Dorset
Dorchester
2,740 registered sales, by tenure, property type and year.
- Registered sales
- 2,740
- Median price
- £345,000
- New build
- 8.1%
- Postcode areas
- 2
What is a house in Dorchester worth?
Across 2,740 registered sales, the median price paid in Dorchester was £345,000. Typical prices by property type:
Detached
£500,000
831 sales
Semi-detached
£350,000
557 sales
Terraced
£300,808
779 sales
Flat
£194,500
554 sales
In 2025, the most recent full year on the register, the median was £350,000 across 804 sales.
These are prices actually paid, not an estimate for any one property. Where a property type sold under both freehold and leasehold, the figure blends the two in proportion to sales. A real valuation also turns on condition, floor area and exact location, none of which the register records.
Value a propertyBy tenure and property type
| Tenure | Property type | Sales | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freehold | Detached | 831 | £500,000 |
| Freehold | Terraced | 744 | £305,550 |
| Freehold | Semi-detached | 557 | £350,000 |
| Leasehold | Flat | 554 | £194,500 |
| Leasehold | Terraced | 35 | £200,000 |
Median by year
| Year | Median price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | £355,000 | 759 |
| 2024 | £345,000 | 774 |
| 2025 | £350,000 | 804 |
| 2026 | £322,500 | 403 |
Other towns in Dorset
Weymouth
£290,000 · 3,781 sales
Wimborne
£415,000 · 2,156 sales
Ferndown
£400,000 · 1,769 sales
Blandford Forum
£340,000 · 1,475 sales
Bridport
£375,500 · 1,216 sales
Sherborne
£330,000 · 1,196 sales
Shaftesbury
£330,000 · 1,028 sales
Wareham
£375,000 · 823 sales
Verwood
£401,250 · 794 sales
Portland
£235,000 · 745 sales
Swanage
£382,375 · 727 sales
Sturminster Newton
£339,000 · 678 sales
What these figures are and are not
Median prices from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, standard sales only. Repossessions, bulk transfers and company-to-company sales are excluded. The register records no floor area, so nothing here is a price per square foot.
2023-01-01 – 2026-09-30