BH12 house prices, schools and flood risk.

393 homes sold in BH12 in the last 12 months at a median of £310,000, down 3.7% on the year before. Detached homes typically sold for £350,000, flats for £180,750.

Covers Alderney & Bourne Valley, Canford Cliffs, Canford Heath, Newtown & Heatherlands, Penn Hill, Talbot & Branksome Woods, Westbourne & West Cliff.

Median sold price

£310k

Last 12 months

Change on year

-3.7%

From £322k

Homes sold

393

Last 12 months

New builds

0%

Of recent sales

Prices

What homes sell for in BH12

Detached

£350k

165 sales

Semi-detached

£319k

116 sales

Terraced

£280k

46 sales

Flat

£181k

66 sales

Median sold price by year

All home types

£235k£280k£325k201620182020202220242026
Median sold price by year in BH12
2016£235k (647 sales)
2017£247k (609 sales)
2018£260k (563 sales)
2019£265k (569 sales)
2020£268k (508 sales)
2021£295k (727 sales)
2022£325k (557 sales)
2023£320k (409 sales)
2024£310k (467 sales)
2025£322k (471 sales)
2026£305k (261 sales, year so far)

HM Land Registry price paid data, standard sales only, to September 2026. Sales take a few weeks to be registered.

Streets

Where prices are highest and lowest

Median sold price over five years, streets with four or more sales.

Highest

Erpingham RoadBH12 1EX · Mostly detached
£985,0004 sales
Thwaite RoadBH12 1HY · Mostly detached
£675,0005 sales
Brunstead RoadBH12 1EJ · Mixed homes
£595,0008 sales
Coy Pond RoadBH12 1JT · Mostly detached
£575,00010 sales
Georgina CloseBH12 5EH · Mostly detached
£562,2504 sales

Most affordable

Sunnyhill RoadBH12 2DT · Mostly flats
£85,40019 sales
Alice GardensBH12 3EL · Mostly flats
£108,0004 sales
Poole RoadBH12 1AW · Mostly flats
£155,00035 sales
Lawson RoadBH12 3EH · Mostly flats
£162,0006 sales
Rosemary GardensBH12 3HF · Mostly flats
£173,75010 sales

Sold recently

Latest recorded sales

289c Herbert AvenueBH12 4HT · Terraced · 69 m² · 28 Sept 2026
£293,500£4,250/m²
11 Hillside RoadBH12 5DY · Semi-detached · 139 m² · 5 rooms · 25 Sept 2026
£370,000£2,660/m²
98 Tollard CloseBH12 4AU · Terraced · 49 m² · 2 rooms · 22 Sept 2026
£187,000£3,820/m²
8 Bowden RoadBH12 4PW · Semi-detached · 89 m² · 4 rooms · 18 Sept 2026
£315,000£3,540/m²
5 Library RoadBH12 2BE · Semi-detached · 95 m² · 5 rooms · 17 Sept 2026
£411,000£4,330/m²
102 Cranbrook RoadBH12 3BT · Detached · 73 m² · 3 rooms · 16 Sept 2026
£295,000£4,040/m²
36 Alcester RoadBH12 2JW · Detached · 87 m² · 4 rooms · 14 Sept 2026
£335,500£3,860/m²
15 Cornelia CrescentBH12 1LT · Detached · 100 m² · 4 rooms · 11 Sept 2026
£415,000£4,150/m²

Floor area and rooms from each home's energy certificate. Rooms counts bedrooms and living rooms, not kitchens or bathrooms.

Living here

Schools, crime and flood risk

Schools within 2 miles

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, PoolePrimary · 0.1 mi from the BH12 centre
Good
Langside SchoolSpecial · 0.9 mi from the BH12 centre
Good
Courthill Infant SchoolPrimary · 0.9 mi from the BH12 centre
Good
St Mark's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · 1.4 mi from the BH12 centre
Good
Heathlands Primary AcademyPrimary · 1.5 mi from the BH12 centre
Good
The Bourne AcademySecondary · 1.8 mi from the BH12 centre
Good
Magna AcademySecondary · 1.9 mi from the BH12 centre
Good
Longspee AcademySpecial · 2.0 mi from the BH12 centre
Good

Latest Ofsted ratings. Schools inspected since late 2025 show their report-card Achievement grade.

Crime

Above average

Reported in August 2026

265

Within a mile of the district centre

Anti-social behaviour
80
Violence
75
Shoplifting
32
Criminal damage & arson
19

data.police.uk, compared with the England average for a one-mile area.

Flood warning areas

The Environment Agency issues flood alerts for these areas in and around BH12. Being near one doesn't mean a home floods; check the exact address.

East coast of Dorset
Lower Stour and tributaries
Dorset coast at Poole Harbour
Groundwater flooding in the West of Dorset
Lower Stour from Longham to Christchurch
Lower Stour from Sturminster Marshall to Christchurch

BH12 questions

What is the average house price in BH12?

The median sold price in BH12 over the last 12 months was £310,000, across 393 sales recorded by HM Land Registry. By type: detached £350,000, semi-detached £319,125, terraced £280,250, flat £180,750.

Are house prices in BH12 going up?

The median sold price was down 3.7% on the previous 12 months (£322,000). Medians move with the mix of homes sold, so treat one year's change as a signal, not a forecast.

What is the most expensive street in BH12?

Erpingham Road has the highest median sold price in BH12 over the last five years: £985,000 across 4 sales.

How do I know if a home in BH12 is fairly priced?

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