Typical 3-bedroom house£339kmost £292k–£407k
Houses per m²£4,119flats £3,290
Sold last year133880 in five years
Prices in Dorset-0.1%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in BH16 sold for £338,856 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £292,147 and £407,090, for about 86 m² of space. That is 13% less than the same home across Poole (£390,000).
133 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £163k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in BH16 5 (£4,061) and the most in BH16 6 (£4,205).
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 £1,545 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £68,000 for that mortgage: what £70,000 buys.
Questions about BH16
Is BH16 a good area to buy a home?
What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 13% less than across Poole; prices in Dorset are down 0.1% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is below the England average (47% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (56.8% against 43.8%); 133 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 BH16?
A typical 3-bedroom house in BH16 sold for £338,856 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £292,147 and £407,090.
Is BH16 expensive for Poole?
A 3-bedroom house in BH16 costs 13% less than the typical 3-bedroom house across Poole (£390,000).
How many homes sell in BH16 each year?
133 homes sold in the last year and 880 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.
What are the schools like near BH16?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Upton Junior School, where 47% 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.