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Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · report

Past price cycles in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Sale prices have fallen by 3% or more 5 times since 1995. The deepest began in November 2007.

Deepest fall
−19.8%
Recovery from the low
62 months

Prices in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and the UK, indexed

Average sale prices, both set to 100 in January 1995.

  • Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
  • United Kingdom
  • 100 = January 1995
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PeriodBournemouth, Christchurch and PooleUnited Kingdom
Aug 2026559.2534.7
Jul 2026558.2532.9
Jun 2026562.4530.1
May 2026562.5533.1
Apr 2026563.0530.6
Mar 2026559.3526.0
Feb 2026554.2527.6
Jan 2026558.5526.4
Dec 2025555.2524.8
Nov 2025558.6529.6
Oct 2025558.8528.4
Sep 2025567.9527.8
Aug 2025570.2529.8
Jul 2025570.2526.5
Jun 2025572.0522.4
May 2025574.7517.1
Apr 2025575.1509.5
Mar 2025566.8524.8
Feb 2025566.4518.5
Jan 2025571.3518.8
Dec 2024584.9517.0
Nov 2024583.7518.0
Oct 2024584.6519.4
Sep 2024580.1518.4
Aug 2024579.8519.1
Jul 2024578.0514.0
Jun 2024579.6508.3
May 2024582.2506.3
Apr 2024581.2502.2
Mar 2024572.2499.5
Feb 2024566.4498.6
Jan 2024563.6501.2
Dec 2023573.9501.6
Nov 2023581.8505.9
Oct 2023585.1509.4
Sep 2023582.7511.7
Aug 2023584.1514.2
Jul 2023591.0511.4
Jun 2023590.3505.8
May 2023591.6503.9
Apr 2023590.2502.2
Mar 2023599.0501.1
Feb 2023612.8506.8
Jan 2023618.1511.0
Dec 2022622.3515.4
Nov 2022621.3519.5
Oct 2022618.0520.3
Sep 2022613.8520.3
Aug 2022604.5519.2
Jul 2022599.5514.8
Jun 2022593.3505.4
May 2022584.5499.4
Apr 2022575.8493.8
Mar 2022570.5488.0
Feb 2022568.4486.2
Jan 2022568.8485.7
Dec 2021556.2480.1
Nov 2021553.4477.7
Oct 2021543.1468.5
Sep 2021537.7480.5
Aug 2021540.5466.8
Jul 2021538.5453.1
Jun 2021541.1475.4
May 2021528.8451.4
Apr 2021527.0448.4
Mar 2021524.6455.2
Feb 2021526.4448.6
Jan 2021525.8447.3
Dec 2020526.2447.3
Nov 2020522.4443.9
Oct 2020520.7439.4
Sep 2020520.8435.7
Aug 2020517.3431.1
Jul 2020509.6426.9
Jun 2020496.7423.4
May 2020493.8417.6
Apr 2020493.5415.5
Mar 2020499.6419.7
Feb 2020496.8416.0
Jan 2020495.5418.4
Dec 2019495.7418.1
Nov 2019495.1418.7
Oct 2019499.3420.2
Sep 2019500.8421.3
Aug 2019499.7421.0
Jul 2019498.5419.6
Jun 2019494.9415.0
May 2019498.4413.2
Apr 2019503.7412.6
Mar 2019506.4409.7
Feb 2019507.6410.8
Jan 2019505.0411.8
Dec 2018505.5414.4
Nov 2018506.2415.3
Oct 2018507.4417.1
Sep 2018508.8417.5
Aug 2018505.8418.3
Jul 2018503.3417.0
Jun 2018500.5411.9
May 2018499.8409.2
Apr 2018498.3407.5
Mar 2018494.7403.7
Feb 2018487.8406.1
Jan 2018484.8405.0
Dec 2017486.0406.5
Nov 2017488.3404.9
Oct 2017490.0406.0
Sep 2017491.0405.7
Aug 2017489.5407.2
Jul 2017486.8405.4
Jun 2017478.5400.2
May 2017477.7396.8
Apr 2017474.5394.4
Mar 2017476.3388.3
Feb 2017472.0389.1
Jan 2017471.1388.3
Dec 2016467.6388.7
Nov 2016467.5388.0
Oct 2016461.7386.2
Sep 2016458.4387.5
Aug 2016458.6388.1
Jul 2016460.1388.1
Jun 2016459.5384.0
May 2016457.3380.4
Apr 2016447.9376.0
Mar 2016445.2374.6
Feb 2016441.6370.8
Jan 2016444.9370.6
Dec 2015441.4369.6
Nov 2015438.7368.4
Oct 2015436.9365.6
Sep 2015435.7365.1
Aug 2015434.0364.3
Jul 2015430.3361.0
Jun 2015427.7355.0
May 2015424.2352.3
Apr 2015420.5348.5
Mar 2015422.1345.5
Feb 2015421.5344.2
Jan 2015421.5343.9
Dec 2014415.0345.7
Nov 2014410.9344.9
Oct 2014411.9346.1
Sep 2014408.9346.6
Aug 2014410.9346.2
Jul 2014405.3342.2
Jun 2014404.4337.5
May 2014395.7334.6
Apr 2014390.5331.1
Mar 2014386.2323.9
Feb 2014384.9322.7
Jan 2014384.0321.4
Dec 2013383.1321.0
Nov 2013382.7318.1
Oct 2013378.0316.4
Sep 2013372.3317.7
Aug 2013371.3317.4
Jul 2013372.4314.9
Jun 2013371.4311.4
May 2013368.9308.9
Apr 2013365.0307.3
Mar 2013362.1304.3
Feb 2013354.9302.5
Jan 2013358.0302.5
Dec 2012362.2304.6
Nov 2012363.5305.3
Oct 2012361.9305.0
Sep 2012364.4307.2
Aug 2012368.7308.3
Jul 2012369.7307.9
Jun 2012367.7306.7
May 2012364.7303.8
