Buying a home in BH19, Swanage. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£464kmost £373k–£587k

Houses per m²£4,843flats £3,959

Sold last year127729 in five years

Prices in Dorset-0.1%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in BH19 sold for £463,538 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £373,005 and £586,851, for about 98 m² of space.

127 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £169k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in BH19 2 (£4,641) and the most in BH19 3 (£5,255).

Across Dorset, prices are down 0.1% on a year ago and up 10.3% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,191 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £2,114 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £93,000 for that mortgage: what £95,000 buys.

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House prices in BH19 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
1	£314,023	£249k–£365k	87 m²	8
2	£365,338	£327k–£450k	72 m²	123
3	£463,538	£373k–£587k	98 m²	260
4	£571,395	£445k–£754k	130 m²	66
5+	£826,427	£617k–£1.11m	179 m²	57

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	£314k	£365k	£464k	£571k	£826k
Detached	—	£505k	£578k	£732k	£880k
Semi-detached	—	£356k	£387k	£460k	£730k
Terraced	—	£335k	£362k	£382k	£460k
Flats	£169k	£256k	£321k	—	—

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across BH19

Postcode sector	Houses	Flats
BH19 1	£4,932	£3,911
BH19 2	£4,641	£4,000
BH19 3	£5,255	—

Schools near BH19

Best state primary within 2 kmSt Mary's Catholic Primary School, Swanage65% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%3 state primaries within 2 km

Best state secondary within 5 kmThe Swanage School33.9% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%1 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

More space for the money: a 3-bed house in BH2 is about 108 m² for £432k.

BH13 Poole · 11 km3-bed house £1.1m BH14 Poole · 12 km3-bed house £517k BH15 Poole · 12 km3-bed house £360k BH4 Bournemouth · 13 km3-bed house £568k BH2 Bournemouth · 14 km3-bed house £432k BH12 Poole · 14 km3-bed house £336k BH1 Bournemouth · 15 km3-bed house £296k BH17 Poole · 15 km3-bed house £351k

Questions about BH19

Is BH19 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: prices in Dorset are down 0.1% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (65% against 64%); the best secondary is below it (33.9% against 43.8%); 127 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in BH19?

A typical 3-bedroom house in BH19 sold for £463,538 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £373,005 and £586,851.

How many homes sell in BH19 each year?

127 homes sold in the last year and 729 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

What are the schools like near BH19?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Swanage, where 65% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near BH19?

For a 3-bedroom house, BH15 (£360k, 12 km), BH12 (£336k, 14 km), BH1 (£296k, 15 km).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.