Swanage

Swanage is covered by postcode district BH19. It is in the Dorset council area, England.

Typical price £381,250 Homes sold in Swanage, last 12 months. ▲ 7.9% on the year before Gigabit broadband 251 of 427 postcodes where every home and business can get it Flooding Some at high risk 64 of 439 postcodes have a home or business in an area at risk; 346 homes and businesses at high or medium risk Schools 4 3 primary schools and 1 secondary school at its postcodes

Every postcode in Swanage, by flood risk

Map of every postcode in Swanage, by flood risk Of the 439 postcodes in Swanage that ONS places, 37 have a home or business at high risk, 1 are at medium risk at worst, 1 are at low risk at worst, 25 are at very low risk only and 375 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. One group of postcodes at high or medium risk is outlined: 29 postcodes at high or medium risk. Places named: Swanage. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. BH19 1AH: not on the flood risk listBH19 1AJ: not on the flood risk listBH19 1AX: not on the flood risk listBH19 1AY: not on the flood risk listBH19 1AZ: not on the flood risk listBH19 1BA: not on the flood risk listBH19 1BD: not on the flood risk listBH19 1BE: not on the flood risk listBH19 1BH: not on the flood risk listBH19 1BJ: not on the flood risk listBH19 1BP: not on the flood risk listBH19 1BW: not on the flood risk listBH19 1DH: not on the flood risk listBH19 1DJ: not on the flood risk listBH19 1DL: not on the flood risk listBH19 1DN: not on the flood risk listBH19 1DP: not on the flood risk listBH19 1DQ: not on the flood risk listBH19 1DR: not on the flood risk listBH19 1DT: not on the flood risk listBH19 1DU: not on the flood risk listBH19 1DY: not on the flood risk listBH19 1EA: not on the flood risk listBH19 1EB: not on the flood risk listBH19 1ED: not on the flood risk listBH19 1EE: not on the flood risk listBH19 1EF: not on the flood risk listBH19 1EG: not on the flood risk listBH19 1EJ: not on the flood risk listBH19 1EL: not on the flood risk listBH19 1EN: not on the flood risk listBH19 1EP: not on the flood risk listBH19 1EQ: not on the flood risk listBH19 1EW: not on the flood risk listBH19 1FA: not on the flood risk listBH19 1FB: not on the flood risk listBH19 1FD: not on the flood risk listBH19 1FE: not on the flood risk listBH19 1FF: not on the flood risk listBH19 1FG: not on the flood risk listBH19 1FH: not on the flood risk listBH19 1FJ: not on the flood risk listBH19 1FL: not on the flood risk listBH19 1FN: not on the flood risk listBH19 1FP: not on the flood risk listBH19 1HH: not on the flood risk listBH19 1HJ: not on the flood risk listBH19 1HL: not on the flood risk listBH19 1HN: not on the flood risk listBH19 1HS: not on the flood risk listBH19 1HT: not on the flood risk listBH19 1HW: not on the flood risk listBH19 1HX: not on the flood risk listBH19 1HZ: not on the flood risk listBH19 1JA: not on the flood risk listBH19 1JB: not on the flood risk listBH19 1JD: not on the flood risk listBH19 1JE: not on the flood risk listBH19 1JG: not on the flood risk listBH19 1JH: not on the flood risk listBH19 1JJ: not on the flood risk listBH19 1JL: not on the flood risk listBH19 1JN: not on the flood risk listBH19 1JQ: not on the flood risk listBH19 1JR: not on the flood risk listBH19 1JS: not on the flood risk listBH19 1JT: not on the flood risk listBH19 1JW: not on the flood risk listBH19 1JX: not on the flood risk listBH19 1LB: not on the flood risk listBH19 1LE: not on the flood risk listBH19 1LF: not on the flood risk listBH19 1LG: not on the flood risk listBH19 1LJ: not on the flood risk listBH19 1LL: not on the flood risk listBH19 1LN: not on the flood risk listBH19 1LP: not on the flood risk listBH19 1LQ: not on the flood risk listBH19 1LR: not on the flood risk listBH19 1LS: not on the flood risk listBH19 1LT: not on the flood risk listBH19 1LU: not on the flood risk listBH19 1LW: not on the flood risk listBH19 1LX: not on the flood risk listBH19 1LY: not on the flood risk listBH19 1LZ: not on the flood risk listBH19 1NA: not on the flood risk listBH19 1NB: not on the flood risk listBH19 1ND: not on the flood