Homes in Alderholt sell for a median £390,000
That is the middle of 117 standard sales recorded by HM Land Registry from September 2023 to August 2026, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. The typical home sells for 4.9 times as much as in 1995. Below: what each type of home sells for, the spread of prices, every year since 1995, new builds, the busiest streets and the neighbours. Rents and council tax are on Cost of living.
59% of Alderholt’s sales are detached houses
117 homes sold in three years: 69 detached houses, 28 semi-detached houses, 10 terraced houses and 10 flats and maisonettes. A detached house sells for 2.7 times what a flat does.
median sale · 69 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £400K–£542K
- Last 12 months
- £465K18 sold
- New build
- £625K
median sale · 28 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £299K–£365K
- Last 12 months
- £321K8 sold
median sale · 10 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £255K–£285K
median sale · 10 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £161K–£205K
- New build
- £161K
Mostly detached: 59% of homes sold stand on their own plot
Standard sales, Sep 2023 to Aug 2026. A median needs 5 sales of a type; “middle half” is the 25th to 75th percentile of 10 or more.
Half of Alderholt’s homes sold for between £315K and £485K
One sale in ten was under £225K and one in ten over £575K. 12% sold for under £250K.
The median, £390,000, sits in the £300–400K band
117 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 4.9 times as much as in 1995, a slower rise than England’s
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £78,000 in 1995 to £380,000 in the last 12 months (£308,750 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
32 sales in the last 12 months, against 105 in 1996, the busiest year, and 33 in 2008. Sales fell by 30% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, and the median by 7%. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 84% more sales than 2020.
Alderholt costs more than England as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Alderholt, every standard sale in England, and the typical UK town (the middle of the town medians, towns of 2,500 or more).
Semi-detached houses rose the most since 1995
| 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020 | Last 12 months | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached houses | £88K | £152K | £248K | £274K | £325K | £373K | £465K |
| Semi-detached houses | £60K | £95K | £185K | £190K | £220K | £295K | £321K |
Calendar years; a year’s median needs 5 sales of the type, so gaps are years with fewer.
Prices are as paid, not adjusted for inflation. Standard (category A) sales only; Land Registry adds a sale when it is registered, so the newest months fill in later.
9% of homes sold in the last 12 months were new builds
99 new homes have been sold in Alderholt since 1995; the share peaked at 28% in 2025.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
A new home sold for a median £365,000
against £392,500 for a home sold on, 7% less, over three years. New homes are often a different mix from the homes sold on, so part of the gap is size and type.
9% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 0% sold leasehold in Alderholt. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Marlow Close is Alderholt’s busiest street, with 15 sales in three years
10 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026, 2 of them ten or more. A busy street is often a new estate selling its first homes, or a long road of terraces and flats.
| # | Street | Postcode area | Sales | Median | Homes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marlow Close | SP6 | 15 | £365,000 | Mixed · new builds |
| 2 | Station Road | SP6 | 12 | £388,750 | Mixed |
| 3 | Camel Green Road | SP6 | 8 | £412,750 | Mostly detached houses |
| 4 | Broomfield Drive | SP6 | 7 | £455,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 5 | Churchill Close | SP6 | 7 | £332,500 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 6 | Oak Road | SP6 | 6 | £332,975 | Mixed |
| 7 | Alder Drive | SP6 | 6 | £327,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 8 | Pear Tree Close | SP6 | 6 | £290,500 | Mixed |
| 9 | Earlswood Drive | SP6 | 5 | £315,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 10 | Windsor Way | SP6 | 5 | £315,000 | Mostly detached houses |
Standard sales with a street name, grouped by street and postcode district (Sep 2023 to Aug 2026); a name used in two districts shows the district. Medians only: we don’t list individual sales.
Alderholt is the 10th most expensive of 32 towns in Dorset
Alderholt is in the middle of Dorset’s towns to buy in; the typical UK town’s median is £277,000.
Towns of 2,500 or more in Dorset with 10+ standard sales; each links to its own Housing page.
Alderholt’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alderholt | — | £390K | 32 | +24% |
| Sandleheath | 1.6 | £420K | 19 | +25% |
| Fordingbridge | 2.2 | £360K | 69 | +50% |
| Verwood | 3.1 | £400K | 187 | +26% |
| Three Legged Cross | 4.7 | £375K | 12 | +32% |
| Ringwood | 4.9 | £375K | 139 | +33% |
| Ashley Heath | 5.3 | £664K | 66 | +36% |
| Hightown | 5.6 | £540K | 6 | +41% |
Median: standard sales over three years (10+ needed). Since 2016: the median over three years against 2016’s. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about property prices in Alderholt
What is the average house price in Alderholt?
The median home in Alderholt sold for £390,000 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 117 standard sales (£380,000 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £465,000, semi-detached houses £324,500, terraced houses £272,500 and flats and maisonettes £171,000.
Are house prices going up in Alderholt?
The median was £412,750 in 2025, up 9% on 2024 (£380,000), and £380,000 in the last 12 months. A town’s median moves with the mix of homes sold each year as well as with prices.
How many homes sell in Alderholt each year?
32 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 53 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Alderholt?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Broomfield Drive (SP6, £455,000), Camel Green Road (SP6, £412,750) and Station Road (SP6, £388,750).
How much does a new build cost in Alderholt?
New homes sold for a median £365,000 over three years, against £392,500 for homes sold on. New builds were 13% of sales.
Is Alderholt expensive for Dorset?
Alderholt is the 10th most expensive of 32 towns of 2,500 or more in Dorset by median sale price.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid, every standard sale since January 1995 (yearly files of 28 September 2026), inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary by postcode (ONS Postcode Directory) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes placed with the ONS Postcode Directory (contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026).
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.