House prices in BH17 8 (Poole)

This article reveals price per square foot data and various charts to help you understand current housing market in 'BH17 8' (Poole) - statistics were last calculated on 30 August 2024.

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Defining 'BH17 8'

This analysis is limited to properties whose postcode starts with "BH17 8", this is also called the postcode sector. It is shown in red on the map above. There are no official names for postcode sectors so I've just labelled it Poole.

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FYI, a postcode sector is the full postcode without the last two letters.

Price per square foot

Knowing the average house price in Poole is not much use. However, knowing average price per square foot can be quite useful. Price per sqft allows some comparison between properties of different size. We define price per square foot as the sold price divided by the internal area of a property:

£ per sqft = price ÷ internal area

E.g. 37, Esmonde Way, Poole, sold for £285,000 on Jul-2024. Given the internal area of 947 square feet, the price per sqft is £300.

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The chart below is called a histogram, it helps you see the distribution of this house price per sqft data. To make this chart we put the sales data into a series of £ per sqft 'buckets' (e.g. £353-£371, £371-£390, £390-£408 etc...) we then count the number of sales with within in each bucket and plot the results. The chart is based on 151 sales in Poole (BH17 8) that took place in the last two years.

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You can see the spread of prices above. This is because although internal area is a key factor in determining valuation, it is not the only factor. Many factors other than size affect desirability; these factors could be condition, aspect, garden size, negotiating power of the vendor etc.

The spread of prices will give you a feel of the typical range to expect in Poole (BH17 8). Of the 151 transactions, half were sold for between £325 and £433 per square foot. The median, or 'middle', price per square foot in 'BH17 8' is £381. Notably, only 25% of properties that sold recently were valued at more than £433 sqft. For anything to be valued more than this means it has to be more desireable than the clear majority of homes.

Price map for Poole

Do have a look at the interactive price map I created. I find it useful and I am sure it will help you in exploring Poole. You can zoom in all the way to individual properties and then all the way back out to see the whole country. The colours show the current estimated property values.

House price heatmap for Poole

Comparison with neighbouring postcode sectors

The table below shows how 'BH17 8' compares to neighbouring postcode sectors.

Postcode sector	Lower quartile	Middle quartile	Upper quartile
BH17 7 Poole	£363 sqft	£412 sqft	£452 sqft
BH17 9 Poole	£337 sqft	£390 sqft	£427 sqft
BH17 8 Poole	£325 sqft	£381 sqft	£433 sqft

Will Poole house prices drop in 2024?

I cannot tell the future and don't believe anyone who says they can. I can however plot price trends - I have done this in the chart below for BH17 8 (Poole) compared with both the wider area BH17 and inflation (CPIH from the Office of National Statistics). The dashed trend lines in the chart show the average over time.

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For the most recent sales activity, rather than a summarized average, it is better to see the underlying data. This is shown in the chart below, where blue dots represent individual sales, click on them to see details. If there is an obvious trend you should be able to spot it here amid the noise from outliers.

Data from Land Registry comes in gradually over time. I update it every month but it takes about 5 months for the majority of sales for Poole to be recorded. Disclaimer: I do not verify and cannot guarantee the accuracy of any data shown. Outliers exist in the data, typically these are where the EPC registry records the internal area incorrectly, sometimes although very rarely the Land Registry price paid data can be wrong. The data provided throughout this website about Poole and any other area, is not financial advice. Any information provided does not and cannot ever take in to account the particular financial situation, objectives or property needs of either you or anyone reading this information.

Street level data

Street	Avg size	Avg £sqft	Recent sales
Gibson Road, Poole, BH17 8Q	785 sqft	£306	25
Verity Crescent, Poole, BH17 8T	979 sqft	£362	24
Beamish Road, Poole, BH17 8S	0 sqft	£340	20
Adastral Road, Poole, BH17 8S	678 sqft	£269	19
Chetnole Close, Poole, BH17 8B	613 sqft	£397	18
Warburton Road, Poole, BH17 8S	936 sqft	£395	18
Godmanston Close, Poole, BH17 8B	710 sqft	£380	15
Scarf Road, Poole, BH17 8Q	936 sqft	£384	13

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Raw data

Our analysis of Poole is derived from what is essentially a big table of sold prices from Land Registry with added property size information. Below are three rows from this table to give you an idea.

Address	Paid	sqft	£/sqft
37, Esmonde Way, Poole	£285,000 Jul-2024	947	300
42, Twyford Way, Poole	£297,500 Jul-2024	538	552
52, Godmanston Close, Poole	£428,000 Jun-2024	1,237	345

See the entire list of all sales in Poole (BH17 8) here.