risk listBH19 1NE: not on the flood risk listBH19 1NF: not on the flood risk listBH19 1NG: not on the flood risk listBH19 1NH: not on the flood risk listBH19 1NJ: not on the flood risk listBH19 1NL: not on the flood risk listBH19 1NN: not on the flood risk listBH19 1NR: not on the flood risk listBH19 1NT: not on the flood risk listBH19 1NU: not on the flood risk listBH19 1NW: not on the flood risk listBH19 1NX: not on the flood risk listBH19 1NY: not on the flood risk listBH19 1NZ: not on the flood risk listBH19 1PA: not on the flood risk listBH19 1PB: not on the flood risk listBH19 1PD: not on the flood risk listBH19 1PF: not on the flood risk listBH19 1PG: not on the flood risk listBH19 1PH: not on the flood risk listBH19 1PJ: not on the flood risk listBH19 1PL: not on the flood risk listBH19 1PP: not on the flood risk listBH19 1PQ: not on the flood risk listBH19 1PR: not on the flood risk listBH19 1PS: not on the flood risk listBH19 1PT: not on the flood risk listBH19 1PU: not on the flood risk listBH19 1PX: not on the flood risk listBH19 1PY: not on the flood risk listBH19 1QA: not on the flood risk listBH19 1QD: not on the flood risk listBH19 1QE: not on the flood risk listBH19 1QF: not on the flood risk listBH19 1QG: not on the flood risk listBH19 1QJ: not on the flood risk listBH19 1QL: not on the flood risk listBH19 1QN: not on the flood risk listBH19 1QP: not on the flood risk listBH19 1QQ: not on the flood risk listBH19 1QR: not on the flood risk listBH19 1QS: not on the flood risk listBH19 1QT: not on the flood risk listBH19 1QU: not on the flood risk listBH19 1QW: not on the flood risk listBH19 1QX: not on the flood risk listBH19 1QY: not on the flood risk listBH19 1QZ: not on the flood risk listBH19 1RA: not on the flood risk listBH19 1RB: not on the flood risk listBH19 1RD: not on the flood risk listBH19 1RE: not on the flood risk listBH19 1RF: not on the flood risk listBH19 1RG: not on the flood risk listBH19 1RH: not on the flood risk listBH19 1RJ: not on the flood risk listBH19 1RL: not on the flood risk listBH19 1RN: not on the flood risk listBH19 1RQ: not on the flood risk listBH19 2AA: not on the flood risk listBH19 2AB: not on the flood risk listBH19 2AD: not on the flood risk listBH19 2AE: not on the flood risk listBH19 2AF: not on the flood risk listBH19 2AG: not on the flood risk listBH19 2AH: not on the flood risk listBH19 2AJ: not on the flood risk listBH19 2AL: not on the flood risk listBH19 2AN: not on the flood risk listBH19 2AQ: not on the flood risk listBH19 2AT: not on the flood risk listBH19 2AU: not on the flood risk listBH19 2AY: not on the flood risk listBH19 2AZ: not on the flood risk listBH19 2BA: not on the flood risk listBH19 2BD: not on the flood risk listBH19 2BE: not on the flood risk listBH19 2BG: not on the flood risk listBH19 2BH: not on the flood risk listBH19 2BJ: not on the flood risk listBH19 2BL: not on the flood risk listBH19 2BN: not on the flood risk listBH19 2BP: not on the flood risk listBH19 2BQ: not on the flood risk listBH19 2BS: not on the flood risk listBH19 2BT: not on the flood risk listBH19 2BU: not on the flood risk listBH19 2BW: not on the flood risk listBH19 2BX: not on the flood risk listBH19 2DA: not on the flood risk listBH19 2DB: not on the flood risk listBH19 2DD: not on the flood risk listBH19 2DE: not on the flood risk listBH19 2DF: not on the flood risk listBH19 2DG: not on the flood risk listBH19 2DH: not on the flood risk listBH19 2DJ: not on the flood risk listBH19 2DL: not on the flood risk listBH19 2DN: not on the flood risk listBH19 2DP: not on the flood risk listBH19 2DQ: not on the flood risk listBH19 2DR: not on the flood risk listBH19 2DS: not on the flood risk listBH19 2DT: not on the flood risk listBH19 2DU: not on the flood risk listBH19 2DW: not on the flood risk listBH19 2DX: not on the flood risk listBH19 2DY: not on the flood risk listBH19 2DZ: not on the flood risk listBH19 2EA: not on the flood risk listBH19 2EB: not on the flood risk listBH19 2ED: not on the flood risk listBH19 2EE: not on the flood risk listBH19 2EF: not on the flood risk listBH19 2EG: not on the flood risk listBH19 2EH: not on the flood