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£240,000
Semi-detached · 3 beds · 1 bath · 826 sq ft
Winterbourne Steepleton, Dorchester, DT2
Freehold
Reduced two days ago 
House prices in Dorchester
Dorset · 696 sales registered so far in the 12 months to June 2026 · HM Land Registry data
Average house price in Dorchester
The average (median) house price in Dorchester, Dorset was £335,000 in the 12 months to June 2026, from 696 sales registered so far. That is 2.9% down on the year before and 1.5% down on five years ago. Terraced homes were the most common sale at a median £300,000; detached £499,500; semi-detached £345,000; flats £186,125. Homes with a recorded floor area sold for about £339 per square foot (£3,649/m²), based on 1,322 of 1,555 sales over two years.
- Median sold price
- £335,000
- 12 months to June 2026
- Half of sales were above this price, half below
- Change on a year ago
- −2.9%
- median vs the previous 12 months
- Shown only when both years have 30+ sales
- Price per sq ft
- £339
- typical range £284–£393
- From 1,322 of 1,555 sales with an EPC floor area (2 years)
- Sales registered so far
- 696
- 12 months to June 2026
- Recent months are still being registered; counts are never compared year on year
- vs Dorset
- −1%
- Dorset median £340,000
- Difference between the two medians
Sales completed to August 2026, as registered by 4 Oct 2026 · headline figures cover the 12 months to June 2026 (later months are still being registered) Dorchester = the Dorchester post town: DT1, DT2 (as recorded in the sales)
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House prices in Dorchester by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | £/sq ft | Typical size | Change (1y) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 204 | £499,500 | £370 | 1,281 sq ft | +0.3% |
| Semi-detached | 135 | £345,000 | £357 | 1,033 sq ft | −0.4% |
| Terraced | 215 | £300,000 | £330 | 936 sq ft | 0.0% |
| Flats | 142 | £186,125 | £274 | 678 sq ft | −2.0% |
Dorchester house price trend
Dorchester median Dorset median sales per period still being registered
| Period | Median sold price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2021 | £328,000 | 201 |
| Q1 2022 | £339,000 | 206 |
| Q2 2022 | £333,500 | 216 |
| Q3 2022 | £360,000 | 244 |
| Q4 2022 | £340,500 | 248 |
| Q1 2023 | £349,000 | 150 |
| Q2 2023 | £360,000 | 161 |
| Q3 2023 | £360,000 | 222 |
| Q4 2023 | £355,000 | 222 |
| Q1 2024 | £372,500 | 148 |
| Q2 2024 | £330,000 | 175 |
| Q3 2024 | £335,000 | 201 |
| Q4 2024 | £343,750 | 248 |
| Q1 2025 | £350,000 | 283 |
| Q2 2025 | £330,000 | 127 |
| Q3 2025 | £359,000 | 194 |
| Q4 2025 | £340,000 | 225 |
| Q1 2026 | £300,000 | 147 |
| Q2 2026 | £326,000 | 130 |
| Q3 2026 | £330,000 | 65 |
Median of completed sales per period, not seasonally adjusted; the latest months are still being registered.
What homes in Dorchester sold for
15%
16%
23%
16%
10%
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5%
9%
£125k–£200k
£200k–£275k
£275k–£350k
£350k–£425k
£425k–£500k
£500k–£575k
£575k–£650k
£650k+
Most homes in Dorchester sold for £200k–£425k (55% of sales).