Apr 2012360.6302.8
Mar 2012359.6299.3
Feb 2012361.1298.5
Jan 2012364.6299.3
Dec 2011361.4301.3
Nov 2011360.6302.6
Oct 2011358.3302.5
Sep 2011361.4305.8
Aug 2011365.3306.6
Jul 2011363.2306.4
Jun 2011363.5302.6
May 2011362.6302.1
Apr 2011360.8303.4
Mar 2011360.4298.8
Feb 2011357.1300.2
Jan 2011363.8301.8
Dec 2010362.5304.3
Nov 2010366.5304.9
Oct 2010365.4308.5
Sep 2010368.1312.0
Aug 2010363.4312.8
Jul 2010365.4312.8
Jun 2010365.5309.7
May 2010363.3308.2
Apr 2010359.2306.7
Mar 2010354.3302.8
Feb 2010353.9302.8
Jan 2010351.9302.1
Dec 2009352.7303.2
Nov 2009351.4301.2
Oct 2009346.6300.2
Sep 2009338.9298.2
Aug 2009338.6295.9
Jul 2009338.7293.0
Jun 2009332.3287.8
May 2009323.2285.0
Apr 2009322.8281.1
Mar 2009324.2278.6
Feb 2009333.3280.3
Jan 2009335.7283.6
Dec 2008348.8290.3
Nov 2008352.1294.8
Oct 2008359.1303.4
Sep 2008360.9309.6
Aug 2008369.8317.6
Jul 2008374.2324.4
Jun 2008380.2328.0
May 2008383.0332.4
Apr 2008387.2330.4
Mar 2008392.3329.8
Feb 2008394.4332.2
Jan 2008400.7335.1
Dec 2007401.5341.3
Nov 2007402.4341.8
Oct 2007400.1342.0
Sep 2007398.1342.8
Aug 2007396.2342.3
Jul 2007390.8340.4
Jun 2007389.6336.1
May 2007387.3332.5
Apr 2007384.2328.7
Mar 2007377.7322.2
Feb 2007373.2319.8
Jan 2007375.2318.8
Dec 2006375.4319.0
Nov 2006372.0315.0
Oct 2006364.3313.4
Sep 2006362.0311.6
Aug 2006358.4310.3
Jul 2006359.2307.7
Jun 2006351.8303.4
May 2006349.9300.5
Apr 2006345.1297.7
Mar 2006347.9291.4
Feb 2006346.8289.0
Jan 2006349.7288.6
Dec 2005348.3289.0
Nov 2005343.9287.4
Oct 2005337.3286.6
Sep 2005338.3287.1
Aug 2005340.9287.6
Jul 2005343.5286.4
Jun 2005342.3282.8
May 2005342.8280.6
Apr 2005340.8277.6
Mar 2005340.6273.7
Feb 2005341.1271.5
Jan 2005345.6271.7
Dec 2004346.3271.9
Nov 2004348.6273.9
Oct 2004346.2274.3
Sep 2004344.3272.3
Aug 2004340.6272.8
Jul 2004340.4269.7
Jun 2004337.4264.1
May 2004330.2259.5
Apr 2004319.1256.4
Mar 2004314.6245.3
Feb 2004313.8244.7
Jan 2004313.0247.1
Dec 2003309.7245.6
Nov 2003306.0240.9
Oct 2003303.8243.6
Sep 2003301.4239.4
Aug 2003301.1240.2
Jul 2003297.5236.0
Jun 2003295.6231.9
May 2003290.7231.4
Apr 2003288.0233.0
Mar 2003284.8227.6
Feb 2003282.4222.8
Jan 2003279.0225.2
Dec 2002275.1226.8
Nov 2002271.8219.5
Oct 2002264.7217.3
Sep 2002256.8215.7
Aug 2002249.2210.6
Jul 2002243.3206.0
Jun 2002234.7204.4
May 2002227.8196.4
Apr 2002223.4191.4
Mar 2002223.6188.9
Feb 2002219.6182.5
Jan 2002217.4176.1
Dec 2001212.3176.7
Nov 2001211.7176.7
Oct 2001208.2176.7
Sep 2001205.0180.3
Aug 2001199.7180.3
Jul 2001197.3180.3
Jun 2001193.3174.1
May 2001192.2174.1
Apr 2001186.6174.1
Mar 2001185.9168.0
Feb 2001183.6168.0
Jan 2001187.7168.0
Dec 2000186.9168.9
Nov 2000185.1168.9
Oct 2000183.1168.9
Sep 2000184.6164.0
Aug 2000185.0164.0
Jul 2000182.4164.0
Jun 2000177.8161.0
May 2000173.0161.0
Apr 2000171.0161.0
Mar 2000166.7152.6
Feb 2000165.6152.6
Jan 2000162.5152.6
Dec 1999160.5148.8
Nov 1999157.1148.8
Oct 1999152.6148.8
Sep 1999149.5145.1
Aug 1999147.1145.1
Jul 1999145.4145.1
Jun 1999143.1137.1
May 1999140.5137.1
Apr 1999138.8137.1
Mar 1999136.6131.5
Feb 1999134.6131.5
Jan 1999132.9131.5
Dec 1998133.9130.7
Nov 1998133.9130.7
Oct 1998135.1130.7
Sep 1998133.8131.3
Aug 1998133.7131.3
Jul 1998132.6131.3
Jun 1998131.1125.8
May 1998129.0125.8
Apr 1998126.4125.8
Mar 1998126.2119.5
Feb 1998126.0119.5
Jan 1998126.4119.5
Dec 1997126.3116.5
Nov 1997123.5116.5
Oct 1997121.4116.5
Sep 1997117.4117.4
Aug 1997115.9117.4
Jul 1997113.0117.4
Jun 1997112.6111.7
May 1997111.3111.7
Apr 1997108.9111.7
Mar 1997106.9109.5
Feb 1997105.1109.5
Jan 1997105.0109.5
Dec 1996104.6108.0
Nov 1996104.0108.0
Oct 1996104.0108.0
Sep 1996103.3106.2
Aug 1996102.1106.2
Jul 1996100.8106.2
Jun 199699.3102.2
May 199698.7102.2
Apr 199697.7102.2
Mar 199696.6102.1
Feb 199696.3102.1
Jan 199697.3102.1
Dec 199597.6100.6
Nov 199597.3100.6
Oct 199596.8100.6
Sep 199599.5102.0
Aug 1995100.5102.0
Jul 1995100.6102.0
Jun 199599.6101.1
May 199599.7101.1
Apr 1995100.3101.1
Mar 1995100.0100.0
Feb 1995100.0100.0
Jan 1995100.0100.0