risk listBH19 2EJ: not on the flood risk listBH19 2EL: not on the flood risk listBH19 2EN: not on the flood risk listBH19 2EP: not on the flood risk listBH19 2EQ: not on the flood risk listBH19 2ER: not on the flood risk listBH19 2ES: not on the flood risk listBH19 2ET: not on the flood risk listBH19 2EU: not on the flood risk listBH19 2EW: not on the flood risk listBH19 2EX: not on the flood risk listBH19 2EY: not on the flood risk listBH19 2EZ: not on the flood risk listBH19 2FB: not on the flood risk listBH19 2FD: not on the flood risk listBH19 2FE: not on the flood risk listBH19 2FF: not on the flood risk listBH19 2FG: not on the flood risk listBH19 2FL: not on the flood risk listBH19 2HA: not on the flood risk listBH19 2HD: not on the flood risk listBH19 2HP: not on the flood risk listBH19 2HR: not on the flood risk listBH19 2HS: not on the flood risk listBH19 2HT: not on the flood risk listBH19 2HU: not on the flood risk listBH19 2HW: not on the flood risk listBH19 2HX: not on the flood risk listBH19 2HY: not on the flood risk listBH19 2HZ: not on the flood risk listBH19 2JA: not on the flood risk listBH19 2JB: not on the flood risk listBH19 2JD: not on the flood risk listBH19 2JE: not on the flood risk listBH19 2JF: not on the flood risk listBH19 2JH: not on the flood risk listBH19 2JJ: not on the flood risk listBH19 2JP: not on the flood risk listBH19 2JQ: not on the flood risk listBH19 2JR: not on the flood risk listBH19 2JS: not on the flood risk listBH19 2JT: not on the flood risk listBH19 2JU: not on the flood risk listBH19 2JW: not on the flood risk listBH19 2JX: not on the flood risk listBH19 2JY: not on the flood risk listBH19 2JZ: not on the flood risk listBH19 2LA: not on the flood risk listBH19 2LB: not on the flood risk listBH19 2LD: not on the flood risk listBH19 2LE: not on the flood risk listBH19 2LF: not on the flood risk listBH19 2LG: not on the flood risk listBH19 2LH: not on the flood risk listBH19 2LP: not on the flood risk listBH19 2LQ: not on the flood risk listBH19 2LY: not on the flood risk listBH19 2LZ: not on the flood risk listBH19 2NB: not on the flood risk listBH19 2ND: not on the flood risk listBH19 2NE: not on the flood risk listBH19 2NF: not on the flood risk listBH19 2NG: not on the flood risk listBH19 2NH: not on the flood risk listBH19 2NJ: not on the flood risk listBH19 2NL: not on the flood risk listBH19 2NN: not on the flood risk listBH19 2NP: not on the flood risk listBH19 2NQ: not on the flood risk listBH19 2NR: not on the flood risk listBH19 2NS: not on the flood risk listBH19 2NW: not on the flood risk listBH19 2NY: not on the flood risk listBH19 2NZ: not on the flood risk listBH19 2PA: not on the flood risk listBH19 2PB: not on the flood risk listBH19 2PD: not on the flood risk listBH19 2PE: not on the flood risk listBH19 2PF: not on the flood risk listBH19 2PG: not on the flood risk listBH19 2PH: not on the flood risk listBH19 2PJ: not on the flood risk listBH19 2PN: not on the flood risk listBH19 2PP: not on the flood risk listBH19 2PQ: not on the flood risk listBH19 2PR: not on the flood risk listBH19 2PS: not on the flood risk listBH19 2PU: not on the flood risk listBH19 2PW: not on the flood risk listBH19 2PX: not on the flood risk listBH19 2PY: not on the flood risk listBH19 2PZ: not on the flood risk listBH19 2QA: not on the flood risk listBH19 2QB: not on the flood risk listBH19 2QD: not on the flood risk listBH19 2QE: not on the flood risk listBH19 2QF: not on the flood risk listBH19 2QG: not on the flood risk listBH19 2QH: not on the flood risk listBH19 2QJ: not on the flood risk listBH19 2QL: not on the flood risk listBH19 2QN: not on the flood risk listBH19 2QP: not on the flood risk listBH19 2QQ: not on the flood risk listBH19 2QR: not on the flood risk listBH19 2QS: not on the flood risk listBH19 2QT: not on the flood risk listBH19 2QU: not on the flood risk listBH19 2QW: not on the flood risk listBH19 2QX: not on the flood risk listBH19 2QY: not on the flood risk listBH19 2QZ: not on the flood risk listBH19 2RA: not on the flood risk listBH19 2RB: not on the flood risk listBH19 2RD: not on the flood risk listBH19 2RE: not on the flood