Sold house prices in Dorchester
| Sold | Address | Type | Price | Floor area | £/sq ft | vs last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Aug 2026 | 23, Glyde Path Road DT1 1XE | Terraced | £325,000 | 829 sq ft | £392 | n/a |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 3, Durngate Street DT1 1JP | Terraced | £405,000 | 1,292 sq ft | £314 | +12% (2021) |
| 20 Aug 2026 | 8, Fields Barn DT2 8HB | Semi-detached | £355,000 | 678 sq ft | £524 | n/a |
| 19 Aug 2026 | 4, Westleaze Close DT2 9QA | Detached | £634,000 | 1,442 sq ft | £440 | n/a |
| 14 Aug 2026 | 3, Bels Court DT2 7BY | Terraced | £317,500 | n/a | n/a | −5% (2022) |
| 14 Aug 2026 | 6, Dukes Avenue DT1 1EN | Terraced | £245,000 | 1,001 sq ft | £245 | +2% (2019) |
| 11 Aug 2026 | 174, Bridport Road DT1 3AH | Terraced | £490,000 | 1,690 sq ft | £290 | n/a |
| 11 Aug 2026 | 10, Abbots Walk DT2 7JN | Terraced | £235,000 | 753 sq ft | £312 | n/a |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 15, Crown Terrace, Crown Street East DT1 3EQ | Terraced | £725,000 | 1,970 sq ft | £368 | +21% (2020) |
| 10 Aug 2026 | Cartref DT2 7PR | Detached | £565,000 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 51a, Poundbury Crescent DT1 2NP | Flats · Leasehold | £160,000 | 474 sq ft | £338 | n/a |
| 7 Aug 2026 | 60, Main Road DT2 7EZ | Semi-detached | £488,000 | 1,367 sq ft | £357 | n/a |
| 6 Aug 2026 | 5, Fields Barn DT2 8HB | Semi-detached | £390,000 | 775 sq ft | £503 | n/a |
| 6 Aug 2026 | 31, South Walks Road DT1 1ED | Terraced | £130,000 | 603 sq ft | £216 | −17% (2022) |
| 5 Aug 2026 | 16, Baglake DT2 9DP | Semi-detached | £448,000 | 1,109 sq ft | £404 | n/a |
| 4 Aug 2026 | 10, Long Street DT2 7JF | Terraced | £258,000 | 1,216 sq ft | £212 | n/a |
| 4 Aug 2026 | Flat 4, Hop House, 18, Eldridge Street DT1 1HL | Flats · Leasehold | £180,000 | 560 sq ft | £322 | n/a |
| 3 Aug 2026 | School House, Summer Lane DT2 0JP | Detached | £500,000 | n/a | n/a | −12% (2022) |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 7, Buckbury Mews DT1 2TX | Terraced | £330,000 | 969 sq ft | £341 | n/a |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 87, Blacknoll Lane DT2 8LW | Terraced | £655,000 | 1,625 sq ft | £403 | n/a |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 50, Weatherbury Way DT1 2EF | Detached | £482,000 | 1,249 sq ft | £386 | n/a |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 39, Casterbridge Road DT1 2AH | Detached | £430,000 | 1,044 sq ft | £412 | n/a |
| 31 Jul 2026 | Peacefield, Looke Lane DT2 9BB | Semi-detached | £380,000 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 32, Yalbury Lane DT2 8XR | Semi-detached | £300,000 | 980 sq ft | £306 | n/a |
| 31 Jul 2026 | Flat 6, 79, Lubbecke Way DT1 1WQ | Flats · Leasehold | £164,000 | 474 sq ft | £346 | +9% (2023) |
The most recent registered sales. Full histories, including every sale since 1995, are on the street pages.
Streets in Dorchester
Most expensive streets
- Pavilion Green East DT1 £1,255,000· 5 sales
- Pavilion Green West DT1 £889,950· 6 sales
- Dukes Parade DT1 £860,000· 5 sales
- Peninsula Way DT1 £825,000· 24 sales
- Pavilion Green DT1 £800,000· 17 sales
- Abbey Street DT2 £784,000· 5 sales
- The Folly DT2 £725,000· 7 sales
- Manor Road DT1 £709,000· 12 sales
Most affordable streets
- Bitter End DT1 £80,000· 10 sales
- Billingsmoor Lane DT1 £133,250· 7 sales
- Culliford Road North DT1 £143,500· 22 sales
- Middlemarsh Street DT1 £148,750· 18 sales
- Castle Close DT1 £150,000· 5 sales
- High West Street DT1 £151,475· 38 sales
- South Walks Road DT1 £155,000· 51 sales
- St John Way DT1 £157,500· 6 sales
Most active streets
- Dorchester Road DT2 13in 12m
- South Walks Road DT1 11in 12m
- High Street DT2 9in 12m
- Hawthorn Road DT2 8in 12m
- High West Street DT1 8in 12m
- Middlemarsh Street DT1 7in 12m
- St Georges Road DT1 7in 12m
- High East Street DT1 6in 12m
Medians over five years for streets with at least five sales; "most active" counts the last 12 months.
