Swanscombe house prices are built from 5,587 sales lodged with HM Land Registry, the oldest in 1995 and the most recent on 25 Jun 2026. The median price paid across the whole record is £260,000. Across the 10 years from 2016 to 2026 the median moved +1.6% in cash — but once inflation is taken out, the change in 2026 money is -27.2%.
Median price paid
£260,000
Change in cash, 2016–2026
+1.6%
Change in real terms
-27.2%
Median per m²
£2,621
HM Land Registry5,587 sales1,142 with floor areaLatest sale 25 Jun 2026
Section 01
How Swanscombe prices moved
The chart tracks the median Swanscombe 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 | £49,000 | £108,803 |
| 2000s | 10 | £133,375 | £242,970 |
| 2010s | 10 | £190,000 | £267,900 |
| 2020s | 7 | £370,000 | £378,043 |
The highest yearly median on record for Swanscombe is £400,000 in 2022; the lowest is £45,500 in 1996. Across the full 32-year record the cash median has moved from £46,000 to £320,000.
In 2026 money that first median is worth £102,142, so the real change over the whole record is +213.3% — about +3.75% 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: +1.6% in cash against -27.2% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Broomfield Road | 25 Jun 2026 | Terraced | £340,000 | £340,000 |
| 35 ARAGON HOUSE, 65 Cherry Orchard | 19 Jun 2026 | Flat or maisonette | £105,000 | £105,000 |
| 79 Church Road | 10 Jun 2026 | Terraced | £245,000 | £245,000 |
| 99 Milton Street | 26 May 2026 | Terraced | £350,000 | £350,000 |
| 4 Outred Place | 20 May 2026 | Semi-detached | £517,500 | £517,500 |
| 286 Ackers Drive | 18 May 2026 | Flat or maisonette | £232,000 | £232,000 |
| 3 Park View | 15 May 2026 | Semi-detached | £450,000 | £450,000 |
| 38 Mercer Avenue | 15 May 2026 | Semi-detached | £348,500 | £348,500 |
| FLAT 13 KINGSDALE COURT Milton Road | 15 May 2026 | Flat or maisonette | £80,000 | £80,000 |
| 13 Bodycomb Street | 11 May 2026 | Flat or maisonette | £300,000 | £300,000 |
| 15 Broomfield Road | 8 May 2026 | Terraced | £287,500 | £287,500 |
| 15 Milton Road | 1 May 2026 | Terraced | £280,000 | £280,000 |
| 6 Homefield Avenue | 30 Apr 2026 | Detached | £645,000 | £645,000 |
| 29 Candy Dene | 28 Apr 2026 | Terraced | £452,000 | £452,000 |
| 43 Mortimer Square | 28 Apr 2026 | Flat or maisonette | £270,000 | £270,000 |
| 110 Stanhope Road | 23 Apr 2026 | Terraced | £345,000 | £345,000 |
| 17 Alkerden Lane | 20 Apr 2026 | Terraced | £340,000 | £340,000 |
| 47 Caspian Way | 17 Apr 2026 | Detached | £455,000 | £455,000 |
| 122 Stanhope Road | 17 Apr 2026 | Terraced | £300,000 | £300,000 |
| 35 Mortimer Square | 17 Apr 2026 | Flat or maisonette | £285,000 | £285,000 |
| 7 Herbert Road | 10 Apr 2026 | Terraced | £310,000 | £310,000 |
| 66 Mortimer Square | 9 Apr 2026 | Flat or maisonette | £290,000 | £290,000 |
| 55 Pentstemon Drive | 7 Apr 2026 | Semi-detached | £430,000 | £430,000 |
| 66 Pentstemon Drive | 31 Mar 2026 | Terraced | £397,000 | £397,000 |
| 58 Munford Drive | 30 Mar 2026 | Terraced | £345,000 | £345,000 |
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 Swanscombe values — no mix of property types can flatter the number.
