BH4 house prices, schools and flood risk.

168 homes sold in BH4 in the last 12 months at a median of £262,500, down 2.8% on the year before. Detached homes typically sold for £855,000, flats for £250,000.

Covers Canford Cliffs, Talbot & Branksome Woods, Westbourne & West Cliff.

Median sold price

£263k

Last 12 months

Change on year

-2.8%

From £270k

Homes sold

168

Last 12 months

New builds

3%

Of recent sales

Prices

What homes sell for in BH4

Detached

£855k

11 sales

Terraced

£545k

4 sales

Flat

£250k

152 sales

Median sold price by year

All home types

£233k£259k£285k201620182020202220242026
Median sold price by year in BH4
2016£233k (311 sales)
2017£240k (239 sales)
2018£238k (255 sales)
2019£247k (260 sales)
2020£257k (221 sales)
2021£265k (356 sales)
2022£280k (272 sales)
2023£285k (223 sales)
2024£281k (200 sales)
2025£265k (204 sales)
2026£265k (108 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

Little Forest RoadBH4 9NW · Mostly detached
£1,775,0005 sales
Elgin RoadBH4 9NL · Mostly detached
£1,500,0007 sales
Branksome Dene RoadBH4 8JW · Mostly detached
£1,035,0006 sales
Branksome Hill RoadBH4 9LE · Mostly detached
£820,0009 sales
Leven CloseBH4 9LP · Mostly detached
£767,5005 sales

Most affordable

Pine Tree GlenBH4 9ES · Mostly flats
£115,00027 sales
Prince of Wales RoadBH4 9HE · Mostly flats
£145,0009 sales
Eldon PlaceBH4 9AZ · Mostly flats
£168,0005 sales
Poole RoadBH4 9DD · Mostly flats
£180,00055 sales
Pembroke RoadBH4 8HE · Mostly flats
£195,0005 sales

Sold recently

Latest recorded sales

18 Netherhall GardensBH4 9EL · Terraced · 104 m² · 4 rooms · 29 Sept 2026
£580,000£5,580/m²
Flat 15, Stevenson Lodge, 39, Poole RoadBH4 9DH · Flat · 66 m² · 3 rooms · 18 Sept 2026
£115,000£1,740/m²
Flat 1, 46 Alumhurst RoadBH4 8EU · Flat · 75 m² · 4 rooms · 11 Sept 2026
£235,000£3,130/m²
Flat 12, Farrington, 54, West Cliff RoadBH4 8BE · Flat · 4 Sept 2026
£507,775
Flat 23, The Pantechnicon, 2, Seamoor RoadBH4 9AN · Flat · 50 m² · 3 rooms · 4 Sept 2026
£287,500£5,750/m²
Flat 3, Grosvenor Lodge, 7, Grosvenor RoadBH4 8BQ · Flat · 28 Aug 2026
£227,000
Flat 6, 18 Alumdale RoadBH4 8HX · Flat · 49 m² · 3 rooms · 27 Aug 2026
£215,000£4,390/m²
8 Benellen GardensBH4 9LW · Detached · 204 m² · 6 rooms · 27 Aug 2026
£825,000£4,040/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 · 1.5 mi from the BH4 centre
Good
Courthill Infant SchoolPrimary · 1.6 mi from the BH4 centre
Good
Langside SchoolSpecial · 1.6 mi from the BH4 centre
Good
St Mark's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · 1.8 mi from the BH4 centre
Good
Lilliput Church of England Infant SchoolPrimary · 1.9 mi from the BH4 centre
Good
St Luke's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · 1.9 mi from the BH4 centre
Requires improvement

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

Crime

Above average

Reported in August 2026

380

Within a mile of the district centre

Anti-social behaviour
137
Violence
101
Shoplifting
35
Other theft
27

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 BH4. 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

BH4 questions

What is the average house price in BH4?

The median sold price in BH4 over the last 12 months was £262,500, across 168 sales recorded by HM Land Registry. By type: detached £855,000, terraced £545,000, flat £250,000.

Are house prices in BH4 going up?

The median sold price was down 2.8% on the previous 12 months (£270,000). 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 BH4?

Little Forest Road has the highest median sold price in BH4 over the last five years: £1,775,000 across 5 sales.

How do I know if a home in BH4 is fairly priced?

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