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Wareham

Dorset · 9,487 properties sold since 1995

Postcodes: BH20
Average Property Value
£424,403
↓ 9.2% YoY

Market analysis

Homes in Wareham, Dorset sell for an average of £424,403 — 56% above the UK average of £271,295. The median sold price is £360,000. In 2025, the most recent complete year, prices fell 9.2% year on year, from £453,019 to £411,391. Since 2015, average values in Wareham have grown by 26%.

Detached houses are the most commonly sold property type in Wareham, making up 42% of transactions. Wareham spans 1 postcode area, with 9,487 sales registered since 1995.

£424,403
Average
£360,000
Median
£3k
Lowest
£8.2M
Highest

Liveability Score

Aggregated from 1 postcode area

Average
69 / 100
Education 68
Connectivity 62
Market Stability 69
Family-Friendly 76

Price Trend

2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
£326k £411k

Property Types

Detached 42%
Terraced 24%
Semi-Detached 22%
Flat 10%
Other 3%
9,487 total sales across 5 property types

Market Summary

£275k
Lower Quartile
£360k
Median
£485k
Upper Quartile
Price Distribution £3k – £8.2M

Yearly Price History

Year Average Median Sales Change
2026 (YTD) £461,794 £380,000 85 ↑ 12.3%
2025 £411,391 £375,000 273 ↓ 9.2%
2024 £453,019 £362,000 257 ↑ 4.1%
2023 £435,202 £375,000 270 ↑ 1.9%
2022 £427,292 £358,000 269 ↑ 1.3%
2021 £421,728 £348,250 397 ↑ 7.5%
2020 £392,363 £325,000 300 ↑ 10.1%
2019 £356,248 £299,999 277 ↓ 0.4%
2018 £357,786 £300,000 326 ↓ 1.4%
2017 £362,858 £325,000 339 ↑ 11.4%
2016 £325,665 £290,000 333 ↓ 0.2%
2015 £326,408 £279,950 333

Postcode Areas in Wareham

Wareham covers 1 postcode area. Click any one for detailed property data, schools, crime stats, and demographics.

BH20

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Streets in Wareham

The 60 busiest streets in Wareham by number of recorded sales. Each page lists every property on the street and what it last sold for.

West Street 344 Northmoor Way 241 North Street 237 East Street 202 Andover Green 200 Mill Lane 131 Northport Drive 128 Stoborough Meadow 116 Elder Road 110 Main Road 99 Corfe Road 98 Victoria Close 98 Cologne Road 96 New Road 95 Pound Lane 95 Dorchester Road 88 Higher Wood 81 Wessex Oval 76 Barnhill Road 75 The Briars 75 Sandford Lane 74 Miles Avenue 72 Forest Edge Road 72 Lower Hillside Road 69 Sandford Road 68 Filleul Road 68 St Martins Lane 64 Chalk Pit Lane 64 Bestwall Road 59 Cranesmoor Close 59 Shaw Drive 58 Old Barn Road 58 Trent Drive 57 East Burton Road 57 Colliers Lane 56 South Street 54 Stanbarrow Close 54 Worgret Road 53 Tarrant Drive 52 Hillside Road 51 Gore Hill 51 Westerman Way 51 Folly Lane 50 Lampton Close 50 Valley Road 49 Woodlands Drive 47 Back Lane 47 Spring Street 46 Willow Way 46 Baileys Drove 44 Station Road 44 Cow Lane 44 Carey Road 44 Ropers Lane 43 Keysworth Drive 43 Rowan Close 42 Stowell Crescent 42 Stour Drive 42 St Helens Road 41 Wellstead Road 40

Frequently asked questions about Wareham

What is the average house price in Wareham?
The average sold price in Wareham, Dorset is £424,403, across 1,851 sales since 2020. The median is £360,000 — the middle price, which a few very expensive sales cannot pull upward.
Are house prices in Wareham rising or falling?
In 2025, the last complete year, the average sold price in Wareham was £411,391, down 9.2% on 2024's £453,019.
How many properties have sold in Wareham?
HM Land Registry has recorded 9,487 sales in Wareham since 1995, across 1 postcode area (BH20). The most common property type is detached.

About this data

Averages and medians for Wareham cover the 1,851 sales registered since 2020, so they describe the current market rather than three decades of it. The 9,487 figure is every sale since records begin in 1995, and the yearly chart uses each year's own sales. Prices are what buyers actually paid, as registered with HM Land Registry — not asking prices or estimates. Scotland and Northern Ireland are not in this dataset; see Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · Crown copyright 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0