Swanage house prices are built from 9,241 sales lodged with HM Land Registry, the oldest in 1995 and the most recent on 12 Jun 2026. The median price paid across the whole record is £210,000. Across the 10 years from 2016 to 2026 the median moved +38.7% in cash — but once inflation is taken out, the change in 2026 money is -0.6%.
Median price paid
£210,000
Change in cash, 2016–2026
+38.7%
Change in real terms
-0.6%
Median per m²
£2,750
HM Land Registry9,241 sales1,713 with floor areaLatest sale 12 Jun 2026
Section 01
How Swanage prices moved
The chart tracks the median Swanage house price for every year with a recorded sale, from 1995 to 2026. The dashed line restates each year in 2026 money, so the two lines separate exactly as much as inflation has eroded the cash figure.
| Decade | Years with sales | Median paid | In today's money |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5 | £73,000 | £162,094 |
| 2000s | 10 | £216,500 | £394,399 |
| 2010s | 10 | £263,000 | £370,830 |
| 2020s | 7 | £375,000 | £383,152 |
The highest yearly median on record for Swanage is £430,000 in 2026; the lowest is £60,000 in 1995. Across the full 32-year record the cash median has moved from £60,000 to £430,000.
In 2026 money that first median is worth £133,228, so the real change over the whole record is +222.8% — about +3.85% a year after inflation. Cash growth and real growth are not the same story, and the gap is the part most price reports leave out.
Over the last decade alone the difference is stark: +38.7% in cash against -0.6% once inflation is removed. A buyer who sold at the end of that decade would have needed the real figure, not the headline one, to know whether they had actually gained.
Section 02
The most recent sales
Every row is a completed sale as lodged with HM Land Registry. The right-hand column restates the price in 2026 money, which is the only fair way to compare a sale from the 1990s with one from last year.
| Address | Sold | Type | Price paid | In today's money |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TALL TREES Ulwell | 12 Jun 2026 | Detached | £660,000 | £660,000 |
| 4 ARCADE TERRACE High Street | 12 Jun 2026 | Terraced | £310,000 | £310,000 |
| FLAT 5 ST. ALDHELMS COURT, 15 de Moulham Road | 12 Jun 2026 | Flat or maisonette | £300,000 | £300,000 |
| 9 Wessex Way | 11 Jun 2026 | Semi-detached | £650,000 | £650,000 |
| 3 Globe Close | 8 Jun 2026 | Terraced | £312,360 | £312,360 |
| 156 Victoria Avenue | 5 Jun 2026 | Semi-detached | £365,000 | £365,000 |
| FLAT 20 MOWLEM COURT Rempstone Road | 5 Jun 2026 | Flat or maisonette | £310,000 | £310,000 |
| GROVE COTTAGE, 6 Grosvenor Road | 3 Jun 2026 | Terraced | £542,500 | £542,500 |
| 91 Kings Road West | 3 Jun 2026 | Semi-detached | £346,000 | £346,000 |
| 83 Kings Road West | 29 May 2026 | Terraced | £334,000 | £334,000 |
| FLAT 12 WORCESTER LODGE, 12 Victoria Avenue | 26 May 2026 | Flat or maisonette | £205,000 | £205,000 |
| 22 NEWTON COURT Findlay Place | 18 May 2026 | Flat or maisonette | £90,000 | £90,000 |
| 19 Benlease Way | 15 May 2026 | Detached | £425,000 | £425,000 |
| FLAT 1 ROYAL VICTORIA APARTMENTS, 1 High Street | 12 May 2026 | Flat or maisonette | £275,000 | £275,000 |
| 9 Flower Meadow Lane | 8 May 2026 | Detached | £712,000 | £712,000 |
| 7A Court Road | 8 May 2026 | Flat or maisonette | £193,600 | £193,600 |
| Windfall | 30 Apr 2026 | Detached | £495,000 | £495,000 |
| 9A Victoria Road | 27 Apr 2026 | Detached | £575,000 | £575,000 |
| 28 Kings Road East | 24 Apr 2026 | Detached | £310,000 | £310,000 |
| STONEY YARROWS St Georges Close | 22 Apr 2026 | Detached | £660,000 | £660,000 |
| 23 Hillsea Road | 21 Apr 2026 | Detached | £615,000 | £615,000 |
| DOPLHINS, 8 Durlston Road | 15 Apr 2026 | Detached | £925,000 | £925,000 |
| 3 the LONG HOUSE Peveril Road | 10 Apr 2026 | Flat or maisonette | £192,500 | £192,500 |
| 28 Manwell Road | 8 Apr 2026 | Detached | £545,000 | £545,000 |
| 3 Foxhills Close | 8 Apr 2026 | Detached | £435,000 | £435,000 |
Section 03
Homes that sold twice
These addresses appear in the register more than once, so the same bricks are being priced twice. That makes them the strongest evidence of what actually happened to Swanage values — no mix of property types can flatter the number.
