Buying a home in BH21, Wimborne. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£429kmost £367k–£515k

Houses per m²£4,526flats £3,547

Sold last year3112,141 in five years

Prices in Dorset-0.1%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in BH21 sold for £429,226 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £367,053 and £514,630, for about 96 m² of space.

311 homes sold here in the last year: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from. Flats start at around £159k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in BH21 6 (£4,210) and the most in BH21 7 (£4,851).

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 £1,957 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £86,000 for that mortgage: what £90,000 buys.

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House prices in BH21 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
1	£357,405	£251k–£580k	46 m²	17
2	£346,358	£304k–£400k	69 m²	553
3	£429,226	£367k–£515k	96 m²	829
4	£530,701	£445k–£632k	132 m²	286
5+	£652,647	£527k–£884k	167 m²	256

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	£357k	£346k	£429k	£531k	£653k
Detached	£581k	£399k	£481k	£559k	£688k
Semi-detached	—	£331k	£381k	£441k	£520k
Terraced	£239k	£292k	£340k	£459k	£469k
Flats	£159k	£206k	£222k	£397k	—

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

Price per m² across BH21

Postcode sector	Houses	Flats
BH21 1	£4,647	£3,593
BH21 2	£4,565	£3,287
BH21 3	£4,343	£3,571
BH21 4	£4,732	£2,148
BH21 5	£4,241	—
BH21 6	£4,210	—
BH21 7	£4,851	—
BH21 8	£4,412	—

Schools near BH21

Best state secondary within 5 kmQueen Elizabeth's School43.6% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%4 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

BH18 Broadstone · 6 km3-bed house £482k BH22 Ferndown · 6 km3-bed house £468k BH11 Bournemouth · 7 km3-bed house £328k BH17 Poole · 7 km3-bed house £351k BH10 Bournemouth · 8 km3-bed house £364k BH12 Poole · 9 km3-bed house £336k BH16 Poole · 9 km3-bed house £339k BH9 Bournemouth · 10 km3-bed house £370k

Questions about BH21

Is BH21 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 below it (43.6% against 43.8%); 311 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 BH21?

A typical 3-bedroom house in BH21 sold for £429,226 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £367,053 and £514,630.

How many homes sell in BH21 each year?

311 homes sold in the last year and 2,141 in five years: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from.

Where is cheaper near BH21?

For a 3-bedroom house, BH11 (£328k, 7 km), BH17 (£351k, 7 km), BH10 (£364k, 8 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.