 m²	10
2	£256,678	£220k–£303k	66 m²	97
3	£354,410	£290k–£431k	93 m²	174
4	£417,752	£355k–£515k	119 m²	68
5+	£613,584	£464k–£800k	172 m²	51

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	£189k	£257k	£354k	£418k	£614k
Detached	—	£304k	£396k	£476k	£568k
Semi-detached	£189k	£239k	£300k	£369k	£651k
Terraced	—	£244k	£298k	£320k	—
Flats	—	£124k	—	—	—

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Schools near DT8

Best state primary within 2 kmBeaminster St Mary's Academy75% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%1 state primaries within 2 km

Best state secondary within 5 kmBeaminster School41.3% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%1 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

TA18 Crewkerne · 7 km3-bed house £273k DT6 Bridport · 9 km3-bed house £419k TA16 Merriott · 10 km3-bed house £300k TA17 Hinton St. George · 11 km3-bed house £455k TA14 Stoke-Sub-Hamdon · 14 km3-bed house £304k TA13 South Petherton · 15 km3-bed house £372k TA15 Montacute · 15 km3-bed house £329k BA20 Yeovil · 15 km3-bed house £270k

Questions about DT8

Is DT8 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: prices in Dorset are down 0.1% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (75% against 64%); the best secondary is below it (41.3% against 43.8%); 65 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in DT8?

A typical 3-bedroom house in DT8 sold for £354,410 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £289,925 and £430,968.

How many homes sell in DT8 each year?

65 homes sold in the last year and 421 in five years: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month.

What are the schools like near DT8?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Beaminster St Mary's Academy, where 75% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near DT8?

For a 3-bedroom house, TA18 (£273k, 7 km), TA16 (£300k, 10 km), TA14 (£304k, 14 km).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.