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House prices in Swanage

Dorset · 187 sales registered so far in the 12 months to June 2026 · HM Land Registry data

Average house price in Swanage

The average (median) house price in Swanage, Dorset was £395,000 in the 12 months to June 2026, from 187 sales registered so far. That is 7.8% up on the year before and 12.9% up on five years ago. Detached homes were the most common sale at a median £580,000; semi-detached £364,000; terraced £345,000; flats £245,000. Homes with a recorded floor area sold for about £401 per square foot (£4,316/m²), based on 350 of 417 sales over two years.

Median sold price
£395,000
12 months to June 2026
Half of sales were above this price, half below
Change on a year ago
+7.8%
median vs the previous 12 months
Shown only when both years have 30+ sales
Price per sq ft
£401
typical range £352–£489
From 350 of 417 sales with an EPC floor area (2 years)
Sales registered so far
187
12 months to June 2026
Recent months are still being registered; counts are never compared year on year
vs Dorset
+16%
Dorset median £340,000
Difference between the two medians

Sales completed to August 2026, as registered by 4 Oct 2026 · headline figures cover the 12 months to June 2026 (later months are still being registered) Swanage = the Swanage post town: BH19 (as recorded in the sales)

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House prices in Swanage by property type

TypeSalesMedian price£/sq ftTypical sizeChange (1y)
Detached74£580,000£484 1,195 sq ft−3.3%
Semi-detached27£364,000£469 926 sq ftn < 30
Terraced29£345,000£356 980 sq ftn < 30
Flats57£245,000£340 743 sq ft−5.1%

Swanage house price trend

£250k£300k£350k£400k£450k£500kQ4 2021: £375,000 · 33 salesQ1 2022: £450,000 · 48 salesQ2 2022: £390,000 · 54 salesQ3 2022: £362,500 · 62 salesQ4 2022: £400,000 · 65 salesQ1 2023: £382,000 · 49 salesQ2 2023: £390,000 · 49 salesQ3 2023: £457,500 · 68 salesQ4 2023: £380,000 · 49 salesQ1 2024: £347,000 · 29 salesQ2 2024: £446,500 · 43 salesQ3 2024: £390,000 · 63 salesQ4 2024: £380,000 · 68 salesQ1 2025: £360,000 · 63 salesQ2 2025: £325,000 · 36 salesQ3 2025: £347,500 · 44 salesQ4 2025: £368,000 · 53 sales (provisional)Q1 2026: £450,000 · 49 sales (provisional)Q2 2026: £405,000 · 41 sales (provisional)Q3 2026: £389,000 · 23 sales (provisional)Q4 2021Q4 2022Q4 2023Q4 2024Q4 2025Q3 2026
Swanage median Dorset median sales per period still being registered
Swanage: median sold price £375,000 in Q4 2021 to £347,500 in Q3 2025
PeriodMedian sold priceSales
Q4 2021£375,00033
Q1 2022£450,00048
Q2 2022£390,00054
Q3 2022£362,50062
Q4 2022£400,00065
Q1 2023£382,00049
Q2 2023£390,00049
Q3 2023£457,50068
Q4 2023£380,00049
Q1 2024£347,00029
Q2 2024£446,50043
Q3 2024£390,00063
Q4 2024£380,00068
Q1 2025£360,00063
Q2 2025£325,00036
Q3 2025£347,50044
Q4 2025£368,00053
Q1 2026£450,00049
Q2 2026£405,00041
Q3 2026£389,00023

Median of completed sales per period, not seasonally adjusted; the latest months are still being registered.

What homes in Swanage sold for

£170k–£245k
£245k–£320k
£320k–£395k
£395k–£470k
£470k–£545k
£545k–£620k
£620k–£695k
£695k+

Most homes in Swanage sold for £245k–£470k (49% of sales).

