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Swanage

From July 2023 to June 2026, homes in Swanage typically sold for £385,000. Half of the 609 sales were between £280k and £550k, against a typical £345,000 across Dorset.

Postcode BH19

All of Dorset
Swanage
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Typical price Typical priceThe middle sale. Half sold for more and half for less. £385k half sold for £280k to £550k
Homes sold Homes soldHomes sold from July 2023 to June 2026. 609 July 2023 to June 2026
Over 5 years Over 5 yearsThe change in the typical price against the same three years five years before. +13.2% typical price, against 5 years before
New builds 7% of sales · 35% leasehold

By type of home

What homes sold for

The band is the middle half of sales, a quarter sold for less and a quarter for more, with the typical price marked. The dashed line is the typical price for the same type across Dorset.

  • Detached £603,200 typical
    Half between £496k and £750k · 210 sales · Dorset £482k
  • Semi-detached £405,000 typical
    Half between £345k and £465k · 87 sales · Dorset £328k
  • Terraced £350,000 typical
    Half between £316k and £395k · 99 sales · Dorset £275k
  • Flat £258,000 typical
    Half between £210k and £330k · 213 sales · Dorset £187k

Since 1995

Each year in Swanage

This town Dorset Homes sold
£0£200k£400k£600k 1995: £60,0001996: £66,5001997: £73,0001998: £82,0001999: £85,0002000: £113,5002001: £120,0002002: £157,0002003: £184,5002004: £216,5002005: £222,2502006: £229,9502007: £248,2502008: £230,0002009: £225,0002010: £250,0002011: £257,5002012: £247,0002013: £250,0002014: £263,0002015: £280,7502016: £310,0002017: £309,0002018: £310,0002019: £320,0002020: £348,7502021: £353,7502022: £395,0002023: £402,5002024: £385,0002025: £355,000 1995: 230 sold1996: 331 sold1997: 373 sold1998: 401 sold1999: 457 sold2000: 392 sold2001: 395 sold2002: 383 sold2003: 333 sold2004: 358 sold2005: 338 sold2006: 447 sold2007: 344 sold2008: 214 sold2009: 221 sold2010: 241 sold2011: 266 sold2012: 233 sold2013: 236 sold2014: 285 sold2015: 300 sold2016: 268 sold2017: 250 sold2018: 255 sold2019: 229 sold2020: 230 sold2021: 324 sold2022: 229 sold2023: 216 sold2024: 203 sold2025: 197 sold 1995200020052010201520202025
£0£200k£400k£600k 1995: £60,0001996: £66,5001997: £73,0001998: £82,0001999: £85,0002000: £113,5002001: £120,0002002: £157,0002003: £184,5002004: £216,5002005: £222,2502006: £229,9502007: £248,2502008: £230,0002009: £225,0002010: £250,0002011: £257,5002012: £247,0002013: £250,0002014: £263,0002015: £280,7502016: £310,0002017: £309,0002018: £310,0002019: £320,0002020: £348,7502021: £353,7502022: £395,0002023: £402,5002024: £385,0002025: £355,000 1995: 230 sold1996: 331 sold1997: 373 sold1998: 401 sold1999: 457 sold2000: 392 sold2001: 395 sold2002: 383 sold2003: 333 sold2004: 358 sold2005: 338 sold2006: 447 sold2007: 344 sold2008: 214 sold2009: 221 sold2010: 241 sold2011: 266 sold2012: 233 sold2013: 236 sold2014: 285 sold2015: 300 sold2016: 268 sold2017: 250 sold2018: 255 sold2019: 229 sold2020: 230 sold2021: 324 sold2022: 229 sold2023: 216 sold2024: 203 sold2025: 197 sold 199520102025

The typical price is the middle sale of each full year, shown where at least 5 homes sold. It moves with which homes happened to sell, so a single year can jump.

The homes that sell here

  • Flat35% · Dorset 15%
  • Detached35% · Dorset 39%
  • Terraced16% · Dorset 24%
  • Semi-detached14% · Dorset 21%

New builds and leaseholds

New builds, share of sales7% · Dorset 7%
Leaseholds, share of sales35% · Dorset 16%

New builds can take up to a year to appear in Land Registry's figures, so the latest year may show fewer than were sold.

Neighbourhoods

Where in Swanage

The 1 neighbourhood mostly in Swanage and what homes sold for in each from July 2023 to June 2026. The range is the middle half of sales.

Neighbourhood Typical price Typical priceThe middle sale. Half sold for more and half for less. Middle half Middle halfHalf the homes sold within this range. A quarter sold for less and a quarter for more. Sales SalesHomes sold from July 2023 to June 2026. Over 5 years Over 5 yearsThe change in the typical price against the same three years five years before.
Swanage £368,125 £270k to £525k 549 +14.2%

About these figures

Every standard home sale registered with HM Land Registry since 1995: homes sold at full market value to a person, so repossessions and sales to companies are left out. Recent months fill in as late sales are registered. Not financial advice.

Sources and licences

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Neighbourhood names: contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 (House of Commons Library). Neighbourhood boundaries and the postcode lookup: source, Office for National Statistics 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.