| Address | First recorded sale | Most recent sale | Cash a year | Real a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Broomfield Road | £124,000 (2012) | £340,000 (2026) | +7.5% | +4.4% |
| 35 ARAGON HOUSE, 65 Cherry Orchard | £105,000 (2024) | £105,000 (2026) | 0.0% | -2.5% |
| 79 Church Road | £23,750 (1996) | £245,000 (2026) | +8.1% | +5.3% |
| 99 Milton Street | £69,995 (1999) | £350,000 (2026) | +6.1% | +3.4% |
| 4 Outred Place | £452,000 (2019) | £517,500 (2026) | +2.0% | -1.9% |
| 286 Ackers Drive | £247,995 (2023) | £232,000 (2026) | -2.2% | -4.7% |
| 3 Park View | £324,995 (2015) | £450,000 (2026) | +3.0% | -0.2% |
| 38 Mercer Avenue | £337,950 (2018) | £348,500 (2026) | +0.4% | -3.2% |
| FLAT 13 KINGSDALE COURT Milton Road | £115,000 (2017) | £80,000 (2026) | -4.0% | -7.2% |
| 13 Bodycomb Street | £307,500 (2023) | £300,000 (2026) | -0.8% | -3.3% |
| 15 Broomfield Road | £73,000 (2000) | £287,500 (2026) | +5.4% | +2.6% |
| 15 Milton Road | £176,502 (2007) | £280,000 (2026) | +2.5% | -0.5% |
Section 04
What sells here
The mix of property types explains a large part of any area's median. Swanscombe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terraced | 2,418 | 43.3% | £165,000 | £10,000 – £584,995 |
| Semi-detached | 1,238 | 22.2% | £374,995 | £25,000 – £605,000 |
| Flat or maisonette | 1,166 | 20.9% | £259,995 | £12,250 – £370,000 |
| Detached | 765 | 13.7% | £495,000 | £52,000 – £900,000 |
Section 05
How big homes are in Swanscombe
Energy Performance Certificates record a floor area for every home that has been surveyed, sold or let — far more homes than have changed hands. 2,615 certificates cover Swanscombe, and their median floor area is 80 m².
The median across the whole register is 76 m², so homes here are larger than average — +5.3%. 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 | 80 m² | about 861 sq ft |
| Smaller quarter, up to | 71 m² | about 764 sq ft |
| Larger quarter, from | 103 m² | about 1,109 sq ft |
| Under 60 m² | 12.1% | 317 homes |
| 150 m² and over | 0.4% | 10 homes |
Section 06
Ownership and new build in Swanscombe
1,198 of the sales on record are leasehold and 4,389 freehold — 21.4% 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 £240,750 and the median freehold sale £265,000 — a gap of +10.1%. 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 | 1,198 | 21.4% | £240,750 |
| Freehold | 4,389 | 78.6% | £265,000 |
| New build | 2,269 | 40.6% | £384,995 |
| Existing home | 3,318 | 59.4% | £160,000 |
New builds sold for more than the median existing home — +140.6%. 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 376 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 Swanscombe compares
The median across the whole archive is £157,500. Swanscombe sits above that national figure — +65.1%.
Where an EPC floor area could be matched to the sale, the median works out at £2,621 per square metre, across 1,142 of the 5,587 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 £10,000 to £900,000. 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 Swanscombe
- Milton Road290 sales
- Church Road219 sales
- Pentstemon Drive175 sales
- Stanhope Road174 sales
- Castle Hill Drive163 sales
- Lett Lane153 sales
- Caspian Way147 sales
- Swanscombe Street138 sales
- Sun Road126 sales
- Broomfield Road115 sales
- Ackers Drive104 sales
- High Street101 sales
- Manor Road100 sales
- Castle Street97 sales
- Milton Street95 sales
- Eastern Avenue92 sales
- Mortimer Square88 sales
- Candy Dene85 sales
- Mason Avenue80 sales
- Eglinton Road79 sales
- Ames Road75 sales
- Emmeline Avenue71 sales
- Cherry Orchard69 sales
- Rixson Road68 sales
- Mercer Avenue60 sales
- St Peters Close59 sales
- Trebble Road58 sales
- Bailey Drive57 sales
- Whitecliff54 sales
- Flint Rise52 sales
- Eyres Drive51 sales
- Betsham Road50 sales
- Craylands Lane49 sales
- Portbridge Gardens49 sales
- Leonard Avenue47 sales
- Cresswell Road45 sales
- Lancaster Close45 sales
- Atlantic Close41 sales
- Lewis Road41 sales
- Keary Road40 sales
- Motte Lane40 sales
- Garland Rise39 sales
- Giles Drive39 sales
- Childs Crescent38 sales
- Gunn Road38 sales
- Herbert Road38 sales
- Forrest Shaw37 sales
- St Pauls Close36 sales
- Bazley Close35 sales
- Mackerness Road35 sales
- Day Close33 sales
- Freeman Close31 sales
- Mayfields31 sales
- Raven Close31 sales
- The Grove31 sales
- Gasson Road29 sales
- Galley Hill Road28 sales
- Craylands Square26 sales
- Stopes Avenue26 sales
- Alamein Road25 sales
Postcode districts covering Swanscombe
- DA10£262,000 median
Quick answers
Common questions about this data
What is the average house price in Swanscombe?
The median price paid in Swanscombe across every sale on the register is £260,000. 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 Swanscombe?
5,587 sales are on record for Swanscombe, the most recent completing on 25 Jun 2026. Every one is a completed transfer lodged with HM Land Registry, not an asking price or an estimate.
Have Swanscombe house prices actually risen?
In cash, the median rose +1.6% between 2016 and 2026. In 2026 money — that is, after inflation — the change is -27.2%. Both numbers are true; only the second one tells you whether buying here preserved value.
When were Swanscombe house prices at their highest?
The highest yearly median on record is £400,000, set in 2022. 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 Swanscombe?
£2,621 per square metre, from the 1,142 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 25 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, “Swanscombe 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.