Buying a home in BH22, Ferndown. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£468kmost £400k–£553k

Houses per m²£4,604flats £2,975

Sold last year2862,063 in five years

Prices in Dorset-0.1%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in BH22 sold for £467,784 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £399,953 and £552,553, for about 98 m² of space.

286 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 £100k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in BH22 8 (£4,464) and the most in BH22 0 (£4,781).

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 £2,133 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £94,000 for that mortgage: what £95,000 buys.

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House prices in BH22 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
1	£321,356	£218k–£453k	48 m²	12
2	£356,759	£318k–£403k	71 m²	507
3	£467,784	£400k–£553k	98 m²	795
4	£556,489	£471k–£668k	133 m²	215
5+	£704,632	£606k–£877k	179 m²	183

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	£321k	£357k	£468k	£556k	£705k
Detached	—	£389k	£490k	£578k	£709k
Semi-detached	—	£333k	£380k	£398k	—
Terraced	£218k	£297k	£312k	£423k	—
Flats	£100k	£203k	£282k	£310k	—

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

Price per m² across BH22

Postcode sector	Houses	Flats
BH22 0	£4,781	£2,830
BH22 8	£4,464	£3,079
BH22 9	£4,607	£2,958

Schools near BH22

Best state secondary within 5 kmFerndown Upper School41.7% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%3 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

BH10 Bournemouth · 5 km3-bed house £364k BH11 Bournemouth · 5 km3-bed house £328k BH21 Wimborne · 6 km3-bed house £429k BH9 Bournemouth · 6 km3-bed house £370k BH8 Bournemouth · 7 km3-bed house £374k BH3 Bournemouth · 8 km3-bed house £689k BH12 Poole · 8 km3-bed house £336k BH31 Verwood · 8 km3-bed house £443k

Questions about BH22

Is BH22 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: prices in Dorset are down 0.1% on a year ago; the best secondary is below it (41.7% against 43.8%); 286 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 BH22?

A typical 3-bedroom house in BH22 sold for £467,784 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £399,953 and £552,553.

How many homes sell in BH22 each year?

286 homes sold in the last year and 2,063 in five years: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from.

Where is cheaper near BH22?

For a 3-bedroom house, BH10 (£364k, 5 km), BH11 (£328k, 5 km), BH9 (£370k, 6 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.