Postcode districts in Dorchester
| District | Sales (12m) | Median | £/sq ft | Change (1y) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DT1 | 366 | £300,000 | £342 | −9.1% |
| DT2 | 330 | £370,000 | £338 | +4.1% |
For sale in Dorchester now
Homes for sale in Dorchester today ask a median £300,000 (n = 162) vs £335,000 sold, so asking is 10% below recent sold prices; £307 vs £339 per sq ft. 23% of Homello's listings here are under offer. Asking ≠ achieved; sold prices reflect deals agreed 4–6 months ago.
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£360,000
Detached · 3 beds · 1 bath · 969 sq ft
Piddletrenthide, Dorchester, DT2
Freehold
Added on 17/09/2026
1/15
£300,000
Terraced · 2 beds · 2 baths · 1,410 sq ft
Colliton Street, Dorchester, DT1
Freehold
Added on 13/08/2026
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£260,000
Flat · 2 beds · 2 baths · 850 sq ft
Weymouth Avenue, Dorchester, DT1
Leasehold
Added on 12/06/2026
Sold prices at developments in Dorchester
- Bowes Lyon Court · McCarthy Stone21 resales · median £325,000· −12% on first sale
- Casterbridge Court · McCarthy Stone23 first sales· median £375,000· from 2022
New-build sales register 6–12 months after completion; "resale" means a later sale at an address whose first recorded sale was a new build.
House prices near Dorchester
- Weymouth Dorset · 11.8 km 84% of here
- Portland Dorset · 20 km 69% of here
- Sherborne Dorset · 24.6 km 101% of here
- Sturminster Newton Dorset · 25 km 99% of here
- Wareham Dorset · 20.9 km 113% of here
- Blandford Forum Dorset · 23.8 km 104% of here
- Yeovil Somerset · 28.9 km 73% of here
- Bridport Dorset · 23 km 108% of here
- Beaminster Dorset · 24.4 km 100% of here
- Wincanton Somerset · 36.7 km 82% of here
Part of Dorset
What's my home worth?
A 90 m² (970 sq ft) home in Dorchester is worth roughly £275k–£381k at the area's typical £284–£393 per square foot. That is a range, not a valuation.
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›What is the average house price in Dorchester?
The median sold price in Dorchester, Dorset was £335,000 in the 12 months to June 2026 (696 sales registered so far); the mean was £380,142. We quote medians because a few very expensive or very cheap sales pull a mean around. The Dorset median over the same period was £340,000. Portals and the ONS publish different figures because they use different boundaries, windows and adjustments.
›How much is a house in Dorchester per square foot?
Homes sold in Dorchester, Dorset over the two years to June 2026 with a recorded floor area achieved a median £339 per square foot (interquartile range £284–£393), from 1,322 sales matched to an Energy Performance Certificate floor area.
›Are house prices in Dorchester going up or down?
In the 12 months to June 2026, the median was 2.9% down on the previous 12 months and 1.5% down on five years earlier. These compare completed sales registered so far; the most recent months are still being registered, so the latest figures move as late registrations arrive.
›What is the most expensive street in Dorchester?
Of streets with at least five sales in the last five years, Pavilion Green East (DT1) has the highest median sold price at £1,255,000 across 5 sales.
›Where does this data come from and how up to date is it?
Every sale is from HM Land Registry's Price Paid Data for England and Wales, which we re-import monthly. Sales completed to August 2026, as registered by 4 Oct 2026 · headline figures cover the 12 months to June 2026 (later months are still being registered). Floor areas come from Energy Performance Certificates matched by address.
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Sources and method. Sales completed to August 2026, as registered by 4 Oct 2026 · headline figures cover the 12 months to June 2026 (later months are still being registered).Next HM Land Registry release ~28 Oct 2026. Medians unless stated; averages only where 30 or more sales. Category A sales only (standard price-paid transactions), houses and flats.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Floor areas derived from Energy Performance Certificate data © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026. Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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