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Data refreshed 3 September 2026

England · Local authority district

Dorset average asking prices, rents and rental yields

Free area-level property market data for Dorset, from the Property Deals Insight database of around 30 million UK properties.

Median advertised asking price

£400,948

25% above UK benchmark

More expensive than 71% of UK local authorities. The UK median is £321,361.

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Market overview

What the Dorset numbers tell us

A concise read of the current advertised market. The detailed views below break the same figures down by property type and bedroom count.

Affordability 01

Dorset sits above the UK benchmark

Its median advertised asking price is £79,587 above the UK figure, placing Dorset 246th of 347 covered areas.

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Rental opportunity 02

1 bed properties show the strongest headline yield

1 bed properties currently show a 6.5% gross advertised yield, before operating and finance costs.

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Family homes 03

Three-bedroom asking prices are above the UK benchmark

At £417,170, the Dorset average is about 29% higher than the equivalent UK figure.

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Advertised sale market

Asking prices in Dorset

Average advertised asking price by residential property type and by bedroom count. Core dwelling categories are included in the headline median; room lets and non-residential premises are listed separately and excluded.

Advertised asking price by property type, Dorset. Core residential categories.
Property typeRelativeAverage asking price
Detached£695,526
Semi-detached£383,364
Terraced£304,037
End of terrace£331,269
Flat£275,839
Apartment£259,858
House£545,546
Bungalow£492,614
Show 22 further residential types
Additional residential types. Included in the median.
Property typeRelativeAverage asking price
Country house£1,226,468
Farm house£1,206,250
Village house£750,000
Penthouse£738,182
Character property£618,333
Chalet£597,358
Barn conversion£545,553
Town house£519,055
Link detached house£491,778
Detached bungalow£483,801
Duplex£430,000
Cottage£418,532
Mews£353,564
Semi-detached bungalow£300,844
Stone house£290,000
Coach house£269,994
Maisonette£230,796
Retirement property£225,000
Ground flat£216,532
Terraced bungalow£202,417
Cluster house£150,000
Lodge£97,406
Show 7 excluded categories (room lets and non-residential)
Excluded from all headline figures and yields: per-room lettings and non-residential premises. Shown for transparency only.
Property typeRelativeAverage asking price
Equestrian facility£2,199,333
Barn£650,000
Land£409,667
Not specified£318,494
Plot£265,000
Park home£154,561
Mobile home£64,161

Average asking price by number of bedrooms

£166,5551 bed
£279,2212 bed
£417,1703 bed
£622,6924 bed
£862,8025 bed

These are asking prices, not sold prices. PDI also holds Land Registry sold-price records for Dorset — what buyers actually paid, and when.

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Advertised rental market

Monthly rents in Dorset

Whole-dwelling advertised rents. House shares, per-room lets and non-residential listings are excluded from every headline figure.

Advertised monthly rent by property type, Dorset. Whole dwellings only.
Property typeRelativeAverage monthly rent
Detached£2,084
Semi-detached£1,392
Terraced£1,265
End of terrace£1,294
Flat£980
Apartment£1,046
House£1,306
Bungalow£1,539
Show 12 further residential types
Additional residential types. Included in the median.
Property typeRelativeAverage monthly rent
Country house£3,467
Chalet£1,800
Detached bungalow£1,621
Coach house£1,450
Town house£1,400
Cottage£1,384
Link detached house£1,330
Semi-detached bungalow£1,270
Maisonette£1,157
Retirement property£1,145
Ground flat£973
Cluster house£850
Show 4 excluded categories (room lets and non-residential)
Excluded from all headline figures and yields: per-room lettings and non-residential premises. Shown for transparency only.
Property typeRelativeAverage monthly rent
Garages£1,250
Not specified£1,213
Park home£1,067
House share£645

Average monthly rent by number of bedrooms

£8961 bed
£1,1552 bed
£1,4823 bed
£2,1054 bed
£2,7775 bed

Buy-to-let snapshot

Indicative gross rental yields

Highest advertised

6.5%

1 bed properties lead the current snapshot. Treat it as an initial screening signal, not a forecast of realised return.

6.5%1 bed
5.0%2 bed
4.3%3 bed
4.1%4 bed
3.9%5 bed

Gross yield compares average advertised rent with average asking price. It excludes voids, management fees, maintenance and finance costs.

UK comparison

How Dorset compares

The same advertised measures set against the national picture across 347 local authority districts.

Typical asking price

£400,948Dorset
£321,361UK benchmark
25% higher

3-bedroom asking price

£417,170Dorset
£324,429UK benchmark
29% higher

Affordability position

#246

out of 347 covered UK areas

More affordable than29%

Areas with a similar median asking price

RutlandMaidstoneSouth GloucestershireWarwickRushmoorTewkesburyBournemouth, Christchurch and PooleDartford

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GET /v1/area-insights?area=dorset
Authorization: Bearer pdi_live_••••••••

{
  "area": "Dorset",
  "median_asking_price": 400948,
  "median_monthly_rent": 1318,
  "best_gross_yield": 6.5,
  "affordability_rank": 246,
  "refreshed": "2026-09-03"
}
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How to read these figures

Frequently asked questions

What is the average asking price in Dorset?

The median advertised asking price in Dorset is £400,948, taken across 30 residential property-type categories. These are advertised asking prices, not achieved sale prices.

How much is a 3-bedroom property in Dorset?

A 3-bedroom property in Dorset averages £417,170. A 2-bedroom averages £279,221 and a 4-bedroom £622,692.

What is the average rent in Dorset?

Average advertised monthly rent in Dorset is £1,155 for a 2-bedroom and £1,482 for a 3-bedroom property. Per-room lettings are excluded.

Is Dorset good for buy-to-let?

The strongest gross yield in Dorset is 6.5% on 1 bed properties. Gross yield compares advertised rent with asking price and excludes voids, management, maintenance and finance costs.

Where does this Dorset data come from?

Property Deals Insight maintains a database of around 30 million UK properties. These area figures aggregate advertised sale and rental listings for the Dorset local authority district.

What these numbers include

  • These are advertised asking prices and advertised rents, aggregated from property listings — not achieved sale prices.
  • Gross yield excludes voids, management, maintenance, ground rent and finance, so a real net yield will be materially lower.
  • Medians are taken across residential property-type categories. Per-room lettings and non-residential premises are excluded and shown separately.
  • Dorset is a UK local authority district, not a town or postcode area.
  • Related areas are matched on median asking price, not geography.
  • Observation window: sale listings first advertised in the 180 days to 3 September 2026, and rental listings in the 90 days to 3 September 2026. A listing is counted from when it was first advertised, so these are not necessarily still on the market.
  • Gross yield combines two different windows — a 90-day rent sample over a 180-day sale sample — so it is not a like-for-like snapshot of a single moment.

Source: Property Deals Insight UK property database. Dorset is a UK local authority district, compared against 347 districts with complete data. Data last refreshed . Based on sale listings first advertised in the 180 days to 3 September 2026, and rental listings in the 90 days to 3 September 2026.