Buying a home in BH13, Poole. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£1.1mmost £834k–£1.62m
Houses per m²£6,473flats £3,884
Sold last year81672 in five years
Prices in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole-1.8%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in BH13 sold for £1,101,316 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £834,458 and £1,623,416, for about 134 m² of space. That is 182% more than the same home across Poole (£390,000).

81 homes sold here in the last year: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month. Flats start at around £161k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in BH13 6 (£5,370) and the most in BH13 7 (£7,126).

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 £5,022 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £220,000 for that mortgage.

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House prices in BH13 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
2£1,105,802£730k–£2.31m83 m²10
3£1,101,316£834k–£1.62m134 m²46
4£1,192,191£788k–£1.96m161 m²38
5+£1,798,310£1.37m–£2.53m261 m²126

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses—£1.11m£1.1m£1.19m£1.8m
Detached—£1.11m£1.2m£1.52m£1.88m
Semi-detached———£1.05m—
Terraced——£605k£642k—
Flats£161k£260k£407k£577k£989k

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

Price per m² across BH13

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
BH13 6£5,370£3,475
BH13 7£7,126£5,351

Schools near BH13

Best state secondary within 5 kmGlenmoor Academy81.5% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%5 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

Questions about BH13

Is BH13 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 182% more than across Poole; prices in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole are down 1.8% on a year ago; the best secondary is above it (81.5% against 43.8%); 81 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 BH13?

A typical 3-bedroom house in BH13 sold for £1,101,316 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £834,458 and £1,623,416.

Is BH13 expensive for Poole?

A 3-bedroom house in BH13 costs 182% more than the typical 3-bedroom house across Poole (£390,000).

How many homes sell in BH13 each year?

81 homes sold in the last year and 672 in five years: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month.

Where is cheaper near BH13?

For a 3-bedroom house, BH4 (£568k, 2 km), BH14 (£517k, 2 km), BH2 (£432k, 3 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.