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Shaftesbury

From July 2023 to June 2026, homes in Shaftesbury typically sold for £310,000. Half of the 768 sales were between £235k and £440k, against a typical £345,000 across Dorset.

Postcode SP7

All of Dorset
Shaftesbury
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Typical price Typical priceThe middle sale. Half sold for more and half for less. £310k half sold for £235k to £440k
Homes sold Homes soldHomes sold from July 2023 to June 2026. 768 July 2023 to June 2026
Over 5 years Over 5 yearsThe change in the typical price against the same three years five years before. +19.2% typical price, against 5 years before
New builds 17% of sales · 10% leasehold

By type of home

What homes sold for

The band is the middle half of sales, a quarter sold for less and a quarter for more, with the typical price marked. The dashed line is the typical price for the same type across Dorset.

  • Detached £450,000 typical
    Half between £380k and £588k · 308 sales · Dorset £482k
  • Semi-detached £285,000 typical
    Half between £252k and £353k · 175 sales · Dorset £328k
  • Terraced £235,000 typical
    Half between £202k and £278k · 214 sales · Dorset £275k
  • Flat £155,000 typical
    Half between £110k and £231k · 71 sales · Dorset £187k

Since 1995

Each year in Shaftesbury

This town Dorset Homes sold
£0£200k£400k 1995: £59,9501996: £63,9501997: £67,0001998: £76,5001999: £86,0002000: £105,0002001: £102,0502002: £131,5002003: £152,7502004: £175,0002005: £180,0002006: £195,0002007: £219,9752008: £223,0002009: £200,0002010: £206,5002011: £189,9982012: £195,0002013: £210,0002014: £205,0002015: £213,2482016: £220,0002017: £237,5002018: £243,0002019: £238,9952020: £260,0002021: £305,0002022: £341,9502023: £350,0002024: £333,0002025: £290,000 1995: 187 sold1996: 259 sold1997: 267 sold1998: 261 sold1999: 355 sold2000: 314 sold2001: 345 sold2002: 300 sold2003: 292 sold2004: 236 sold2005: 281 sold2006: 272 sold2007: 296 sold2008: 163 sold2009: 156 sold2010: 210 sold2011: 198 sold2012: 180 sold2013: 211 sold2014: 314 sold2015: 322 sold2016: 320 sold2017: 244 sold2018: 323 sold2019: 185 sold2020: 244 sold2021: 305 sold2022: 263 sold2023: 295 sold2024: 277 sold2025: 266 sold 1995200020052010201520202025
£0£200k£400k 1995: £59,9501996: £63,9501997: £67,0001998: £76,5001999: £86,0002000: £105,0002001: £102,0502002: £131,5002003: £152,7502004: £175,0002005: £180,0002006: £195,0002007: £219,9752008: £223,0002009: £200,0002010: £206,5002011: £189,9982012: £195,0002013: £210,0002014: £205,0002015: £213,2482016: £220,0002017: £237,5002018: £243,0002019: £238,9952020: £260,0002021: £305,0002022: £341,9502023: £350,0002024: £333,0002025: £290,000 1995: 187 sold1996: 259 sold1997: 267 sold1998: 261 sold1999: 355 sold2000: 314 sold2001: 345 sold2002: 300 sold2003: 292 sold2004: 236 sold2005: 281 sold2006: 272 sold2007: 296 sold2008: 163 sold2009: 156 sold2010: 210 sold2011: 198 sold2012: 180 sold2013: 211 sold2014: 314 sold2015: 322 sold2016: 320 sold2017: 244 sold2018: 323 sold2019: 185 sold2020: 244 sold2021: 305 sold2022: 263 sold2023: 295 sold2024: 277 sold2025: 266 sold 199520102025

The typical price is the middle sale of each full year, shown where at least 5 homes sold. It moves with which homes happened to sell, so a single year can jump.

The homes that sell here

  • Detached40% · Dorset 39%
  • Terraced28% · Dorset 24%
  • Semi-detached23% · Dorset 21%
  • Flat9% · Dorset 15%

New builds and leaseholds

New builds, share of sales17% · Dorset 7%
Leaseholds, share of sales10% · Dorset 16%

New builds can take up to a year to appear in Land Registry's figures, so the latest year may show fewer than were sold.

Neighbourhoods

Where in Shaftesbury

The 1 neighbourhood mostly in Shaftesbury and what homes sold for in each from July 2023 to June 2026. The range is the middle half of sales.

Neighbourhood Typical price Typical priceThe middle sale. Half sold for more and half for less. Middle half Middle halfHalf the homes sold within this range. A quarter sold for less and a quarter for more. Sales SalesHomes sold from July 2023 to June 2026. Over 5 years Over 5 yearsThe change in the typical price against the same three years five years before.
Shaftesbury £280,250 £220k to £380k 581 +16.8%

About these figures

Every standard home sale registered with HM Land Registry since 1995: homes sold at full market value to a person, so repossessions and sales to companies are left out. Recent months fill in as late sales are registered. Not financial advice.

Sources and licences

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Neighbourhood names: contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 (House of Commons Library). Neighbourhood boundaries and the postcode lookup: source, Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026.