Typical 3-bedroom house£350kmost £303k–£428k
Houses per m²£3,748flats £2,378
Sold last year2071,368 in five years
Prices in Dorset-0.1%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in DT2 sold for £350,242 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £302,915 and £428,151, for about 95 m² of space. That is about the same as the same home across Dorchester (£346,000).
207 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £146k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in DT2 0 (£3,570) and the most in DT2 8 (£3,801).
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 £1,597 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £70,000 for that mortgage: what £70,000 buys.
Questions about DT2
Is DT2 a good area to buy a home?
What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs about the same as across Dorchester; prices in Dorset are down 0.1% on a year ago; the best secondary is above it (50.8% against 43.8%); 207 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 DT2?
A typical 3-bedroom house in DT2 sold for £350,242 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £302,915 and £428,151.
Is DT2 expensive for Dorchester?
A 3-bedroom house in DT2 costs about the same as the typical 3-bedroom house across Dorchester (£346,000).
How many homes sell in DT2 each year?
207 homes sold in the last year and 1,368 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.
Where is cheaper near DT2?
For a 3-bedroom house, DT4 (£295k, 16 km), DT5 (£241k, 22 km), BA20 (£270k, 25 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.