BH23Christchurch, England

House prices in BH23, Christchurch

Homes in BH23 sold for a median of £420,000 between September 2024 and August 2026, from 1,749 standard sales.

That is 24% above the £338,000 median for the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council area, which holds 89% of BH23's postcodes.

Measured by floor area, the median was £4,464 per square metre, from 61 sales linked by property reference to an energy certificate, 24% above the £3,587 median for the South West.

Median sale price£420,0001,749 standard sales
Middle half of prices£310,000 to £540,000
Price per m²£4,464/m²From 61 sales with a floor area

Prices by property type

Standard sales in BH23, September 2024 to August 2026
TypeSalesMedian priceMiddle halfPer m²
Detached781£540,000£464,000 to £700,000£5,000/m²from 29 sales
Semi-detached279£395,000£352,000 to £445,000Too few
Terraced326£333,500£297,000 to £404,000Too few
Flats and maisonettes363£228,000£178,000 to £291,000Too few

Detached houses were the most common type sold here, at 45% of sales, ahead of flats and maisonettes at 21%.

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Where prices are higher in BH23

Of the postcode sectors with at least 20 standard sales, prices were highest in BH23 4, around Christchurch, with a median of £475,000, and lowest in BH23 3, around Christchurch, at £349,500. Dashed outlines on the map show roughly where the two sectors are.

Each dot is a postcode in BH23 with at least 3 standard sales from September 2024 to August 2026, shaded by the median price of those sales. Select a dot for its median and a link to its sales, or use the list below the map.

