Estate agents in Swanage
Swanage is a town in the South West with about 9,115 residents. HM Land Registry records 172 homes sold there in the 12 months September 2025 to August 2026, with a median price paid of £377,500.
How estate agents in Swanage compare
Swanage at a glance
HM Land Registry recorded 172 sales in Swanage from September 2025 to August 2026, at a median price of £377,500.
31.9% of these homes had also sold since January 2016. Their sellers had owned them for a median of 5.9 years and sold for a median of 12.0% more than they paid.
The median price was £293,000 in 2016 and £350,000 in 2025.
Figures checked 3 November 2026. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, standard sales.
House prices in Swanage
Median sale price in Swanage: £377,500
| All homes | 172 sales, median £377,500 |
|---|---|
| Detached | 59 sales, median £557,500 |
| Semi-detached | 26 sales, median £372,500 |
| Terraced | 27 sales, median £338,000 |
| Flats and maisonettes | 60 sales, median £253,250 |
Across Dorset the average price was £324,089 in June 2026, up 1.2% on a year earlier.
| 2016 | £293,000 (236 sales) |
|---|---|
| 2017 | £295,000 (219 sales) |
| 2018 | £285,000 (219 sales) |
| 2019 | £310,000 (211 sales) |
| 2020 | £330,000 (200 sales) |
| 2021 | £345,000 (292 sales) |
| 2022 | £377,500 (191 sales) |
| 2023 | £385,000 (173 sales) |
| 2024 | £366,700 (154 sales) |
| 2025 | £350,000 (177 sales) |
Checked 3 November 2026; Price Paid figures are refreshed weekly.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data and the UK House Price Index. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Transport links
Swanage has no railway station of its own. The nearest are Poole at about 7 miles, Parkstone at about 8 miles and Hamworthy and Branksome, both about 8 miles away. The A351 passes through or beside the town and is the main road route out of it. The nearest motorway junction is M27 junction 1 at Cadnam, about 27 miles away. Bournemouth Airport is about 13 miles away and Southampton Airport is about 36 miles away. Central London is about 101 miles from the town in a straight line. Anyone living here should expect to rely on road travel for most journeys beyond the town.
Schools in and near Swanage
Swanage has three primary schools within about 1 mile of the centre. Swanage Primary School is an academy about 0.6 miles away, as is St Mary's Catholic Primary School, a Roman Catholic academy at a similar distance. Swanage St Mark's Church of England Primary School, also an academy, is about 0.8 miles from the centre. For secondary education, The Swanage School, a free school, is the nearest option at about 0.8 miles. No independent or special schools are listed nearby. Further education is available at The Bournemouth and Poole College, about 7.7 miles away. The nearest university is Arts University Bournemouth, about 9.4 miles from the centre.
Living in Swanage
Swanage is a town with 9,110 usual residents in a small built-up area, classed as rural. Flats make up 40% of households and detached houses 29%, with about 71% of homes owner occupied. There are more than 110 shops, including two supermarkets, a Co-op Food and a Budgens, each about 0.4 miles away and a market about 0.2 miles away. There are at least 20 cafés, around 14 restaurants and 8 pubs, among them the Black Swan Inn at about 0.4 miles. There is no doctors' surgery in the area and the nearest is about 6.7 miles away. Two pharmacies and a dentist are close by and Swanage Hospital is about 0.6 miles away, while Poole Hospital, with an emergency department, is about 7.5 miles away. Swanage Library is about 0.5 miles from the centre and Days Park about the same, with Townsend Reserve about 0.7 miles away.
A short history of Swanage
Quarrying around Swanage dates back to at least the first century AD and Purbeck marble reached buildings in London under Roman rule. The town appears in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle of 877 as Swanwich. The bay was also recorded as Swanawic and Sandwich. Marble quarrying resumed in the 12th century. After the Great Fire of London in 1666 stone began to be loaded onto ships directly from the seafront. Newton Manor started as a 17th century farmhouse. The lock-up dates from 1803 and Princess Victoria visited a hotel in the town in 1833. John Mowlem and his nephew George Burt then shaped the Victorian town, building its first pier and its earliest gas and water works. Burt raised a memorial to Prince Albert in 1862. The lighthouse followed in 1880 and the town hall in the early 1880s. The railway arrived in 1885 and Burt completed the Great Globe in 1887. Of 119 listed buildings nearby, Newton Manor is the only Grade II*.
Sport and leisure
Swanage Town & Herston F.C plays soccer on a pitch in the town. Swanage Sea Rowing Club is a rowing venue. Swanage Golf Games and Kirkwood Park are both mapped as golf courses. Several tennis courts, several soccer pitches and a number of basketball courts are mapped, along with provision for bowls and Swanage Skatepark. Open spaces include Days Park, Beach Gardens, King George's Field, Lower Field, Sandpit Field, Swanage Cricket Club and Top Field. Several children's playgrounds are also mapped. Townsend Reserve is a nature reserve. The Studland to Portland Special Area of Conservation and the Purbeck Coast Marine Conservation Zone are also named nearby.
Common questions
- What is the median price paid for a home in Swanage?
- The median price paid in Swanage over the 12 months September 2025 to August 2026 was £377,500. By property type, the median price paid was £557,500 for detached houses, £372,500 for semi-detached houses, £338,000 for terraced houses and £253,250 for flats.
- How many homes were sold in Swanage in the last year?
- HM Land Registry records 172 standard sales in Swanage in the 12 months September 2025 to August 2026. Of these, 59 were detached houses, 26 were semi-detached houses, 27 were terraced houses and 60 were flats.
- How far is Swanage from the nearest railway station?
- The nearest railway station is Poole, about 7.3 miles from the centre in a straight line. Parkstone is about 7.6 miles away, with Hamworthy and Branksome both about 8.1 miles away. Bournemouth Airport is about 13 miles away and central London is about 101 miles away.
- Which schools are close to the centre of Swanage?
- There are 3 primary schools within about 1.0 miles of the centre: Swanage Primary School and St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Swanage at about 0.6 miles each and Swanage St Mark's Church of England Primary School at about 0.8 miles. The nearest secondary school is The Swanage School, about 0.8 miles away.
- How many estate agent branches have an office in Swanage?
- There are 2 estate agent sales branches with an office in Swanage.
Areas near Swanage
- Langton Matravers
- Studland
- Harman's Cross
- Worth Matravers
- Corfe Castle
- Ridge
- Stoborough
- Poole
Swanage is in Dorset.
Estate agents near Swanage
- Miles & SonSwanage BH19 1DW0.4 miles
- Corbens Estate AgentsSwanage BH19 1AD0.4 miles
- Stephen Noble Estate AgentsPoole BH13 7RD5.2 miles
- Prime Coastal PropertyPoole BH13 7RD5.2 miles
- Tailor MadePoole BH13 7QB5.3 miles
- James Deamer-Tailor Made, New ForestPoole BH13 7QB5.3 miles
- Mays Estate AgentsPoole BH14 8HX6.6 miles
- Key DrummondPoole BH14 8HA6.6 miles
- Lloyds Property GroupPoole BH14 8HA6.6 miles
- Hamptons International SalesPoole BH13 7LP6.6 miles
Nearest agents first. Distances are in a straight line from the centre of Swanage.