| Address | First recorded sale | Most recent sale | Cash a year | Real a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLAT 5 ST. ALDHELMS COURT, 15 de Moulham Road | £136,450 (1998) | £300,000 (2026) | +2.9% | +0.2% |
| TALL TREES Ulwell | £300,000 (2005) | £660,000 (2026) | +3.8% | +0.9% |
| 9 Wessex Way | £440,000 (2016) | £650,000 (2026) | +4.0% | +0.6% |
| 3 Globe Close | £214,000 (2011) | £312,360 (2026) | +2.6% | -0.3% |
| FLAT 20 MOWLEM COURT Rempstone Road | £125,000 (2000) | £310,000 (2026) | +3.6% | +0.8% |
| 156 Victoria Avenue | £262,500 (2022) | £365,000 (2026) | +8.6% | +4.7% |
| GROVE COTTAGE, 6 Grosvenor Road | £85,000 (1998) | £542,500 (2026) | +6.8% | +4.1% |
| 91 Kings Road West | £127,000 (2001) | £346,000 (2026) | +4.1% | +1.3% |
| 83 Kings Road West | £84,000 (1999) | £334,000 (2026) | +5.2% | +2.5% |
| FLAT 12 WORCESTER LODGE, 12 Victoria Avenue | £59,950 (1999) | £205,000 (2026) | +4.7% | +1.9% |
| 22 NEWTON COURT Findlay Place | £26,500 (1997) | £90,000 (2026) | +4.3% | +1.6% |
| FLAT 1 ROYAL VICTORIA APARTMENTS, 1 High Street | £98,000 (2002) | £275,000 (2026) | +4.4% | +1.6% |
Section 04
What sells here
The mix of property types explains a large part of any area's median. Swanage is dominated by the type at the top of this table, so its overall median leans that way.
| Property type | Sales | Share | Median paid | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat or maisonette | 3,530 | 38.2% | £160,000 | £13,750 – £975,000 |
| Detached | 3,054 | 33.0% | £325,000 | £18,000 – £4,500,000 |
| Terraced | 1,548 | 16.8% | £206,000 | £1,500 – £950,000 |
| Semi-detached | 1,109 | 12.0% | £235,000 | £11,750 – £3,675,000 |
Section 05
How big homes are in Swanage
Energy Performance Certificates record a floor area for every home that has been surveyed, sold or let — far more homes than have changed hands. 1,701 certificates cover Swanage, and their median floor area is 82 m².
The median across the whole register is 76 m², so homes here are larger than average — +7.9%. Size explains a large part of why one area's median price sits above another's, which is why the price per square metre further up this page is the fairer comparison.
| Measure | Floor area | Sample |
|---|---|---|
| Median floor area | 82 m² | about 883 sq ft |
| Smaller quarter, up to | 61 m² | about 657 sq ft |
| Larger quarter, from | 112 m² | about 1,206 sq ft |
| Under 60 m² | 22.4% | 381 homes |
| 150 m² and over | 12.2% | 207 homes |
Section 06
Ownership and new build in Swanage
3,581 of the sales on record are leasehold and 5,660 freehold — 38.8% of the market. Tenure is not a detail: a leasehold flat and a freehold house are different assets, and mixing them into one median hides the difference.
The median leasehold sale is £160,000 and the median freehold sale £255,000 — a gap of +59.4%. Most of that gap is property type rather than tenure itself: leasehold here is largely flats, freehold largely houses.
| Category | Sales | Share | Median paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leasehold | 3,581 | 38.8% | £160,000 |
| Freehold | 5,660 | 61.2% | £255,000 |
| New build | 718 | 7.8% | £230,000 |
| Existing home | 8,523 | 92.2% | £210,000 |
New builds sold for more than the median existing home — +9.5%. A new-build premium is normal: the buyer gets a warranty and nothing to fix, and the price is set by a developer rather than negotiated between two households.