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List the 260 postcodes on the map, dearest first
Median price of standard sales by postcode in BH23, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first
PostcodeMedian priceStandard sales
BH23 4DU£1,500,0003
BH23 1DR£1,450,0003
BH23 5AL£1,325,0003
BH23 4EJ£1,175,0003
BH23 5AH£1,027,5004
BH23 4EY£1,007,5004
BH23 5AB£950,0003
BH23 4LB£940,0005
BH23 4LD£907,5003
BH23 8DF£907,5004
BH23 4RJ£820,0003
BH23 4RQ£810,0003
BH23 5DB£781,5006
BH23 2QJ£770,0003
BH23 4NB£770,0003
BH23 3JS£737,5005
BH23 4BA£730,0003
BH23 4NL£730,0003
BH23 5BQ£725,0004
BH23 1JD£720,0004
BH23 4QF£720,0005
BH23 4HW£702,5003
BH23 2NF£700,0003
BH23 3JZ£680,0003
BH23 4NH£680,0004
BH23 5LS£671,5004
BH23 5BL£670,0003
BH23 5AT£664,0004
BH23 4LG£662,5004
BH23 7NY£661,5004
BH23 1DB£650,0003
BH23 4HL£650,0003
BH23 5NS£640,0003
BH23 2NQ£638,0005
BH23 1LN£625,0003
BH23 8BD£620,0003
BH23 2NG£612,5004
BH23 5RY£602,5005
BH23 3JW£600,0003
BH23 8JD£600,0003
BH23 7EE£591,0004
BH23 2PL£590,0003
BH23 8FA£585,0003
BH23 8FG£578,0007
BH23 4PS£572,5004
BH23 2RP£568,5004
BH23 5AS£568,5004
BH23 2HL£565,0003
BH23 2PD£560,0003
BH23 4BX£552,5008
BH23 2SZ£550,0003
BH23 5DQ£548,5006
BH23 1JJ£545,0005
BH23 2EZ£545,0006
BH23 2NN£532,5003
BH23 1LW£530,0003
BH23 4BB£530,0003
BH23 3TL£522,5004
BH23 5DX£520,5004
BH23 2EN£518,0004
BH23 2SQ£515,0005
BH23 2SD£510,0003
BH23 2NW£509,0003
BH23 2RQ£508,5006
BH23 8NA£505,0003
BH23 2JG£500,0003
BH23 2SE£500,0004
BH23 2ST£500,0005
BH23 4NT£500,0003
BH23 4PR£490,0003
BH23 5RX£490,0003
BH23 8BJ£490,0003
BH23 2PW£481,5006
BH23 5PP£475,0003
BH23 7JR£475,0003
BH23 4LY£472,5006
BH23 7JS£471,5004
BH23 2PF£470,0004
BH23 4PX£470,0003
BH23 4RT£470,0005
BH23 8BH£470,0005
BH23 8BP£470,0003
BH23 5HJ£468,5003
BH23 2RE£468,0003
BH23 6BH£465,0003
BH23 2RF£460,0003
BH23 5TD£460,0003
BH23 7PB£457,5006
BH23 2UF£455,0005
BH23 5LW£455,0003
BH23 8NH£455,0004
BH23 5NH£454,0006
BH23 7BP£453,0004
BH23 3LN£450,0003
BH23 3RA£450,0003
BH23 4JN£450,0007
BH23 4QA£450,0005
BH23 4UA£450,0003
BH23 5HW£450,0004
BH23 4LH£448,5006
BH23 4NX£447,5006
BH23 2SP£445,0003
BH23 3DS£445,0004
BH23 4PW£445,0007
BH23 5DE£445,0003
BH23 4JG£442,5004
BH23 5PY£442,5006
BH23 2AB£441,5006
BH23 4JS£440,0007
BH23 8DA£440,0003
BH23 8HB£440,0004
BH23 4PU£437,5004
BH23 4HQ£435,0003
BH23 8HY£435,0005
BH23 3PA£430,0003
BH23 2HW£425,0005
BH23 8HZ£425,0003
BH23 1LR£423,5004
BH23 3SX£420,0005
BH23 4PE£420,0003
BH23 5RF£420,0004
BH23 4NU£419,5006
BH23 2JH£417,5004
BH23 1JQ£417,0005
BH23 5RH£417,0003
BH23 5RB£415,0003
BH23 8NF£415,0003
BH23 1FB£410,0003
BH23 4JF£410,0004
BH23 5QP£407,5003
BH23 2DY£407,0004
BH23 2EP£405,0005
BH23 4QR£405,0004
BH23 4SH£405,0003
BH23 8AJ£405,0004
BH23 3HR£400,0003
BH23 5LP£400,0003
BH23 5RQ£400,0003
BH23 3HN£397,5004
BH23 2FU£395,0003
BH23 4AR£395,0003
BH23 2EG£390,0004
BH23 2TW£390,0003
BH23 5BY£390,0003
BH23 5HN£390,0003
BH23 2EE£388,5004
BH23 2AE£385,0003
BH23 8BW£375,0003
BH23 4JD£371,0004
BH23 7HT£370,0004
BH23 4PA£366,0006
BH23 4NY£365,0005
BH23 5TA£363,0003
BH23 2HZ£362,5003
BH23 3QQ£362,5004
BH23 5DR£360,0009
BH23 5LH£360,0003
BH23 4LU£357,5004
BH23 2PU£355,0003
BH23 4QG£355,0003
BH23 4TX£355,0006
BH23 2FF£352,5007
BH23 2HP£351,5004
BH23 4DH£350,0003
BH23 1LH£345,0006
BH23 2HX£345,0003
BH23 8BY£345,0005
BH23 2AQ£340,0003
BH23 2ND£337,0003
BH23 3NG£337,0003
BH23 3AQ£335,0003
BH23 3QL£333,0007
BH23 1HF£330,0004
BH23 2HU£330,0004
BH23 3EE£330,0007
BH23 2DG£329,5004
BH23 2TL£326,0003
BH23 3DY£325,0003
BH23 1EL£321,0004
BH23 2AH£320,0005
BH23 5FE£320,0004
BH23 7HX£320,0005
BH23 7EU£317,5004
BH23 2DB£315,0003
BH23 7JY£312,5003
BH23 1QX£310,0003
BH23 7HQ£310,0003
BH23 7LT£310,0003
BH23 3DR£309,0008
BH23 5FQ£308,0003
BH23 5SQ£307,0003
BH23 5SG£305,0004
BH23 1PH£300,0003
BH23 3QW£300,0005
BH23 4GD£300,0008
BH23 4JW£300,0003
BH23 7HS£300,0003
BH23 7NB£300,0004
BH23 5DT£297,5008
BH23 5TB£295,5004
BH23 7LL£295,0003
BH23 2EL£294,5004
BH23 3DU£294,0003
BH23 3AX£290,0003
BH23 1DN£289,5008
BH23 3PQ£287,5003
BH23 8NR£286,5008
BH23 3LL£282,5004
BH23 2JB£280,0003
BH23 3SL£280,0003
BH23 7HH£280,0004
BH23 2AG£279,5004
BH23 1FA£275,0005
BH23 1HN£275,0003
BH23 4EF£273,0005
BH23 4TU£270,0003
BH23 3TN£269,5005
BH23 5LG£268,5007
BH23 5BZ£268,0003
BH23 3BW£267,5003
BH23 3RB£260,0003
BH23 5ND£260,0003
BH23 2QS£250,0005
BH23 1JX£243,0003
BH23 4PP£243,0003
BH23 5JS£242,5005
BH23 5LA£240,0003
BH23 2TZ£235,0003
BH23 4SN£225,0003
BH23 5JU£225,0004
BH23 2LJ£220,0003
BH23 1QY£218,0003
BH23 1EJ£215,0005
BH23 4LN£212,0003
BH23 2UJ£210,0005
BH23 2LA£205,0003
BH23 5RL£201,0003
BH23 4DB£200,0003
BH23 5EN£200,0005
BH23 4JH£197,5004
BH23 1RB£196,0005
BH23 5LF£193,0003
BH23 5GJ£190,0008
BH23 3FN£181,5004
BH23 1AS£180,0005
BH23 1PF£180,0003
BH23 2UG£178,0003
BH23 2BH£177,5005
BH23 2EA£175,0003
BH23 5EB£174,0008
BH23 1EB£169,0004
BH23 2BE£165,0005
BH23 5LJ£164,0003
BH23 3QN£150,0007
BH23 5JT£150,0003
BH23 5HD£124,5006
BH23 1JW£122,5004
BH23 2FS£119,0004
BH23 5HG£87,0004
BH23 1EH£77,5005