Sold house prices in Swanage

SoldAddressTypePriceFloor area£/sq ftvs last sale
20 Aug 202620, Kings Road East BH19 1ES Semi-detached£389,0001,270 sq ft £306n/a
19 Aug 202627, Peveril Heights BH19 2AZ Flats · Leasehold£262,000743 sq ft £353n/a
17 Aug 20263, Ballard Estate BH19 1QZ Detached£650,000807 sq ft £805−13% (2022)
14 Aug 202613, Steer Road BH19 2RU Semi-detached£370,000915 sq ft £404+76% (2025)
12 Aug 2026Durlsmere, the Hyde BH19 3HE Detached£735,000n/a n/a+23% (2022)
12 Aug 20266, Smiths Farm BH19 1EW Detached£557,5001,173 sq ft £475+4% (2019)
12 Aug 20267, Arundel Terrace BH19 3HW Terraced£385,0001,001 sq ft £385n/a
5 Aug 202612, Bon Accord Road BH19 2DS Detached£1,000,0001,722 sq ft £581n/a
31 Jul 202638, High Street BH19 3HB Detached£540,0001,528 sq ft £353n/a
31 Jul 202634, Quarry Close BH19 2QY Flats · Leasehold£100,000657 sq ft £152n/a
30 Jul 20268, Grosvenor Road BH19 2DD Terraced£505,0001,625 sq ft £311n/a
30 Jul 2026Flat 8, Durlston Point, 78, Park Road BH19 2AE Flats · Leasehold£250,000n/a n/an/a
28 Jul 202668, Higher Days Road BH19 2LB Detached£565,0001,033 sq ft £547n/a
28 Jul 20267, Garwoods, Seaward Road BH19 1LP Terraced£380,0001,023 sq ft £372+6% (2020)
27 Jul 202628, Osborne Road BH19 2QA Terraced£325,000904 sq ft £359n/a
24 Jul 20265, Shirley Close BH19 2SD Semi-detached£260,000915 sq ft £284n/a
21 Jul 20263 Convent Mews, 93, High Street BH19 2LZ Flats · Leasehold£510,0001,109 sq ft £460n/a
20 Jul 20268, Manwell Road BH19 2QD Detached£460,000947 sq ft £486n/a
17 Jul 2026Flat 5, the Mulberrys, 18, Victoria Avenue BH19 1AN Flats · Leasehold£345,000893 sq ft £386n/a
17 Jul 2026The Ketch, Chandlers, Taunton Road BH19 2BU Flats · Leasehold£284,000n/a n/an/a
13 Jul 20266, South Road BH19 2QR Detached£507,0001,216 sq ft £417n/a
13 Jul 202624, Manwell Road BH19 2QD Detached£440,0001,087 sq ft £405n/a
2 Jul 20263, Durlston Cliffs, Belle Vue Road BH19 2HP Flats · Leasehold£275,000807 sq ft £341n/a
30 Jun 202690, Kings Road West BH19 1HR Semi-detached£280,000904 sq ft £310n/a
29 Jun 2026Flat 8, Marina View, 29, Park Road BH19 2AA Flats · Leasehold£229,000818 sq ft £280n/a

The most recent registered sales. Full histories, including every sale since 1995, are on the street pages.

Streets in Swanage

Most expensive streets

  1. Valley Road BH19 £1,245,000· 5 sales
  2. Winspit Road BH19 £950,000· 5 sales
  3. Walrond Road BH19 £831,156· 7 sales
  4. Seymer Road BH19 £825,000· 9 sales
  5. Durlston Road BH19 £800,000· 9 sales
  6. Ballard Estate BH19 £742,500· 8 sales
  7. Cauldron Barn Road BH19 £722,500· 10 sales
  8. Bay Crescent BH19 £692,500· 12 sales

Most affordable streets

  1. Findlay Place BH19 £168,000· 7 sales
  2. Cranborne Road BH19 £239,400· 22 sales
  3. Park Road BH19 £239,500· 22 sales
  4. Stafford Road BH19 £245,000· 7 sales
  5. Ilminster Road BH19 £247,500· 9 sales
  6. Rempstone Road BH19 £250,000· 17 sales
  7. De Moulham Road BH19 £255,000· 47 sales
  8. Gilbert Road BH19 £260,000· 9 sales

Most active streets

  1. High Street BH19 17in 12m
  2. De Moulham Road BH19 10in 12m
  3. Victoria Avenue BH19 6in 12m
  4. Burlington Road BH19 5in 12m
  5. Rempstone Road BH19 5in 12m
  6. Ulwell Road BH19 4in 12m
  7. Kings Road West BH19 4in 12m
  8. Greensands Way BH19 4in 12m

Medians over five years for streets with at least five sales; "most active" counts the last 12 months.

Postcode districts in Swanage

DistrictSales (12m)Median£/sq ftChange (1y)
BH19187£395,000£401+7.8%

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A 90 m² (970 sq ft) home in Swanage is worth roughly £341k–£474k at the area's typical £352–£489 per square foot. That is a range, not a valuation.

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Questions about house prices in Swanage

›What is the average house price in Swanage?

The median sold price in Swanage, Dorset was £395,000 in the 12 months to June 2026 (187 sales registered so far); the mean was £465,450. We quote medians because a few very expensive or very cheap sales pull a mean around. The Dorset median over the same period was £340,000. Portals and the ONS publish different figures because they use different boundaries, windows and adjustments.

›How much is a house in Swanage per square foot?

Homes sold in Swanage, Dorset over the two years to June 2026 with a recorded floor area achieved a median £401 per square foot (interquartile range £352–£489), from 350 sales matched to an Energy Performance Certificate floor area.

›Are house prices in Swanage going up or down?

In the 12 months to June 2026, the median was 7.8% up on the previous 12 months and 12.9% up on five years earlier. These compare completed sales registered so far; the most recent months are still being registered, so the latest figures move as late registrations arrive.

›What is the most expensive street in Swanage?

Of streets with at least five sales in the last five years, Valley Road (BH19) has the highest median sold price at £1,245,000 across 5 sales.

›Where does this data come from and how up to date is it?

Every sale is from HM Land Registry's Price Paid Data for England and Wales, which we re-import monthly. Sales completed to August 2026, as registered by 4 Oct 2026 · headline figures cover the 12 months to June 2026 (later months are still being registered). Floor areas come from Energy Performance Certificates matched by address.

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Sources and method. Sales completed to August 2026, as registered by 4 Oct 2026 · headline figures cover the 12 months to June 2026 (later months are still being registered).Next HM Land Registry release ~28 Oct 2026. Medians unless stated; averages only where 30 or more sales. Category A sales only (standard price-paid transactions), houses and flats.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Floor areas derived from Energy Performance Certificate data © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026. Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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