Avg IMD
Least deprived 40–50%
Census 2021
9,426
Households
4,511
Crimes · Aug '26
65
4,511
Households
White Brit. · 93%
Ethnicity
Christian · 54%
Religion
Least deprived 40⁠–⁠50%
Avg IMD
65
Crimes · Aug '26
£381,250
Median property price · Sep 2025⁠–⁠Aug 2026 · 166 sales
447
Postcodes

Sold prices in Swanage

England & Wales
Property sales · Swanage
HM Land Registry · Swanage
Average price
£439,130
Median price: £381,250
Median +7.9% vs prior 12 months
Standard sales only · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 166 sales
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Sep '25 – Aug '26Aug '26: 6 sales · avg £538,083
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£538k£402k£265k
Sep '25Dec '25Mar '26Jun '26Aug '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime in Swanage

England & Wales
Crime trends · Swanage

Counts are the sum of electoral wards in this area, not a 1-mile street search around a point.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearSep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
25
YoY +39%
32207
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
16
YoY —
19112
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY —
420
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
1
YoY —
530
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
7
YoY —
950
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
15
YoY +50%
17102
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

0 of 6 key categories improving · other recorded crime rising

65
incidents · Aug '26

Demographics in Swanage

Ethnicity

Total residents: 9,420
White Brit.93.1%
Other White3.2%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group0.6%
White Irish0.6%
Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.4%
+ 12 other groups · 2.1%

Religion

Total residents: 9,427
Christian54.3%
No religion36.8%
Not answered7.1%
Other religion0.8%
Buddhist0.4%
+ 4 other religions · 0.6%

Age groups

Total residents: 9,426
50–6423.5%
65–7417.4%
35–4913.6%
75–8412.3%
25–347.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 25.3%

Households

Total households: 4,511
One person: aged 66+21.1%
Single family household, all members 66+17.4%
One person: other14.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children8.9%
+ 9 other households · 26.3%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Swanage

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Least deprived 40–50%
Mean decile 5.96 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Least deprived 40–50% on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 5.96 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Flood risk in Swanage

High flood risk in part of this area

2 of 9 sampled points in Zone 3

Not in a flood zoneZone 2Zone 3

Zone 3 is land with a 1 in 100 (1%) or greater chance of flooding in any year.

Recorded as Fluvial Models

Environment Agency flood map for planning · 9-point area sample, not a check on any one property

Amenities in Swanage

152 mapped places in this local authority

52 GPs · 52 Museums · 31 Libraries · 152 in all

  • GPs52
  • Museums52
  • Libraries31
  • Hospitals17

OpenStreetMap · selected tags only · council totals; wards use the parent figure

School applications

We've matched this area to Dorset.

You apply through this education local authority even if the school is in another council area.

Last published allocation

None of the schools listed here has a published last-distance figure, so we cannot compare a postcode with last year's allocation. We do not draw catchment maps in this list; where we hold a council's map, it is on the school's page.

Apply for a primary place via Dorset

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Overview of Swanage

Coordinates50.6104, -1.9639
Postcodes
447
Census 2021
9,426
Households (Census)
4,511
Recorded crime · Aug '26
65

Postcode Districts in Swanage

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