Prices over time

  1. 2016: £325,000
  2. 2017: £345,000
  3. 2018: £360,000
  4. 2019: £358,000
  5. 2020: £375,000
  6. 2021: £379,000
  7. 2022: £427,500
  8. 2023: £408,000
  9. 2024: £425,000
  10. 2025: £420,000
  11. 2026, January to August: £416,000
Yearly median of standard sales, not adjusted for inflation. 2026 covers January to August only, and the ringed bar, 2025, is the latest full year.

The median rose 29%, from £325,000 in 2016 to £420,000 in 2025, less than the 36% rise for a typical district in the South West.

Postcode districts in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council area

Median sale price of the 18 districts with at least 100 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first, each named by its post town. BH23 is the sixth most expensive. BH23 and the 14 districts nearest it in the ranking are shown.

  1. BH13 Poole£500,000
  2. BH18 Broadstone£500,000
  3. BH3 Bournemouth£487,500
  4. BH14 Poole£442,500
  5. BH7 Bournemouth£425,000
  6. BH23 Christchurch, this district£420,000
  7. BH6 Bournemouth£400,000
  8. BH9 Bournemouth£350,000
  9. BH10 Bournemouth£345,000
  10. BH15 Poole£320,000
  11. BH17 Poole£320,000
  12. BH12 Poole£319,500
  13. BH11 Bournemouth£315,000
  14. BH8 Bournemouth£300,000
  15. BH4 Bournemouth£265,000

All 18 districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, ranked

Recent sales

The 10 latest sales ran from £233,000 for a terraced house on Comet Way to £615,000 for a detached house on Jumpers Road.

