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Corfe Castle & Langton Matravers: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Corfe Castle & Langton Matravers neighbourhood of Dorset, England (ONS area Dorset 039). Headline figures assembled 1 November 2026. Postcodes BH13, BH15, BH19, BH20. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near BH20 5JE.

An affluent neighbourhood, showing some signs of gentrification

Corfe Castle & Langton Matravers is an affluent neighbourhood; it shows some signs of gentrification against Dorset (3 of 16 signals rising, 2 falling). Houses here typically resell for £600,000 (median resale price, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across Dorset (0.7 times the borough's rate) and the nearest station, Corfe Castle, is about a 13-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 1 November 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£600,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +28% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Affluent

How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation

Signs of gentrification

Some signs

Weighted balance +0.11; 3 of 16 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 6 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 3 small areas range from decile 5 to 7.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£51,000

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

0.7 times the borough's rate

Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.

Source: Police.uk

Where Corfe Castle & Langton Matravers sits in Dorset

  • Typical house price: 2nd highest of 48 neighbourhoods in Dorset
  • Average household income: 23rd lowest of 48 neighbourhoods in Dorset

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 1 November 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.

Prices over time in Corfe Castle & Langton Matravers

House prices: Corfe Castle & Langton Matravers against Dorset: This neighbourhood £84k (1995) to £550k (2026); Dorset £66k (1995) to £360k (2026).£144k£597k2026202120162011200620011995This neighbourhood£550kDorset£360k
Median resale price of houses each year here and across Dorset, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 1 November 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

3 of 16 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Dorset, 2 the other way and 11 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.

Rising against the borough

  • Recorded crime
  • New stations nearby
  • Benefit claims (DWP)

Falling behind the borough

  • Recent price momentum
  • Single-person households under 65

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

  • Corfe Castle Railway station, about a 13-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (980 m in a straight line). No passenger train is timetabled to leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday.

Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.

Nearest state schools

  • Nearest state primary school Corfe Castle Church of England Primary School 830 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Nov 2023).
  • Nearest state secondary school The Swanage School 4.9 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Nov 2023).

Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (20 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 30 September 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.

Questions about Corfe Castle & Langton Matravers

What is the typical house price in Corfe Castle & Langton Matravers?

£600,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +28% against 2017-2019.

How does Corfe Castle & Langton Matravers compare with the rest of Dorset?

Typical house price: 2nd highest of 48 neighbourhoods in Dorset. Average household income: 23rd lowest of 48 neighbourhoods in Dorset.

Is Corfe Castle & Langton Matravers an affluent area?

Affluent. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Corfe Castle & Langton Matravers gentrifying?

Some signs. Weighted balance +0.11; 3 of 16 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Corfe Castle & Langton Matravers?

Corfe Castle. Railway station, about a 13-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (980 m in a straight line). No passenger train is timetabled to leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday.

Which state schools are nearest to Corfe Castle & Langton Matravers?

Nearest state primary school. Corfe Castle Church of England Primary School. 830 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Nov 2023). Nearest state secondary school. The Swanage School. 4.9 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Nov 2023).

Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.