risk listBH19 2RF: not on the flood risk listBH19 2RG: not on the flood risk listBH19 2RH: not on the flood risk listBH19 2RJ: not on the flood risk listBH19 2RL: not on the flood risk listBH19 2RN: not on the flood risk listBH19 2RP: not on the flood risk listBH19 2RQ: not on the flood risk listBH19 2RR: not on the flood risk listBH19 2RS: not on the flood risk listBH19 2RT: not on the flood risk listBH19 2RU: not on the flood risk listBH19 2RW: not on the flood risk listBH19 2RX: not on the flood risk listBH19 2RY: not on the flood risk listBH19 2RZ: not on the flood risk listBH19 2SB: not on the flood risk listBH19 2SD: not on the flood risk listBH19 2SE: not on the flood risk listBH19 2SF: not on the flood risk listBH19 2SG: not on the flood risk listBH19 2SH: not on the flood risk listBH19 2SJ: not on the flood risk listBH19 2SL: not on the flood risk listBH19 2SN: not on the flood risk listBH19 2SP: not on the flood risk listBH19 2SR: not on the flood risk listBH19 2SS: not on the flood risk listBH19 2ST: not on the flood risk listBH19 2SU: not on the flood risk listBH19 2SW: not on the flood risk listBH19 2SX: not on the flood risk listBH19 2SY: not on the flood risk listBH19 2SZ: not on the flood risk listBH19 2TB: not on the flood risk listBH19 2TD: not on the flood risk listBH19 2TE: not on the flood risk listBH19 2TF: not on the flood risk listBH19 2TH: not on the flood risk listBH19 3DL: not on the flood risk listBH19 3DN: not on the flood risk listBH19 1AA: very low flood risk onlyBH19 1AN: very low flood risk onlyBH19 1AP: very low flood risk onlyBH19 1AR: very low flood risk onlyBH19 1BB: very low flood risk onlyBH19 1DG: very low flood risk onlyBH19 1DX: very low flood risk onlyBH19 1DZ: very low flood risk onlyBH19 1EZ: very low flood risk onlyBH19 1HB: very low flood risk onlyBH19 1HE: very low flood risk onlyBH19 1HF: very low flood risk onlyBH19 1HG: very low flood risk onlyBH19 1HP: very low flood risk onlyBH19 1HQ: very low flood risk onlyBH19 1HR: very low flood risk onlyBH19 1HU: very low flood risk onlyBH19 1HY: very low flood risk onlyBH19 1JP: very low flood risk onlyBH19 1JU: very low flood risk onlyBH19 1PW: very low flood risk onlyBH19 2BY: very low flood risk onlyBH19 2LR: very low flood risk onlyBH19 2LS: very low flood risk onlyBH19 2LT: very low flood risk onlyBH19 1NQ: low flood risk at worstBH19 1AE: medium flood risk at worstBH19 1AB: high flood riskBH19 1AD: high flood riskBH19 1AF: high flood riskBH19 1AS: high flood riskBH19 1AU: high flood riskBH19 1BQ: high flood riskBH19 1BS: high flood riskBH19 1BT: high flood riskBH19 1BX: high flood riskBH19 1DA: high flood riskBH19 1DD: high flood riskBH19 1DE: high flood riskBH19 1DF: high flood riskBH19 1EH: high flood riskBH19 1ER: high flood riskBH19 1ES: high flood riskBH19 1EU: high flood riskBH19 1EX: high flood riskBH19 1EY: high flood riskBH19 1HD: high flood riskBH19 1JY: high flood riskBH19 1LA: high flood riskBH19 1LD: high flood riskBH19 1LH: high flood riskBH19 1NS: high flood riskBH19 2AP: high flood riskBH19 2AR: high flood riskBH19 2AW: high flood riskBH19 2BB: high flood riskBH19 2FH: high flood riskBH19 2LJ: high flood riskBH19 2LN: high flood riskBH19 2NT: high flood riskBH19 2NU: high flood riskBH19 2NX: high flood riskBH19 3DG: high flood risk Swanage 29 postcodes at high or medium risk, outlined: this goes to BH19 1DF, the one with most homes and businesses at high risk29 postcodes at high or medium risk Map of every postcode in Swanage, by flood risk Of the 439 postcodes in Swanage that ONS places, 37 have a home or business at high risk, 1 are at medium risk at worst, 1 are at low risk at worst, 25 are at very low risk only and 375 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. One group of postcodes at high or medium risk is outlined: 29 postcodes at high or medium risk. Places named: Swanage. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Swanage
  • A home or business at high risk: 37
  • At medium risk at worst: 1
  • At low risk at worst: 1
  • At very low risk only: 25
  • Not on the at-risk list: 375
  • Outline: where 5 or more postcodes at high or medium risk lie together