Every fall of 3% or more

From the peak to the lowest month after it, and how long prices took to get back.

PeakLowFallMonths fallingMonths to recover
July 1995February 1996−4.3%75
November 2004October 2005−3.3%113
November 2007April 2009−19.8%1762
September 2018April 2020−3.0%193
December 2022February 2026−10.9%38Not yet

The UK House Price Index goes back to 1968 for the UK, its nations and England's regions, to 1995 for councils in England and Wales, to 2004 in Scotland and to 2005 in Northern Ireland, where it is quarterly. A fall counts once prices drop 3% below a peak, and ends when they are back at it.

Other reports for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Sale prices have an 80% chance of landing between £298,604 and £328,451 by August 2027.

Expected, August 2027
£313,527
Chance of a rise
61%

At the average sale price, a home costs £310,176. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is £1,431 a month. The UK sets no cap on the payment; no more than 15% of new mortgages may lend over 4.5 times income.

Payment, two incomes
23%
Payment, one income
46%

Owning and renting the average home cost about the same each month. Owning counts interest, running costs and the return the deposit could earn, at the average sale price; rent is the average of all private tenancies. Repaying the loan is saving, so it is left out.

Rent per month
£1,400
Owning per month
£1,460

25.8% fewer homes were started in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.

Started, 12 months
330
Per 1,000 residents
0.8

Figures for United Kingdom: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole has no reliable figures of its own.

Buyers living abroad bought 1.8% of the homes sold here in the four quarters to Q1 2025.

Bought by buyers abroad, 12 months
1.8%

In 2025 the population fell by 2,203 while 180 homes were finished.

Homes finished, 2025
180
Population change, 2025
−2,203

5.6% of the 186,221 homes counted in the 2021 census had nobody usually living in them.

Empty, 2021 census
5.6%
Empty homes
10,460

In 2025, 25% of the homes added came from existing buildings rather than new ones.

Homes from existing buildings, 2025
25%