Southbourne property market

Southbourne is about 3 miles south-east of central Bournemouth, in Dorset. Figures for Southbourne 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 169 homes for sale in Southbourne is £450,000 (as of 5 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 £250,000 and £750,000. That is 50% above Bournemouth. Homes that actually sold in Southbourne went for a median £465,000 (Land Registry, 12 months to January 2026).

Rising. Based on HM Land Registry completed sales, the median sold price in Southbourne is up 63% over the last 10 years and up 5% 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 Southbourne are typically higher than across Bournemouth. The median asking price in Southbourne is £450,000 against £300k across Bournemouth: 50% 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.

169 homes are on the market in Southbourne right now, broadly unchanged since 1 Sept, 32 of them listed in the last 30 days. Perch counts every listing it tracks across estate agents and portals, refreshed daily.

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

Of the Southbourne 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 60 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 Coming off the market usually means sold subject to contract, but it can also mean withdrawn, so treat this as time advertised rather than time to sell.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 Southbourne is £260,000. 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 £825,000 across 39 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 Southbourne is £275,000, across 53 current listings.

There is no single three-bedroom house price: the largest group of three-bedroom houses for sale in Southbourne is detached houses, at a median asking price of £650,000 across 11 listings. The Size × type view on this page covers every combination we track.

In Southbourne, homes that sold went for a median £447 per sq ft (HM Land Registry and EPC data), and current listings with a known floor area ask a median £437 per sq ft.