Sherborne house prices are built from 11,953 sales lodged with HM Land Registry, the oldest in 1995 and the most recent on 15 Jun 2026. The median price paid across the whole record is £215,000. Across the 10 years from 2016 to 2026 the median moved +23.9% in cash — but once inflation is taken out, the change in 2026 money is -11.3%.
Median price paid
£215,000
Change in cash, 2016–2026
+23.9%
Change in real terms
-11.3%
Median per m²
£2,459
HM Land Registry11,953 sales1,395 with floor areaLatest sale 15 Jun 2026
Section 01
How Sherborne prices moved
The chart tracks the median Sherborne house price for every year with a recorded sale, from 1995 to 2026. The dashed line restates each year in 2026 money, so the two lines separate exactly as much as inflation has eroded the cash figure.
| Decade | Years with sales | Median paid | In today's money |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5 | £79,500 | £176,528 |
| 2000s | 10 | £210,000 | £382,558 |
| 2010s | 10 | £245,000 | £345,450 |
| 2020s | 7 | £328,300 | £335,437 |
The highest yearly median on record for Sherborne is £350,000 in 2023; the lowest is £61,000 in 1995. Across the full 32-year record the cash median has moved from £61,000 to £328,300.
In 2026 money that first median is worth £135,449, so the real change over the whole record is +142.4% — about +2.90% a year after inflation. Cash growth and real growth are not the same story, and the gap is the part most price reports leave out.
Over the last decade alone the difference is stark: +23.9% in cash against -11.3% once inflation is removed. A buyer who sold at the end of that decade would have needed the real figure, not the headline one, to know whether they had actually gained.
Section 02
The most recent sales
Every row is a completed sale as lodged with HM Land Registry. The right-hand column restates the price in 2026 money, which is the only fair way to compare a sale from the 1990s with one from last year.
| Address | Sold | Type | Price paid | In today's money |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIRCH COTTAGE Chetnole Road | 15 Jun 2026 | Detached | £640,000 | £640,000 |
| 4 Wheathill Lane | 12 Jun 2026 | Detached | £305,000 | £305,000 |
| 1 Glovers | 12 Jun 2026 | Semi-detached | £287,000 | £287,000 |
| 14 Hill View | 12 Jun 2026 | Semi-detached | £265,000 | £265,000 |
| 15 Vartenham Close | 12 Jun 2026 | Semi-detached | £175,000 | £175,000 |
| FLAT 15 MULBERRY HOUSE, 2 Canon Woods Close | 12 Jun 2026 | Flat or maisonette | £90,000 | £90,000 |
| 12 Bower Court | 8 Jun 2026 | Terraced | £350,000 | £350,000 |
| THE SNUG, 6 George Street | 8 Jun 2026 | Terraced | £275,000 | £275,000 |
| 5 ROBERTS COURT Digby Road | 1 Jun 2026 | Terraced | £360,000 | £360,000 |
| Gunville Lodge | 29 May 2026 | Detached | £765,000 | £765,000 |
| Long Reach | 29 May 2026 | Semi-detached | £390,000 | £390,000 |
| 12 Quarry Lane | 29 May 2026 | Semi-detached | £331,600 | £331,600 |
| 37 South Avenue | 29 May 2026 | Semi-detached | £195,000 | £195,000 |
| 5 Francis Walk | 28 May 2026 | Semi-detached | £470,000 | £470,000 |
| BRAMBLE HOUSE Crossfields | 27 May 2026 | Detached | £780,000 | £780,000 |
| Little Foxes | 27 May 2026 | Detached | £725,000 | £725,000 |
| Shenstone | 27 May 2026 | Detached | £557,500 | £557,500 |
| 26 Simons Road | 27 May 2026 | Terraced | £180,000 | £180,000 |
| 31 St Pauls Close | 22 May 2026 | Terraced | £290,000 | £290,000 |
| 4 Gifle View | 15 May 2026 | Detached | £395,000 | £395,000 |
| 12 Wootton Grove | 15 May 2026 | Terraced | £225,000 | £225,000 |
| 8 Grange Park | 13 May 2026 | Detached | £1,150,000 | £1,150,000 |
| STONE ROSE Cowpath Lane | 8 May 2026 | Detached | £540,000 | £540,000 |
| 88 Newland | 8 May 2026 | Detached | £425,000 | £425,000 |
| 6 Lion Drive | 8 May 2026 | Semi-detached | £265,000 | £265,000 |
Section 03
Homes that sold twice
These addresses appear in the register more than once, so the same bricks are being priced twice. That makes them the strongest evidence of what actually happened to Sherborne values — no mix of property types can flatter the number.
