What can you afford in Dorset?
5,061 homes changed hands in Dorset over the last 12 months (Jul 2025 – Jun 2026). Half sold for £341,050 or less, a quarter for under £250,000, and three quarters for under £465,000. Buying the median home with a 10% deposit needs roughly a £68,210 salary at the typical 4.5× lending multiple , see what £68,000 takes home.
Affordability in one number: the median home here sold for 9.1× the local median full-time salary of £37,462 (ONS ASHE 2025). A typical lender stretches to about 4.5× one income plus your deposit, which is why the deposit and second incomes decide so much here.
Sold prices · Dorset
£341,050
median sold price, Jul 2025 – Jun 2026
- A quarter under
- £250,000
- Three quarters under
- £465,000
- Sales
- 5,061
- HPI average
- £326,381
What each salary reaches here
Budget = 4.5× salary with a 10% deposit, against the 5,061 actual sales.
| Salary | Budget | Share of sales in reach |
|---|---|---|
| £25,000 | £125,000 | 4.2% |
| £35,000 | £175,000 | 9.4% |
| £50,000 | £250,000 | 25% |
| £75,000 | £375,000 | 58.1% |
| £100,000 | £500,000 | 80% |
By property type · median sold price
And the salary that price implies, at 4.5× with 10% down.
| Type | Median · sales | Salary needed |
|---|---|---|
| Flat | £177,250 · 742 | ≈£35,450 |
| Terraced house | £272,000 · 1,281 | ≈£54,400 |
| Semi-detached house | £332,000 · 1,031 | ≈£66,400 |
| Detached house | £475,000 · 2,007 | ≈£95,000 |
For context, the UK House Price Index puts Dorset average prices up 1.4% over 12 months.
Nearby in the index
- Darlington
- Dartford
- Denbighshire
- Derbyshire Dales
- Doncaster
- Dover
- Dudley
- Ealing
- East Cambridgeshire
- East Devon
Sold prices: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (standard residential sales), Jul 2025 – Jun 2026, standard residential sales, England & Wales. Averages: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry / ONS). Lending estimates use a typical 4.5× single-income multiple and are not a mortgage offer or financial advice.