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House prices in Dereham

The average house price in Dereham over the last three years is £323,761, with a median sold price of £268,800 — broadly in line with the ~£290,000 England & Wales norm.

Ranks #619 of 1050 towns & cities by median price — more expensive than 41% of them.
Median price
£269k
last 3 yrs
1-year change
+3%
5-year change
+9.7%
Sales / yr
605

HM Land Registry sold-price data · updated August 2026

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Sold prices in Dereham

Based on 1,925 sales recorded in the last three years (HM Land Registry).

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The average house price in Dereham over the last three years is £323,761, with a median sold price of £268,800 — broadly in line with the ~£290,000 England & Wales norm. The mean sits notably higher than the median here, which usually means a tail of larger or higher-value sales pulling the average up. That's drawn from 1,925 recorded sales — a liquid, actively-traded local market.

Dereham price trend

Quarterly median sold price (smoothed), against England & Wales. Hover for the value at any quarter.

DerehamEngland & Wales
£200k£250k£300k201620182020202220242026£281k
1 year
+3%
5 years
+9.7%
10 years
+47.4%

Over five years, prices in Dereham have risen (+9.7%). Across a full decade they are +47.4%. The last twelve months alone: +3%. Prices in Dereham still sit about 2.1% below their 2023 peak on our smoothed index — worth knowing when a seller's asking price was set with the top of the market in mind.

How Dereham growth compares

Sold prices rebased to 100 at 2015 — so you can compare the pace of change in Dereham directly against England & Wales, regardless of price level.

DerehamEngland & Wales
100120140201620182020202220242026+51%

Indexed to 100 in 2015. A line at +20% means prices are 20% above their 2015 level.

What it costs to buy in Dereham

From entry-level to premium — where sold prices actually land, not just the headline median.

£269k
Entry-level
£157k
10th %ile
Middle of the market
£205k–£365k
25–75th %ile
Premium
£513k
90th %ile

Homes in Dereham span a broad range: the cheapest tenth of sales went for under £157,000, while the top tenth fetched over £513,000. Half of all sales fell between £205,000 and £365,093 — the practical "middle of the market" a typical buyer competes in.

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Target price in Dereham
£269,000
around the local median · 32% up the local range
£155,000 · entry-level£515,000 · premium
deposit
Deposit (10%)
£26,900
Stamp duty (SDLT)
£3,450
Monthly repayment
£1,415/mo
5% · 25-yr repayment
Income needed
~£54,000
at 4.5× lending

Upfront cash ≈ £30,350 (deposit + stamp duty), before legal and survey fees. Illustration only, not financial advice — English SDLT main-residence rates for 2026/27; second homes pay a surcharge, and your mortgage rate and multiple will vary.

How Dereham compares

Average sold price here against its wider area and England (HM Land Registry UK House Price Index).

Dereham (this area)£324k
England£291khere: +11%
Dereham 1-yr +3%England 1-yr +3.9%

At £323,761, homes in Dereham sell for 11% above the England average.

Prices by property type

Median sold price and share of the market, by type, across Dereham.

TypeMedian£/m²Sales
Detached£355,000862 (45%)
Semi-detached£237,000536 (28%)
Terraced£192,000363 (19%)
Other£305,00086 (4%)
Flat / maisonette£120,00078 (4%)

The most-traded type in Dereham is detached (862 sales, median £355,000), which tends to set the tone of the area. Flats (£120,000) and houses (~£285,484) trade well apart, so the headline figure moves a lot with the mix of what's for sale.

The Dereham market: activity & mix

How busy the market is, and what kind of homes actually change hands.

Sales per year
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605'25
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* 2026 is a part year — Land Registry sales are recorded a few weeks after completion.

Tenure & new-build mix
Leasehold 5.5%Freehold 94.5%
New-build 11.2%Existing 88.8%

Around 605 homes changed hands in Dereham in 2025 — in line with the area's average of roughly 686 sales a year over the past decade. The busiest recent year was 2021 (899 sales). Steady turnover means a reasonable flow of fresh listings through the year. 6% of recent sales in Dereham were leasehold — almost entirely freehold. New-build made up 11% of sales, a modest amount of new supply.

