The median home in Sixpenny Handley sells for £375,000
That is the middle of 25 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.
Two thirds of Sixpenny Handley’s sales are detached houses
25 homes sold in three years: 16 detached houses, 6 semi-detached houses, 2 terraced houses and 1 flats and maisonettes.
median sale · 16 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £413K–£600K
- Last 12 months
- £580K6 sold
- New build
- £592K
Semi-detached houses: 6 sold, median £330K
Terraced houses: 2 sold
Flats and maisonettes: 1 sold
Too few sales for a card of their own.
Mostly detached: two thirds 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.
36% of homes sold in the last 12 months were new builds
49 new homes have been sold in Sixpenny Handley since 1995; the share peaked at 40% in 2020.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
A new home sold for a median £592,000
against £337,929 for a home sold on, 75% more, over three years. New homes are often a different mix from the homes sold on, so part of the gap is size and type.
4% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 0% sold leasehold in Sixpenny Handley. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Sixpenny Handley’s neighbours
Cheaper nearby: Shaftesbury.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sixpenny Handley | — | £375K | 9 | +34% |
| Pimperne | 7.4 | £410K | 21 | +40% |
| Verwood | 7.8 | £400K | 187 | +26% |
| Alderholt | 8 | £390K | 32 | +24% |
| Tisbury | 8.5 | £348K | 33 | +14% |
| Sandleheath | 8.6 | £420K | 19 | +25% |
| Three Legged Cross | 8.7 | £375K | 12 | +32% |
| Shaftesbury | 8.7 | £282K | 152 | +46% |
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 Sixpenny Handley
What is the average house price in Sixpenny Handley?
The median home in Sixpenny Handley sold for £375,000 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 25 standard sales. By type: detached houses £527,500 and semi-detached houses £330,429.
How much does a new build cost in Sixpenny Handley?
New homes sold for a median £592,000 over three years, against £337,929 for homes sold on. New builds were 28% of sales.
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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