Buying a home in DT6, Bridport. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£419kmost £337k–£489k

Houses per m²£4,192flats £3,008

Sold last year2161,432 in five years

Prices in Dorset-0.1%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in DT6 sold for £419,134 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £337,475 and £488,832, for about 94 m² of space.

216 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £116k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in DT6 5 (£3,685) and the most in DT6 4 (£4,525).

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 £1,911 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £84,000 for that mortgage: what £85,000 buys.

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House prices in DT6 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
1	£207,206	£165k–£255k	42 m²	41
2	£291,512	£239k–£362k	67 m²	357
3	£419,134	£337k–£489k	94 m²	495
4	£534,964	£457k–£699k	128 m²	179
5+	£700,737	£558k–£853k	177 m²	150

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	£207k	£292k	£419k	£535k	£701k
Detached	—	£397k	£476k	£588k	£730k
Semi-detached	—	£297k	£364k	£466k	£519k
Terraced	£199k	£249k	£319k	£440k	£541k
Flats	£116k	£182k	£231k	—	—

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

Price per m² across DT6

Postcode sector	Houses	Flats
DT6 3	£4,078	£3,045
DT6 4	£4,525	£3,492
DT6 5	£3,685	£2,628
DT6 6	£4,375	£3,101

Schools near DT6

Best state primary within 2 kmSymondsbury Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School67% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%4 state primaries within 2 km

Best state secondary within 5 kmThe Sir John Colfox Academy43.4% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%1 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

DT8 Beaminster · 9 km3-bed house £354k DT7 Lyme Regis · 12 km3-bed house £523k TA18 Crewkerne · 16 km3-bed house £273k EX13 Axminster · 17 km3-bed house £329k TA16 Merriott · 19 km3-bed house £300k TA17 Hinton St. George · 19 km3-bed house £455k TA20 Chard · 20 km3-bed house £276k EX12 Seaton · 22 km3-bed house £377k

Questions about DT6

Is DT6 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 (67% against 64%); the best secondary is below it (43.4% against 43.8%); 216 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 DT6?

A typical 3-bedroom house in DT6 sold for £419,134 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £337,475 and £488,832.

How many homes sell in DT6 each year?

216 homes sold in the last year and 1,432 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

What are the schools like near DT6?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Symondsbury Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, where 67% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near DT6?

For a 3-bedroom house, DT8 (£354k, 9 km), TA18 (£273k, 16 km), EX13 (£329k, 17 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.