Typical 3-bedroom house£241kmost £207k–£275k
Houses per m²£2,894flats £1,975
Sold last year158845 in five years
Prices in Dorset-0.1%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in DT5 sold for £241,259 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £207,260 and £275,429, for about 90 m² of space.
158 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £105k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in DT5 1 (£2,798) and the most in DT5 2 (£2,962).
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 £1,100 a month at 4.5% over 30 years.
Questions about DT5
Is DT5 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 below the England average (46% against 64%); the best secondary is below it (26.6% against 43.8%); 158 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 DT5?
A typical 3-bedroom house in DT5 sold for £241,259 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £207,260 and £275,429.
How many homes sell in DT5 each year?
158 homes sold in the last year and 845 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.
What are the schools like near DT5?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is St George's Foundation Primary School, where 46% 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.