Typical 3-bedroom house£381kmost £324k–£461k
Houses per m²£4,143flats £3,424
Sold last year132916 in five years
Prices in Dorset-0.1%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in BH20 sold for £380,538 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £323,665 and £460,929, for about 92 m² of space.
132 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £140k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in BH20 6 (£3,789) and the most in BH20 5 (£4,874).
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 £1,735 a month at 4.5% over 30 years.
Questions about BH20
Is BH20 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 above it (48.5% against 43.8%); 132 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 BH20?
A typical 3-bedroom house in BH20 sold for £380,538 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £323,665 and £460,929.
How many homes sell in BH20 each year?
132 homes sold in the last year and 916 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.
Where is cheaper near BH20?
For a 3-bedroom house, BH16 (£339k, 9 km), BH12 (£336k, 17 km), BH11 (£328k, 18 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.