Of the 439 postcodes in Swanage that ONS places, 37 have a home or business at high risk, 1 are at medium risk at worst, 1 are at low risk at worst, 25 are at very low risk only and 375 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list.

Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. A dashed outline shows where 5 or more lie within 150 metres of each other. It is not a boundary, and no boundary is drawn. Where marks overlap, the one first in the key is drawn; the counts include every postcode.

The middle of its postcodes: latitude 50.6103, longitude -1.9639. Open this area on OpenStreetMap

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; flood risk: Environment Agency, published 6 July 2026; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

The postcodes at high risk

37 postcodes here have a home or business at high risk. These are the 12 with the most homes and businesses at that risk.

Beside each: how many of its homes and businesses the Environment Agency puts at that risk.

BH19 1DF52 at high riskBH19 1DA28 at high riskBH19 1AB27 at high riskBH19 2NT21 at high riskBH19 1ES17 at high riskBH19 2LJ17 at high riskBH19 2BB14 at high riskBH19 1BX14 at high riskBH19 1ER12 at high riskBH19 1AD12 at high riskBH19 1BT11 at high riskBH19 1EH10 at high risk

Where the postcodes at high or medium risk lie together

  • 29 postcodes at high or medium risk, outlined on the map. BH19 1DF, is the one with most homes and businesses at high risk.

What is it like to live in Swanage?

Homes sold for a typical £381,250 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 7.9% on the 12 months before. At 251 of the 427 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 346 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 64 of its 439 postcodes. It has 3 primary schools and 1 secondary school at its postcodes. One GP practice is at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Corfe Castle, 7.1 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.

We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.

Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says. See all our data sources

What do homes cost in Swanage?

Homes in Swanage sold for a typical £381,250 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 166 sales, up 7.9% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£381,250 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£353,500 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 7.9% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £563,750 60 sales
  • Semi-detached £372,500 26 sales
  • Terraced £341,050 25 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £251,500 55 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole BH19 district, Swanage's main postcode district: a typical £400,000.

Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Swanage: standard sales of homes at market value. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Sales take weeks to be registered, so the last month or two are incomplete. Each postcode page gives the figure for its own postcode sector.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Are new homes being built in Swanage?

16 of the 439 postcodes now in use in Swanage came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 15 of the 204 homes sold in Swanage were newly built (7%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the BH19 district, 7%.

The newest postcodes

BH19 2FLsince May 2026BH19 1FPsince April 2026BH19 9BSsince May 2025BH19 9BQsince June 2024BH19 1FNsince January 2024BH19 1FJsince December 2023

A new postcode is often a new street or estate, but Royal Mail also makes new postcodes when it reorganises old ones, so not every one means new homes. Only postcodes still in use are counted.

New homes among the homes sold

PeriodIn SwanageAcross the BH19 district
The 12 months to August 2026 1 of 166 (Under 1%) 1 of 184 (Under 1%)
The 12 months to August 2025 15 of 204 (7%) 15 of 223 (7%)

Standard sales of homes at market value that HM Land Registry marks as newly built. New homes take longer to be registered than other sales, so the latest 12 months count fewer of them than were sold. A share is given from 5 sales or more.

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What broadband can you get in Swanage?

Ofcom reports on 427 of the 439 postcodes in Swanage. At 251 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.

Postcodes where every home can get gigabit251 of 427
Postcodes where every home can get superfast403 of 427

Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.

Check one address on Ofcom's checker

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is Swanage at risk of flooding?

64 of the 439 postcodes in Swanage have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 346 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk, at 64 of 439 postcodes High: 301Medium: 45Low: 51Very low: 397

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them, added up over the postcodes. It is for the land, not each building, and leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are in Swanage?

The open schools at the postcodes in Swanage. A school for ages 4 to 18 is listed under both. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

How far is the station from Swanage?