A further 475 transfers for this area are on the register but are left out of every figure above. HM Land Registry marks them as additional price paid entries: repossessions, buy-to-let portfolio moves, transfers between companies or family, and sales at a discount such as right to buy. They are real records but they are not open-market prices, and including them would drag the median somewhere no buyer ever paid.
Section 09
How Swanage compares
The median across the whole archive is £157,500. Swanage sits above that national figure — +33.3%.
Where an EPC floor area could be matched to the sale, the median works out at £2,750 per square metre, across 1,713 of the 9,241 sales on record. Price per square metre is the only figure that compares a two-bed flat with a four-bed house honestly.
The full range on record runs from £1,500 to £4,500,000. Extremes usually mean something unusual — a plot sold without a house on it, a transfer between family members, or a very large property — so the median is the number to trust.
Section 10
Nearby on the record
Streets in Swanage
- High Street814 sales
- De Moulham Road335 sales
- Park Road327 sales
- Victoria Avenue298 sales
- Kings Road West267 sales
- Ulwell Road243 sales
- Burlington Road192 sales
- Cranborne Road180 sales
- Rempstone Road174 sales
- Rabling Road169 sales
- Bay Crescent118 sales
- Priests Road117 sales
- Bell Street114 sales
- Durberville Drive113 sales
- Ilminster Road105 sales
- Queens Road101 sales
- Taunton Road98 sales
- Peveril Road97 sales
- Gilbert Road94 sales
- Northbrook Road90 sales
- Cauldron Barn Road81 sales
- Victoria Road78 sales
- Belle Vue Road76 sales
- Stafford Road76 sales
- Highcliffe Road75 sales
- Higher Days Road71 sales
- Ballard Estate68 sales
- Grosvenor Road65 sales
- Kings Road East64 sales
- Court Road63 sales
- The Parade63 sales
- Findlay Place61 sales
- Durlston Road60 sales
- Prospect Crescent60 sales
- Cauldron Crescent58 sales
- Jubilee Road58 sales
- Newton Road58 sales
- Argyle Road57 sales
- Seymer Road56 sales
- Ash Close55 sales
- Cliff Avenue55 sales
- Richmond Road55 sales
- Station Road55 sales
- Bonfields Avenue54 sales
- Cluny Crescent54 sales
- Walrond Road54 sales
- Haycrafts Lane52 sales
- Manwell Road52 sales
- Peveril Point Road51 sales
- Cowlease50 sales
- Princess Road50 sales
- Greensands Way49 sales
- Sandbourne Close46 sales
- Bon Accord Road44 sales
- Osborne Road44 sales
- Steer Road44 sales
- Exeter Road43 sales
- Moor Road43 sales
- Valley Road41 sales
- Redcliffe Road40 sales
Postcode districts covering Swanage
- BH19£210,000 median
Quick answers
Common questions about this data
What is the average house price in Swanage?
The median price paid in Swanage across every sale on the register is £210,000. The median is used rather than the mean because a handful of very large sales would otherwise drag the average away from what a typical buyer paid.
How many homes have sold in Swanage?
9,241 sales are on record for Swanage, the most recent completing on 12 Jun 2026. Every one is a completed transfer lodged with HM Land Registry, not an asking price or an estimate.
Have Swanage house prices actually risen?
In cash, the median rose +38.7% between 2016 and 2026. In 2026 money — that is, after inflation — the change is -0.6%. Both numbers are true; only the second one tells you whether buying here preserved value.
When were Swanage house prices at their highest?
The highest yearly median on record is £430,000, set in 2026. That is the cash figure; measured in 2026 money the peak may fall in a different year, because inflation reshapes the series.
What is the price per square metre in Swanage?
£2,750 per square metre, from the 1,713 sales where an EPC floor area could be matched to the address. Price per square metre strips out size, so a flat and a house can be compared on the same basis.
How current is this data?
The latest sale shown here completed on 12 Jun 2026. HM Land Registry publishes Price Paid Data monthly and a sale can take a month or two to appear after completion, so the most recent weeks are always incomplete.
Cite this page: Sold Price History, “Swanage house prices”, 2026. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data © Crown copyright and database right, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Inflation adjustment: ONS CPIH.