Living in Dereham: is it a nice area?

What the official deprivation statistics say about quality of life here — income, education, health and crime, relative to the rest of England.

On the official English Indices of Deprivation, the 76 neighbourhoods of Breckland, the local authority containing Dereham, average 5.1 out of 10 (1 = most deprived in England, 10 = least) — around the middle of the English range. 43% of its neighbourhoods sit in the least-deprived half of the country, while 7% are in the most-deprived fifth. On the index's crime domain it averages 7.1/10, pointing to low recorded-crime pressure relative to England as a whole. Averages hide street-level variation — the map below shows how each neighbourhood differs.

Overall deprivation
5.1/10
Income
5.9/10
Education
3.8/10
Health
6.3/10
Crime domain
7.1/10

Mean decile across 76 Census neighbourhoods (LSOAs): 1 = among the most deprived 10% in England, 10 = the least. Source: English Indices of Deprivation (MHCLG). A statistical baseline, not a judgement — streets vary enormously within any average.

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Dereham boundary

Boundary © Office for National Statistics (Open Geography Portal), Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Dereham house prices — FAQs

What is the average house price in Dereham?

Over the last three years the median sold price in Dereham was £268,800, with a mean of £323,761, based on 1,925 HM Land Registry sales.

Is Dereham expensive?

At a £268,800 median, Dereham is about the same as the ~£290,000 England & Wales average.

Are house prices in Dereham going up or down?

On our smoothed index, Dereham prices have moved +3% over the past year. Local trends are noisy, so this is a guide to direction rather than a precise figure.

What's the cheapest type of home to buy in Dereham?

Of the common types, flat / maisonette have the lowest median at £120,000 (78 sales).

How much do I need to buy in Dereham?

Entry-level homes (the cheapest 10% of sales) went for under £157,000, and most buyers competed in the £205,000–£365,093 band. The top 10% of sales exceeded £513,000.

How much have Dereham house prices changed over 5 years?

Prices in Dereham are +9.7% over the last five years, and +47.4% over ten, on our smoothed index of Land Registry sales.

How much stamp duty will I pay on a home in Dereham?

On the £268,800 median-priced Dereham home, a home-mover pays about £3,440 in Stamp Duty Land Tax at 2026/27 rates, and a first-time buyer about £0 with first-time-buyer relief. Second homes pay a surcharge on top.

How much deposit and income do I need to buy in Dereham?

A 10% deposit on the median £268,800 Dereham home is £26,880 (5% would be £13,440). Borrowing the remaining £241,920 implies a household income of roughly £54,000 at a typical 4.5× lending multiple.

How many homes sell in Dereham each year?

Roughly 605 sales a year have been recorded in Dereham recently (HM Land Registry). That’s a liquid market — homes come up regularly, and pricing is well-evidenced.

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Is Dereham a nice area to live?

"Nice" is personal, but the official data gives a baseline: neighbourhoods across Breckland (the local authority Dereham sits in) average 5.1/10 on the English Indices of Deprivation (10 = least deprived), with 43% in the least-deprived half of England. Deprivation, income, education, health and crime all vary street by street — check the specific address, not just the area.

Is Dereham safe?

On the crime domain of the English Indices of Deprivation, the area across Breckland (the local authority Dereham sits in) averages 7.1/10 (10 = lowest recorded-crime deprivation in England). That's an area-wide average from official data — a Housometer report maps 24 months of street-level recorded crime around any specific address.

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Sources

Sold-price figures derived from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (© Crown copyright), under the Open Government Licence v3.0; £/m² combines PPD with MHCLG EPC floor areas. Full Housometer reports also draw on HM Land Registry, Ordnance Survey, Environment Agency, VOA, Ofsted, Police.uk, DEFRA, ONS and more. Area figures summarise the market and are not a valuation of any individual home.