House prices in Dorset rose by just over nine per cent in a year, Land Registry
figures show.
In April 2007, the average price of a house in the county stood at £231,749
compared to £212,353 the previous April.
April’s figures also represent a rise of 0.9 per cent on March’s house prices.
The average cost of a detached house in Dorset in April was £341,960, semis
costs £213,941 and the average price of a terraced house stood at £173,765.
The figures put Dorset above the national average cost of a house, which stood
at £179,935 in April.
The busiest month for moving house in Dorset between April 2006 and this
February was in August last year, when 1,111 properties were sold. The quietest
month was in February with 712 homes sold.