House prices in BH24 2 (Ashley Heath)

This article reveals price per square metre data and various charts to help you understand current housing market in 'BH24 2' (Ashley Heath, Ringwood) - statistics were last calculated on 04 October 2024.


Defining 'BH24 2'

This analysis is limited to properties whose postcode starts with "BH24 2", 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 Ashley Heath.

You can click on the map to change sector, or you can enter a different postcode sector (e.g. CM23 4) below.

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

Price per square metre

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

£ per sqm = price ÷ internal area
E.g. 6, St Leonards Way, Ashley Heath, Ringwood, sold for £745,000 on Jul-2024. Given the internal area of 164 square metres, the price per sqm is £4,542.

England & Wales have been officially metric since 1965. However house price per square foot is prefered by some estate agents and those of sufficiently advanced age ;-) They may want to convert square meters on this page to square feet.

The chart below is called a histogram, it helps you see the distribution of this house price per sqm data. To make this chart we put the sales data into a series of £ per sqm 'buckets' (e.g. £5,150-£5,500, £5,500-£5,850, £5,850-£6,200 etc...) we then count the number of sales with within in each bucket and plot the results. The chart is based on 160 sales in Ashley Heath (BH24 2) that took place in the last two years.

Distribution of £ per sqm for Ashley Heath, Ringwood
Distribution of £ per sqm house prices in Ashley Heath

Generate a custom chart like the one above but based on your own criteria.

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 Ashley Heath (BH24 2). Of the 160 transactions, half were sold for between £4,080 and £5,300 per square metre. The median, or 'middle', price per square metre in 'BH24 2' is £4,650. Notably, only 25% of properties that sold recently were valued at more than £5,300 sqm. For anything to be valued more than this means it has to be more desireable than the clear majority of homes.

Price map for Ashley Heath, Ringwood

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 Ringwood. 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.

Property price heatmap for Ashley Heath
House price heatmap for Ashley Heath, Ringwood

Comparison with neighbouring postcode sectors

The table below shows how 'BH24 2' compares to neighbouring postcode sectors.

Postcode sector Lower quartile Middle quartile Upper quartile
BH24 1 Ringwood £3,570 sqm £4,200 sqm £4,770 sqm
BH24 3 Ringwood £4,130 sqm £4,940 sqm £5,490 sqm
BH24 4 Burley £5,250 sqm £6,160 sqm £7,250 sqm
BH24 2 Ashley Heath £4,080 sqm £4,650 sqm £5,300 sqm

Will Ringwood 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 BH24 2 (Ashley Heath) compared with both the wider area BH24 and inflation (CPIH from the Office of National Statistics). The dashed trend lines in the chart show the average over time.

Historic price per square metre in Ashley Heath,Ringwood
House price trends for Ashley Heath

Download time series data as CSV (paying users only).

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.

Most recent BH24 2 sales
Recent trends for Ashley Heath

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 Ringwood 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 Ringwood 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 £sqm Recent sales
Lions Lane, Ashley Heath, BH24 2H 174 sqm £4,790 26
Woolsbridge Road, Ashley Heath, BH24 2L 134 sqm £4,677 19
Oaks Drive, Ashley Heath, BH24 2Q 155 sqm £4,518 19
Sandy Lane, Ashley Heath, BH24 2L 138 sqm £4,835 18
St Ives Park, Ashley Heath, BH24 2J 199 sqm £4,841 17
Avon Castle Drive, Ashley Heath, BH24 2B 279 sqm £5,119 15
Ashley Drive South, Ashley Heath, BH24 2J 196 sqm £4,322 13
Braeside Road, Ashley Heath, BH24 2P 153 sqm £3,989 12

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Raw data

Our analysis of Ashley Heath 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 sqm £/sqm
6, St Leonards Way, Ashley Heath, Ringwood £745,000
Jul-2024
164 4,542
21, Fernwood Close, Ashley Heath, Ringwood £590,000
Jun-2024
179 3,296
6, Ivy Close, Ashley Heath, Ringwood £610,000
Jun-2024
160 3,812

See the entire list of all sales in Ashley Heath (BH24 2) here.

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