The latest standard sales recorded in BH23. Sales take 2 weeks to 2 months to appear (how to find out what a house sold for). Select an address to check that home, or a postcode for every sale there.

  1. 45 Jumpers RoadSold for £450,000BH23 2JSSold on 25 Sep 2026Semi-detached
  2. 5 Jumpers RoadSold for £615,000BH23 2JRSold on 25 Sep 2026Detached
  3. 9 Lynton CrescentSold for £540,000BH23 2SDSold on 24 Sep 2026Detached
  4. 15 Burnt House LaneSold for £395,000BH23 8DDSold on 24 Sep 2026Semi-detached
  5. 78 Comet WaySold for £233,000BH23 4JWSold on 24 Sep 2026Terraced
  6. 21 Bluebell CloseSold for £398,000BH23 4LWSold on 23 Sep 2026Semi-detached
  7. 21 Highland AvenueSold for £432,500BH23 5LNSold on 22 Sep 2026Detached
  8. 46 Bure Haven DriveSold for £500,000BH23 4BTSold on 18 Sep 2026Detached
  9. Flat 46, Bowmont Place, 153 Somerford RoadSold for £290,000BH23 3FNSold on 18 Sep 2026Flat
  10. Flat 21, Fleur De Lis, 41 High StreetSold for £300,000BH23 1ASSold on 18 Sep 2026Flat

Streets with the most standard sales, with their median price, September 2024 to August 2026:

  • Lymington Road, Highcliffe£176,00039 sales
  • Wortley Road, Highcliffe£275,00025 sales
  • Lymington Road, Christchurch£355,00017 sales
  • Wharncliffe Road, Highcliffe£515,00017 sales
  • Barrack Road, Christchurch£179,00016 sales

Living in BH23

Crime

40 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026

Lower than 86 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of postcode districts are between 47 and 93.

The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.

Gigabit broadband

Across its postcodes, an average of 85% of homes can get it

Near the middle of all postcode districts. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of postcode districts are between 73% and 94%.

Radon

2% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area

Lower than 69 in 100 postcode districts.

In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.

Council tax

Band D is £2,436 a year in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole for 2026 to 2027

Near the middle of all council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.

Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.

The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).

Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Prices by council ward

Median price in the council wards that cover most of BH23, from the sales in BH23, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first:

  1. Mudeford, Stanpit & West Highcliffe 324 sales£475,000
  2. Bransgore, Burley, Sopley & Ringwood East 137 sales£470,000
  3. Commons 295 sales£445,000
  4. Highcliffe & Walkford 498 sales£440,000
  5. Christchurch Town 339 sales£360,000
  6. Burton & Grange 204 sales£328,000

Energy ratings of homes for sale

Energy certificates made for homes put up for sale in BH23, lodged 1 October 2024 to 30 September 2026
RatingHomesShare
A90.5%, England and Wales 0.4%
B724.3%, England and Wales 4.8%
C81748.4%, England and Wales 46.9%
D64738.3%, England and Wales 38.1%
E1096.5%, England and Wales 7.3%
F291.7%, England and Wales 1.9%
G50.3%, England and Wales 0.6%

When the homes were built

Construction age band of homes put up for sale in BH23, as estimated by the assessor on the same certificates
BuiltHomesShare
Before 1900472.8%, England and Wales 9.3%
1900 to 19291247.3%, England and Wales 14.8%
1930 to 194918310.8%, England and Wales 13.9%
1950 to 196641724.7%, England and Wales 15.8%
1967 to 198244726.5%, England and Wales 18.5%
1983 to 199524914.8%, England and Wales 10.1%
1996 to 20111609.5%, England and Wales 11.9%
2012 or later613.6%, England and Wales 5.7%

Coal mining

None of the 1,592 live postcodes in BH23 is in the Mining Remediation Authority's coal mining reporting area, although 10% of postcodes in the South West are.

About these figures

The figures come from 1,749 standard sales in BH23 (what counts as a standard sale). Of these, 21% were flats.

Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.