House prices in BH3 7 (Bournemouth)

This article reveals price per square metre data and various charts to help you understand current housing market in 'BH3 7' (Bournemouth) - statistics were last calculated on 04 October 2024.


Defining 'BH3 7'

This analysis is limited to properties whose postcode starts with "BH3 7", 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 Bournemouth.

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 Bournemouth 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. 64, Glenferness Avenue, Bournemouth, sold for £1,300,000 on Jul-2024. Given the internal area of 272 square metres, the price per sqm is £4,779.

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. £4,250-£4,500, £4,500-£4,750, £4,750-£5,000 etc...) we then count the number of sales with within in each bucket and plot the results. The chart is based on 108 sales in Bournemouth (BH3 7) that took place in the last two years.

Distribution of £ per sqm for Bournemouth
Distribution of £ per sqm house prices in Bournemouth

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 Bournemouth (BH3 7). Of the 108 transactions, half were sold for between £3,450 and £4,730 per square metre. The median, or 'middle', price per square metre in 'BH3 7' is £4,050. Notably, only 25% of properties that sold recently were valued at more than £4,730 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 Bournemouth

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 Bournemouth. 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 Bournemouth
House price heatmap for Bournemouth

Comparison with neighbouring postcode sectors

The table below shows how 'BH3 7' compares to neighbouring postcode sectors.

Postcode sector Lower quartile Middle quartile Upper quartile
BH3 7 Bournemouth £3,450 sqm £4,050 sqm £4,730 sqm

Will Bournemouth 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 BH3 7 (Bournemouth) compared with both the wider area BH3 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 Bournemouth,Bournemouth
House price trends for Bournemouth

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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.

Most recent BH3 7 sales
Recent trends for Bournemouth

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 Bournemouth 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 Bournemouth 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
Talbot Avenue, Bournemouth, BH3 7H 92 sqm £3,127 21
Keith Road, Bournemouth, BH3 7D 166 sqm £5,261 18
East Avenue, Bournemouth, BH3 7B 187 sqm £3,951 16
St Lukes Road, Bournemouth, BH3 7L 150 sqm £3,869 14
Bryanstone Road, Bournemouth, BH3 7J 105 sqm £3,360 12
Roslin Road, Bournemouth, BH3 7J 91 sqm £3,586 12
Dulsie Road, Bournemouth, BH3 7E 137 sqm £5,565 11
Wimborne Road, Bournemouth, BH3 7A 79 sqm £3,631 10

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Raw data

Our analysis of Bournemouth 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
64, Glenferness Avenue, Bournemouth £1,300,000
Jul-2024
272 4,779
8, Berkeley Rd, Bournemouth £900,000
Jun-2024
184 4,891
Flat 6 Parkmount, 5, Meyrick Park Crescent, Bournemouth £136,000
Jun-2024
65 2,092

See the entire list of all sales in Bournemouth (BH3 7) here.

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