Homes in Motcombe sell for a median £423,750
That is the middle of 60 standard sales recorded by HM Land Registry from September 2023 to August 2026, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. 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.
Half of Motcombe’s sales are detached houses
60 homes sold in three years: 30 detached houses, 17 semi-detached houses, 7 terraced houses and 6 flats and maisonettes.
median sale · 30 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £415K–£650K
median sale · 17 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £310K–£475K
Terraced houses: 7 sold, median £280K
Flats and maisonettes: 6 sold, median £241K
Too few sales for a card of their own.
Mostly detached: half 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 Motcombe’s homes sold for between £295K and £554K
One sale in ten was under £245K and one in ten over £703K. 12% sold for under £250K.
The median, £423,750, sits in the £400–500K band
60 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
Hardly any new homes: 0% of sales in the last 12 months
130 new homes have been sold in Motcombe since 1995; the share peaked at 58% in 1996.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
12% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 1.9% sold leasehold in Motcombe. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Motcombe’s neighbours
Cheaper nearby: Shaftesbury, Gillingham and Mere.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Motcombe | — | £424K | 9 | +41% |
| Shaftesbury | 2.1 | £282K | 152 | +46% |
| Gillingham | 2.8 | £260K | 201 | +37% |
| Mere | 4.7 | £360K | 43 | +64% |
| Marnhull | 5.9 | £383K | 32 | +11% |
| Tisbury | 6.2 | £348K | 33 | +14% |
| Sturminster Newton | 7.8 | £276K | 52 | +33% |
| Child Okeford | 8.1 | £410K | 10 | +45% |
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 Motcombe
What is the average house price in Motcombe?
The median home in Motcombe sold for £423,750 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 60 standard sales. By type: detached houses £497,500, semi-detached houses £385,000, terraced houses £280,000 and flats and maisonettes £241,000.
Are house prices going up in Motcombe?
The median was £407,500 in 2025, down 6% on 2024 (£435,000). A town’s median moves with the mix of homes sold each year as well as with prices.
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.
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