Bournemouth house prices

The average house price in Bournemouth postcode area is £402k, down by -£6.3k (-2%) over the last 12 months, while the median is £348k. New homes cost £352k, while established homes average £403k. Most homes were sold in the £300k-£400k price range with 1996 (26.3%) properties sold, followed by £400k-£500k price range with 1151 (15.2%) properties sold. There were 7.6k residential property sales and sales dropped by 16.2% (-1.6k transactions).

Current residential house prices
October 2025 - September 2026Bournemouth postcode areaEngland & Wales
Median house price£348k£280k
Average house price£402k£349k

Bournemouth property sales share by price range

shows a number of properties sold in a given price range between October 2025 - September 2026.

Bournemouth property sales share by price range
Market Analysis of Sales Volume and Share by House Price Range
House price rangeMarket shareSales volume
█ £50k-£100k1.8%140
█ £100k-£150k4.2%320
█ £150k-£200k8.2%626
█ £200k-£250k10.2%776
█ £250k-£300k12.6%958
█ £300k-£400k26.3%2.0k
█ £400k-£500k15.2%1.2k
█ £500k-£750k14.9%1.1k
█ £750k-£1M4.3%323
█ over £1M2.3%176

Bournemouth house prices map

This price map shows the average house price in a given postcode sector. The most affordable place is 'BH1 2' with the average price of £201k. The most expensive place is 'BH13 7', £1.2M.

Bournemouth house prices map

Bournemouth house prices compared to other areas

Comparison of the average house price and an average price percentage change by postcode area. Price % change compares the average house price between October 2025 - September 2026 to the average price in the previous 12 months. The size of the circle shows the number of property transactions. The bigger the circle the higher the sales volumes in postcode area.

Bournemouth house prices compared to other areasAverage price percentage change
Average house price

Bournemouth house price rank

With the average price of £402k, Bournemouth is the 33. most pricey postcode area out of 105 England and Wales' postcode areas.

Bournemouth house price rank
Ranking of postcode area by Average House Price
Rankpostcode areaAverage price
1.WC, Western Central London£1.0M
2.W, West London£1.0M
3.SW, South West London£908k
4.NW, North West London£900k
5.EC, East Central London£767k
6.N, North London£705k
7.KT, Kingston upon Thames£662k
8.AL, St Albans£622k
9.TW, Twickenham£604k
10.SL, Slough£597k
...
33.BH, Bournemouth£402k
...
95.CA, Carlisle£215k
96.BD, Bradford£215k
97.WN, Wigan£203k
98.HU, Hull£196k
99.DN, Doncaster£193k
100.FY, Blackpool£189k
101.DL, Darlington£187k
102.BB, Blackburn£184k
103.TS, Cleveland£176k
104.DH, Durham£170k
105.SR, Sunderland£149k

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Bournemouth real house prices

Yearly average nominal house prices adjusted for inflation.

Bournemouth real house prices

Yearly Real Average House Prices for Bournemouth postcode area
YearBournemouth postcode areaEngland & Wales
2026£403k£345k
2025£421k£374k
2024£441k£386k
2023£497k£421k
2022£563k£476k
2021£547k£468k
2020£521k£448k
2019£493k£423k
2018£502k£435k
2017£511k£444k
2016£486k£437k
2015£472k£423k
2014£453k£416k
2013£439k£409k
2012£450k£407k
2011£472k£419k
2010£496k£446k
2009£452k£401k
2008£505k£423k
2007£536k£448k
2006£512k£427k
2005£493k£409k
2004£494k£397k
2003£457k£357k
2002£398k£321k
2001£337k£282k
2000£314k£262k
1999£268k£238k
1998£246k£219k
1997£229k£207k
1996£209k£193k
1995£206k£190k

Bournemouth house prices

Yearly average nominal prices and CAGR compared to England & Wales' house prices

Bournemouth house prices

Yearly Nominal Average House Prices and CAGR for Bournemouth postcode area
YearBournemouth postcode area
average price
CAGR
England & Wales
average price
CAGR
2026£403k
5.65%
£345k
5.38%
2025£405k
5.85%
£360k
5.71%
2024£408k
6.09%
£358k
5.89%
2023£421k
6.43%
£357k
6.11%
2022£426k
6.73%
£361k
6.38%
2021£399k
6.73%
£342k
6.41%
2020£372k
6.71%
£320k
6.39%
2019£345k
6.65%
£296k
6.32%
2018£339k
6.88%
£294k
6.58%
2017£334k
7.12%
£290k
6.82%
2016£312k
7.12%
£280k
6.98%
2015£301k
7.30%
£270k
7.14%
2014£282k
7.33%
£258k
7.28%
2013£265k
7.38%
£247k
7.42%
2012£263k
7.79%
£238k
7.66%
2011£262k
8.28%
£233k
8.00%
2010£262k
8.85%
£236k
8.66%
2009£240k
8.83%
£213k
8.52%
2008£259k
10.17%
£217k
9.35%
2007£263k
11.20%
£219k
10.26%
2006£244k
11.51%
£204k
10.49%
2005£228k
11.99%
£189k
10.80%
2004£223k
13.10%
£179k
11.35%
2003£200k
13.30%
£156k
10.94%
2002£171k
12.80%
£138k
10.65%
2001£142k
11.65%
£119k
9.77%
2000£129k
11.89%
£108k
9.61%
1999£108k
10.10%
£96.0k
9.04%
1998£96.0k
9.30%
£85.4k
7.94%
1997£86.9k
8.74%
£78.5k
7.51%
1996£77.3k
5.13%
£71.5k
5.26%
1995£73.5k
£67.9k

Bournemouth house prices and nearby areas

Yearly average nominal prices

Bournemouth house prices and nearby areas

Historical house price growth rates for Bournemouth postcode area and adjacent postcode areas (5 to 30 years).
postcode area5Y Change10Y Change20Y Change30Y Change
BH, Bournemouth1.0%29%66%422%
DT, Dorchester0.6%26%50%380%
SO, Southampton-0.8%26%69%393%
SP, Salisbury2.0%26%58%343%

Bournemouth house prices by property type

Yearly average nominal prices

Bournemouth house prices by property type

Average house price by property type
October 2025 - September 2026Bournemouth postcode areaEngland & Wales
Detached£561k£506k
Flat£234k£289k
Semi-Detached£365k£322k
Terraced£318k£287k


Annual Price Percentage Changes by Property Type in Bournemouth postcode area
Property type5Y Change10Y Change20Y Change30Y Change
Detached0.4%27%72%454%
Flat-9.2%12%31%320%
Semi-Detached5.3%30%73%486%
Terraced-1.6%19%59%436%

Bournemouth house price to earnings ratio

The median property price to median earnings ratio is ranging between 9.4 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and 9.8 in Dorset. Ie. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole resident with middle-income needs 9.4 gross annual salaries to buy a medium-priced property. Resident in Dorset needs 9.8 annual salaries. The England and Wales ratio was 7.54 in 2024.
Bournemouth house price to earnings ratio history
Housing Affordability: Median House Price to Median Salary Ratio byLocal authority
Local authorityRatio in 2024
England and Wales7.54
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole9.4
Dorset9.8

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