Typical 3-bedroom house£307kmost £255k–£391k
Houses per m²£3,423flats £2,196
Sold last year1661,138 in five years
Prices in Dorset-0.1%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in SP8 sold for £307,100 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £255,000 and £390,890, for about 94 m² of space.
166 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £84k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in SP8 4 (£3,391) and the most in SP8 5 (£3,628).
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 £1,400 a month at 4.5% over 30 years.
Questions about SP8
Is SP8 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 (71% against 64%); 166 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 SP8?
A typical 3-bedroom house in SP8 sold for £307,100 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £255,000 and £390,890.
How many homes sell in SP8 each year?
166 homes sold in the last year and 1,138 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.
What are the schools like near SP8?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Wyke Primary School, where 71% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
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.