| Address | First recorded sale | Most recent sale | Cash a year | Real a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIRCH COTTAGE Chetnole Road | £525,000 (2020) | £640,000 (2026) | +3.4% | -1.0% |
| 4 Wheathill Lane | £166,300 (2006) | £305,000 (2026) | +3.1% | +0.1% |
| 15 Vartenham Close | £140,000 (2021) | £175,000 (2026) | +4.6% | -0.2% |
| 14 Hill View | £160,000 (2012) | £265,000 (2026) | +3.7% | +0.7% |
| FLAT 15 MULBERRY HOUSE, 2 Canon Woods Close | £90,000 (2025) | £90,000 (2026) | 0.0% | -2.1% |
| 12 Bower Court | £84,500 (1995) | £350,000 (2026) | +4.7% | +2.0% |
| THE SNUG, 6 George Street | £242,000 (2020) | £275,000 (2026) | +2.2% | -2.2% |
| 5 ROBERTS COURT Digby Road | £345,000 (2007) | £360,000 (2026) | +0.2% | -2.7% |
| 12 Quarry Lane | £226,000 (2007) | £331,600 (2026) | +2.0% | -0.9% |
| 37 South Avenue | £180,000 (2021) | £195,000 (2026) | +1.6% | -3.0% |
| 5 Francis Walk | £245,000 (2006) | £470,000 (2026) | +3.3% | +0.4% |
| 26 Simons Road | £54,000 (1999) | £180,000 (2026) | +4.6% | +1.8% |
Section 04
What sells here
The mix of property types explains a large part of any area's median. Sherborne is dominated by the type at the top of this table, so its overall median leans that way.
| Property type | Sales | Share | Median paid | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 4,671 | 39.1% | £300,000 | £23,100 – £3,300,000 |
| Terraced | 3,461 | 29.0% | £183,000 | £14,000 – £1,550,000 |
| Semi-detached | 2,908 | 24.3% | £193,000 | £15,200 – £1,500,000 |
| Flat or maisonette | 913 | 7.6% | £128,000 | £6,500 – £890,000 |
Section 05
How big homes are in Sherborne
Energy Performance Certificates record a floor area for every home that has been surveyed, sold or let — far more homes than have changed hands. 2,536 certificates cover Sherborne, and their median floor area is 88 m².
The median across the whole register is 76 m², so homes here are larger than average — +15.8%. Size explains a large part of why one area's median price sits above another's, which is why the price per square metre further up this page is the fairer comparison.
| Measure | Floor area | Sample |
|---|---|---|
| Median floor area | 88 m² | about 947 sq ft |
| Smaller quarter, up to | 68 m² | about 732 sq ft |
| Larger quarter, from | 124 m² | about 1,335 sq ft |
| Under 60 m² | 17.4% | 440 homes |
| 150 m² and over | 16.9% | 428 homes |
Section 06
Ownership and new build in Sherborne
1,027 of the sales on record are leasehold and 10,926 freehold — 8.6% of the market. Tenure is not a detail: a leasehold flat and a freehold house are different assets, and mixing them into one median hides the difference.
The median leasehold sale is £125,000 and the median freehold sale £225,000 — a gap of +80.0%. Most of that gap is property type rather than tenure itself: leasehold here is largely flats, freehold largely houses.
| Category | Sales | Share | Median paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leasehold | 1,027 | 8.6% | £125,000 |
| Freehold | 10,926 | 91.4% | £225,000 |
| New build | 1,219 | 10.2% | £230,000 |
| Existing home | 10,734 | 89.8% | £215,000 |
New builds sold for more than the median existing home — +7.0%. A new-build premium is normal: the buyer gets a warranty and nothing to fix, and the price is set by a developer rather than negotiated between two households.