The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Swanage is Corfe Castle, 7.1 km away in a straight line.

  • Corfe Castle Railway station 7.1 kmDrive
  • Poole Rail Station Railway station 12.2 kmDrive
  • Parkstone (Dorset) Rail Station Railway station 12.6 kmDrive
  • Swanage (Swanage Railway) Underground, metro or tram 250 mWalk

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are in Swanage?

The GP practices at the postcodes in Swanage. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is Swanage safe? Crime recorded around it

Police.uk records 475 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the middle of the postcodes in Swanage over the 12 months from September 2025 to August 2026. August 2026 is the latest month it has published. These are counts, not a rate: we hold no count of the people who live, work or pass through, so we do not say whether a place is safe.

Each month, September 2025 to August 2026

  1. 30 September 2025
  2. 34 October 2025
  3. 25 November 2025
  4. 34 December 2025
  5. 41 January 2026
  6. 18 February 2026
  7. 36 March 2026
  8. 23 April 2026
  9. 45 May 2026
  10. 55 June 2026
  11. 70 July 2026
  12. 64 August 2026

By kind, over the 12 months

Violence and sexual offences202 reports
Anti-social behaviour110 reports
Shoplifting37 reports
Other theft33 reports
Criminal damage and arson31 reports
Public order18 reports
Burglary14 reports
Vehicle crime8 reports

Also: drugs 8, other crime 7, possession of weapons 4, theft from the person 2, bicycle theft 1.

Police.uk says its locations "always represent the approximate location of a crime". Each crime is moved to the nearest of a fixed list of map points, each over a street centre, a public place or a commercial premises, chosen so that every point covers at least eight addresses or none. A mile is a wide circle: in a town it takes in the centre and its shops, where much crime is recorded.

Crime around one postcode

Source: Police.uk (data.police.uk), data to August 2026, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Who runs Swanage?

Council
Dorset
Parliamentary constituency
South Dorset
Police force area
Dorset
Region
South West
Country
England
MP
Lloyd Hatton (Labour)

All 439 postcodes here share these. Wards differ: check a postcode for yours. What council am I in?

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. The MP: UK Parliament. See all our data sources

Moving to Swanage

Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week.

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Swanage postcodes

439 postcodes in use in Swanage, by district:

BH19 postcode district,439 postcodes

That district is in the BH postcode area.

Check a Swanage postcode

Enter a full postcode to see its ward, its flood risk, house prices in its sector and its nearest schools.

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Places near Swanage

With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Swanage's £381,250. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.

Poole13.4 km, £335,000Wareham13.8 km, £350,000Upton14.9 km, £305,000Bournemouth16.0 km, £312,750Bearwood17.7 km, £317,500Corfe Mullen18.1 km, £397,500Lytchett Matravers18.2 km, £430,000Merley19.2 km, £435,000 All places A to Z

Questions about Swanage

What is it like to live in Swanage?
Homes sold for a typical £381,250 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 7.9% on the 12 months before. At 251 of the 427 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 346 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 64 of its 439 postcodes. It has 3 primary schools and 1 secondary school at its postcodes. One GP practice is at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Corfe Castle, 7.1 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge. Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says.
What is the postcode for Swanage?
Swanage is covered by postcode district BH19, across 439 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Which council is Swanage in?
Swanage is in the Dorset council area. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Who is the MP for Swanage?
Swanage is in the South Dorset parliamentary constituency. Its MP is Lloyd Hatton (Labour), as UK Parliament listed them on 14 October 2026. Constituency: ONS Postcode Directory.
How much are houses in Swanage?
Homes in Swanage sold for a typical £381,250 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 166 sales, up 7.9% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
What schools are in Swanage?
In Swanage, primary schools at its postcodes include Swanage Primary School, St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Swanage and Swanage St Mark's Church of England Primary School; secondary schools at its postcodes include The Swanage School. Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026.
Does Swanage have a railway station?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Swanage is Corfe Castle, 7.1 km away in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
What broadband can you get in Swanage?
Ofcom reports on 427 of the 439 postcodes in Swanage. At 251 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
Is Swanage at risk of flooding?
64 of the 439 postcodes in Swanage have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 346 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk. This is long-term risk for the land, and leaves out surface water. Source: Environment Agency.
Are new homes being built in Swanage?
16 of the 439 postcodes now in use in Swanage came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 15 of the 204 homes sold in Swanage were newly built (7%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the BH19 district, 7%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.

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