UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/postcode/dt8
DT8Beaminster, Dorset, England
House prices in DT8, Beaminster
Homes in DT8 sold for a median of £338,500 between September 2024 and August 2026, from 192 standard sales.
That makes it the sixth cheapest of the 11 DT postcode districts with at least 100 sales.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 80 | £422,500 | £352,000 to £541,000 |
| Semi-detached | 60 | £300,000 | £238,000 to £391,000 |
| Terraced | 44 | £275,000 | £215,000 to £326,000 |
DT8 has too few sales linked to an energy certificate for its own price per m². Across the DT postcode area, whose median sale price is within 20% of DT8's, it was £3,540 per m² from 233 linked sales.
Detached houses were the most common type sold here, at 42% of sales, ahead of semi-detached houses at 31%.
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Where prices are higher in DT8
Each dot is a postcode in DT8 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 21 postcodes on the map, dearest first
| Postcode | Median price | Standard sales |
|---|---|---|
| DT8 3PJ | £485,000 | 3 |
| DT8 3ST | £472,500 | 4 |
| DT8 3JA | £411,000 | 3 |
| DT8 3RZ | £410,000 | 3 |
| DT8 3AG | £360,000 | 3 |
| DT8 3SR | £355,000 | 3 |
| DT8 3HG | £353,500 | 6 |
| DT8 3DJ | £335,000 | 3 |
| DT8 3LP | £327,500 | 5 |
| DT8 3BX | £300,000 | 3 |
| DT8 3DT | £300,000 | 3 |
| DT8 3RP | £291,000 | 3 |
| DT8 3FQ | £287,500 | 3 |
| DT8 3DZ | £285,000 | 3 |
| DT8 3NJ | £281,500 | 8 |
| DT8 3JQ | £270,000 | 4 |
| DT8 3SP | £230,000 | 3 |
| DT8 3SJ | £220,000 | 3 |
| DT8 3PW | £210,000 | 7 |
| DT8 3EA | £200,000 | 3 |
| DT8 3LR | £126,000 | 5 |
Prices over time
The median rose 25%, from £275,000 in 2016 to £342,500 in 2025, among the smallest tenth of rises across the 249 districts in the South West.
Sales picked up in 2025: 106 standard sales in DT8, 22% more than the 87 in 2024.
Postcode districts in the Dorset council area
Median sale price of the 19 districts with at least 100 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first, each named by its post town. DT8 is the ninth cheapest. DT8 and the 14 districts nearest it in the ranking are shown.
- BH31 Verwood£395,000
- BH19 Swanage£380,000
- BH20 Wareham£370,000
- DT6 Bridport£365,000
- DT2 Dorchester£364,000
- DT11 Blandford Forum£350,000
- DT3 Weymouth£347,000
- DT8 Beaminster, this district£338,500
- DT10 Sturminster Newton£335,000
- DT9 Sherborne£327,000
- BH16 Poole£325,000
- DT1 Dorchester£320,000
- SP7 Shaftesbury£308,500
- SP8 Gillingham£280,000
- DT4 Weymouth£257,500
All 19 districts in Dorset, ranked
Energy ratings of homes for sale
| Rating | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | |
| B | 3 | |
| C | 52 | |
| D | 78 | |
| E | 49 | |
| F | 17 | |
| G | 10 |
Only 27% of homes put up for sale were rated C or better, against 52% across England and Wales. D was the most common rating: see what a D rating means.
When the homes were built
| Built | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 80 | ||
| 3 | ||
| 2 | ||
| 16 | ||
| 54 | ||
| 35 | ||
| 20 |
40% of homes put up for sale were built before 1930, against 24% across England and Wales. For older homes RICS suggests a Level 3 survey: see which survey you need.
With 38% built before 1900, ask early whether a home is listed or in a conservation area, which limits the work you can do: see buying a listed building and buying in a conservation area.
Recent sales
The 10 latest sales ran from £90,000 for a flat on Hogshill Street to £950,000 for a detached house on Whitcombe Road.
The latest standard sales recorded in DT8. 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.
- 8 Whitcombe RoadSold for £870,000
- 46 St JamesSold for £260,000
- Harts House, 18 Whitcombe RoadSold for £950,000
- 18 Tunnel RoadSold for £231,000
- Clare Cottage, 62 The GreenSold for £540,000
- 2 School House CloseSold for £502,000
- Old Yew Cottage Drimpton RoadSold for £435,000
- St. Marys HouseSold for £382,500
- Flat 11, Hanover Court Hogshill StreetSold for £90,000
- Flat 11, Hanover Court Hogshill StreetSold for £90,000
Living in DT8
Crime
21 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Lower than 99 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 67% of homes can get it
Lower than 81 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of postcode districts are between 73% and 94%.
Radon
97% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Higher than 76 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 £2,765 a year in Dorset for 2026 to 2027
Higher than 99 in 100 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 DT8, from the sales in DT8, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first:
- Marshwood Vale 39 sales£420,000
- Beaminster 159 sales£327,500
Coal mining
None of the 234 live postcodes in DT8 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 192 standard sales in DT8, the latest on 28 August 2026 (what counts as a standard sale). Of these, fewer than 1 in 10 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.