A further 611 transfers for this area are on the register but are left out of every figure above. HM Land Registry marks them as additional price paid entries: repossessions, buy-to-let portfolio moves, transfers between companies or family, and sales at a discount such as right to buy. They are real records but they are not open-market prices, and including them would drag the median somewhere no buyer ever paid.
Section 09
How Sherborne compares
The median across the whole archive is £157,500. Sherborne sits above that national figure — +36.5%.
Where an EPC floor area could be matched to the sale, the median works out at £2,459 per square metre, across 1,395 of the 11,953 sales on record. Price per square metre is the only figure that compares a two-bed flat with a four-bed house honestly.
The full range on record runs from £6,500 to £3,300,000. Extremes usually mean something unusual — a plot sold without a house on it, a transfer between family members, or a very large property — so the median is the number to trust.
Section 10
Nearby on the record
Streets in Sherborne
- Granville Way375 sales
- Long Street311 sales
- Acreman Street283 sales
- Lenthay Road194 sales
- South Street172 sales
- Coldharbour137 sales
- Ridgeway127 sales
- Kings Road124 sales
- Clanfield120 sales
- The Avenue116 sales
- Westbury115 sales
- Newtown103 sales
- Prankerds Road101 sales
- Old Tannery Way99 sales
- Newland96 sales
- High Street94 sales
- North Street90 sales
- Castle Road88 sales
- Hound Street88 sales
- Simons Road87 sales
- Bristol Road86 sales
- Wootton Grove86 sales
- Greenhill81 sales
- St Marys Road79 sales
- Brister End76 sales
- Cheap Street74 sales
- Dunstan Street72 sales
- Mccreery Road72 sales
- St Catherines Crescent71 sales
- Amors Drove67 sales
- Gunville Gardens67 sales
- Longford Road66 sales
- Bauntons Orchard65 sales
- Manor Close65 sales
- Twelve Acres62 sales
- Station Road61 sales
- Cold Harbour59 sales
- North Road57 sales
- Marston Road56 sales
- The Sheeplands56 sales
- George Street55 sales
- Bradford Road54 sales
- The Waldrons54 sales
- Northfield53 sales
- Abbots Way52 sales
- Gainsborough Drive51 sales
- Harbour Way51 sales
- The Meads51 sales
- Gainsborough50 sales
- St Swithins Close50 sales
- Sussex Farm Way50 sales
- Manor Road49 sales
- Tinneys Lane49 sales
- Chandlers48 sales
- Digby Road48 sales
- Plover Road48 sales
- Priestlands Lane48 sales
- South Avenue48 sales
- New Cross47 sales
- The Cloisters47 sales
Postcode districts covering Sherborne
- DT9£215,000 median
Quick answers
Common questions about this data
What is the average house price in Sherborne?
The median price paid in Sherborne across every sale on the register is £215,000. The median is used rather than the mean because a handful of very large sales would otherwise drag the average away from what a typical buyer paid.
How many homes have sold in Sherborne?
11,953 sales are on record for Sherborne, the most recent completing on 15 Jun 2026. Every one is a completed transfer lodged with HM Land Registry, not an asking price or an estimate.
Have Sherborne house prices actually risen?
In cash, the median rose +23.9% between 2016 and 2026. In 2026 money — that is, after inflation — the change is -11.3%. Both numbers are true; only the second one tells you whether buying here preserved value.
When were Sherborne house prices at their highest?
The highest yearly median on record is £350,000, set in 2023. That is the cash figure; measured in 2026 money the peak may fall in a different year, because inflation reshapes the series.
What is the price per square metre in Sherborne?
£2,459 per square metre, from the 1,395 sales where an EPC floor area could be matched to the address. Price per square metre strips out size, so a flat and a house can be compared on the same basis.
How current is this data?
The latest sale shown here completed on 15 Jun 2026. HM Land Registry publishes Price Paid Data monthly and a sale can take a month or two to appear after completion, so the most recent weeks are always incomplete.
Cite this page: Sold Price History, “Sherborne house prices”, 2026. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data © Crown copyright and database right, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Inflation adjustment: ONS CPIH.