Dorchester house prices,and what they mean.
676 homes with a Dorchester address sold over the 12 months to June 2026, at a median price of £335,000, down on the year before. Here is what the Land Registry record shows, and what it means if you are buying or selling.
- Median sold price
- £335,000 the 12 months to June 2026
- Change on the year
- −2.9% vs the previous 12 months
- Homes sold
- 676 the 12 months to June 2026
- Sold above £500,000
- 21% England: 19%
By type of home
What each type sells for.
| Type | Median | Change | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached houses | £499,000 | −0.2% | 198 |
| Semi-detached houses | £345,000 | 0.0% | 133 |
| Terraced houses | £300,000 | 0.0% | 207 |
| Flats and maisonettes | £184,000 | −3.2% | 138 |
Half of all homes sold went for between £255,000 and £450,000. 22% were leasehold and 2% were new builds.
Price spread
Where sales fall.
Ten years of prices
The median sold price, year by year.
How it compares
Against the wider area.
Busiest months
- January: 7% of sales
- February: 7% of sales
- March: 10% of sales
- April: 6% of sales
- May: 7% of sales
- June: 8% of sales
- July: 8% of sales
- August: 9% of sales
- September: 9% of sales
- October: 12% of sales
- November: 10% of sales
- December: 7% of sales
Share of completed sales by month, 2022 to 2025. The three busiest months are highlighted.
What the numbers mean
Reading the Dorchester market, from both sides.
Figures tell you what has happened. What they mean for one home, and one decision, depends on the details.
If you are selling
Prices have eased
The median sold price in Dorchester is 2.9% lower than in the previous 12 months. When prices are softening, buyers compare more and negotiate harder, so the price a home launches at carries more weight than it does in a rising market.
When sales complete
Completions in Dorchester have peaked in October, March and November over the last four years. Sales usually take a few months to complete, so those peaks reflect offers agreed well before.
If you are buying
More room to negotiate
With the median price 2.9% below the previous year, sellers in Dorchester are meeting a more cautious market. That can create room to negotiate, but a lower price is only a good buy if the home stands up to a survey and the lender's valuation.
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Dorchester house prices: common questions.
What is the average house price in Dorchester?
The median sold price in Dorchester over the 12 months to June 2026 was £335,000, based on 676 sales registered with HM Land Registry. Half of the homes sold went for between £255,000 and £450,000.
Are house prices in Dorchester going up or down?
The median sold price in Dorchester is −2.9% compared with the previous 12 months. Over five years (2020 to 2025), the median has changed by +11%. Averages move with the mix of homes sold, so a change of a few per cent can reflect which homes happened to sell as much as a change in values.
How much does a house cost in Dorchester?
Median sold prices in Dorchester over the 12 months to June 2026: detached houses £499,000; semi-detached houses £345,000; terraced houses £300,000; flats and maisonettes £184,000.
How many homes sell in Dorchester each year?
819 homes sold in Dorchester in 2025, +5.7% on 2024. These are standard open-market sales at full price; repossessions, sales to companies and buy-to-let purchases that Land Registry can identify are excluded.
Why might a home in Dorchester sell for more or less than these figures?
These are medians across every home sold, so they mix flats with large detached houses and plain homes with exceptional ones. A single home's value depends on what comparable homes nearby have sold for, its condition and the market at the time. Sales also take weeks or months to appear in Land Registry records, so the latest months are still filling in.