Charminster property market

Charminster is in central Bournemouth, in Dorset. Figures for Charminster cover listings within about 1 km of its centre (the dashed ring on the map), not an official boundary.

The median asking price across the 112 homes for sale in Charminster is £380,000 (as of 4 October 2026). We quote the median (the middle listing) rather than a mean, because a handful of very expensive homes would pull a mean upwards. Half of listings ask between £273,750 and £475,000. That is 27% above Bournemouth. Homes that actually sold in Charminster went for a median £353,500 (Land Registry, 12 months to January 2026).

Rising over the long run, flat over the last year. Based on HM Land Registry completed sales, the median sold price in Charminster is up 40% over the last 10 years and broadly flat over the last 12 months (12 months to January 2026). These medians compare the homes that happened to sell in each window, so they mix price movement with changes in what sold.

No: asking prices in Charminster are typically higher than across Bournemouth. The median asking price in Charminster is £380,000 against £300k across Bournemouth: 27% above Bournemouth. Some of that gap reflects what is for sale in each place rather than like-for-like value. The premium holds from the lower end to the top of the market.

112 homes are on the market in Charminster right now, broadly unchanged since 31 Aug, 26 of them listed in the last 30 days. Perch counts every listing it tracks across estate agents and portals, refreshed daily.

15 listings in Charminster had their asking price reduced in the last 30 days, about 13% of the homes currently for sale.

Of the Charminster listings that came off the market in the last 30 days and that we first saw after we began tracking the area, the typical one had been advertised for 82 days. Coming off the market usually means sold subject to contract, but it can also mean withdrawn, so treat this as time advertised rather than time to sell.

The median asking price for a flat in Charminster is £175,000. Houses are quoted by type rather than as one figure, because the mix moves the number more than the market does: the largest group on the market is detached houses, at a median £457,500 across 52 listings. The Prices by property type chart on this page covers every type we track.

The median asking price for a two-bedroom flat in Charminster is £187,500, across 12 current listings.

There is no single three-bedroom house price: the largest group of three-bedroom houses for sale in Charminster is detached houses, at a median asking price of £390,000 across 16 listings. The Size × type view on this page covers every combination we track.

In Charminster, homes that sold went for a median £351 per sq ft (HM Land Registry and EPC data), and current listings with a known floor area ask a median £335 per sq ft.