Typical 3-bedroom house£464kmost £388k–£562k
Houses per m²£4,865flats £3,499
Sold last year5673,564 in five years
Prices in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole-1.8%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in BH23 sold for £463,542 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £387,954 and £562,024, for about 95 m² of space.
567 homes sold here in the last year: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from. Flats start at around £145k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in BH23 6 (£3,930) and the most in BH23 4 (£5,355).
Across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, prices are down 1.8% on a year ago and up 3.9% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,456 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £2,114 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £93,000 for that mortgage: what £95,000 buys.
Questions about BH23
Is BH23 a good area to buy a home?
What the numbers say: prices in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole are down 1.8% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (82% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (54.9% against 43.8%); 567 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 BH23?
A typical 3-bedroom house in BH23 sold for £463,542 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £387,954 and £562,024.
How many homes sell in BH23 each year?
567 homes sold in the last year and 3,564 in five years: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from.
What are the schools like near BH23?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Mudeford Junior School, where 82% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
Where is cheaper near BH23?
For a 3-bedroom house, BH5 (£417k, 6 km), BH8 (£374k, 7 km), BH1 (£296k, 8 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.