Photo: Dave Bevis · CC BY-SA 2.0Homes in Somercotes and Swanwick sell for a median £195,000
That is the middle of 622 standard sales recorded by HM Land Registry from September 2023 to August 2026, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. The typical home sells for 5.1 times as much as in 1995. Below: what each type of home sells for, the spread of prices, every year since 1995, new builds, the busiest streets and the neighbours. Rents and council tax are on Cost of living.
A third of Somercotes and Swanwick’s sales are semi-detached houses
622 homes sold in three years: 222 detached houses, 224 semi-detached houses, 174 terraced houses and 2 flats and maisonettes.
median sale · 222 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £230K–£360K
- Last 12 months
- £293K62 sold
- New build
- £353K
median sale · 224 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £146K–£215K
- Last 12 months
- £185K73 sold
median sale · 174 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £110K–£171K
- Last 12 months
- £130K45 sold
Flats and maisonettes: 2 sold
Too few sales for a card of their own.
A mixed market: no one type makes up more than 36% of sales
Standard sales, Sep 2023 to Aug 2026. A median needs 5 sales of a type; “middle half” is the 25th to 75th percentile of 10 or more.
Half of Somercotes and Swanwick’s homes sold for between £143K and £263K
One sale in ten was under £113K and one in ten over £348K. 71% sold for under £250K.
The median, £195,000, sits in the £150–200K band
622 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 5.1 times as much as in 1995, in step with England
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £38,000 in 1995 to £192,000 in the last 12 months (£155,000 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
181 sales in the last 12 months, against 413 in 2002, the busiest year, and 167 in 2011. Sales fell by 40% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, and the median by 11%. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 34% more sales than 2020.
Somercotes and Swanwick costs less than England as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Somercotes and Swanwick, every standard sale in England, and the typical UK town (the middle of the town medians, towns of 2,500 or more).
Semi-detached houses rose the most since 1995
| 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020 | Last 12 months | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached houses | £60K | £70K | £168K | £166K | £174K | £240K | £293K |
| Semi-detached houses | £37K | £44K | £100K | £107K | £110K | £148K | £185K |
| Terraced houses | £27K | £29K | £78K | £78K | £93K | £101K | £130K |
Calendar years; a year’s median needs 5 sales of the type, so gaps are years with fewer.
Prices are as paid, not adjusted for inflation. Standard (category A) sales only; Land Registry adds a sale when it is registered, so the newest months fill in later.
3% of homes sold in the last 12 months were new builds
632 new homes have been sold in Somercotes and Swanwick since 1995; the share peaked at 21% in 2019.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
A new home sold for a median £344,995
against £182,000 for a home sold on, 90% more, over three years. New homes are often a different mix from the homes sold on, so part of the gap is size and type.
1% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 0.6% sold leasehold in Somercotes and Swanwick. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Wright Drive is Somercotes and Swanwick’s busiest street, with 19 sales in three years
46 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026, 13 of them ten or more. A busy street is often a new estate selling its first homes, or a long road of terraces and flats.
| # | Street | Postcode area | Sales | Median | Homes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wright Drive | DE55 | 19 | £372,495 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 2 | Greenhill Lane | DE55 | 18 | £132,500 | Mixed |
| 3 | High Street | DE55 | 17 | £164,000 | Mixed |
| 4 | Somercotes Hill | DE55 | 17 | £140,000 | Mixed |
| 5 | Derby Road | DE55 | 16 | £265,500 | Mixed |
| 6 | Birchwood Lane | DE55 | 16 | £232,500 | Mixed |
| 7 | Sleetmoor Lane | DE55 | 15 | £244,000 | Mixed |
| 8 | Nottingham Road | DE55 | 15 | £95,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 9 | Woods Drive | DE55 | 11 | £324,995 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 10 | Elliot Drive | DE55 | 11 | £314,995 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 11 | Lily Street Farm Way | DE55 | 10 | £367,495 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 12 | Pentrich Road | DE55 | 10 | £208,750 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 13 | George Street | DE55 | 10 | £130,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 14 | Broadway | DE55 | 9 | £225,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 15 | James Street | DE55 | 9 | £220,000 | Mixed |
Lark Hill: £515,000
Alfred Street: £90,000
Among streets with five or more sales; the dearest street’s median is 5.7 times the cheapest’s. Street medians mix types: a street of detached houses beats one of flats.
Standard sales with a street name, grouped by street and postcode district (Sep 2023 to Aug 2026); a name used in two districts shows the district. Medians only: we don’t list individual sales.
Somercotes and Swanwick is the 43rd most expensive of 59 towns in Derbyshire
Somercotes and Swanwick is in the middle of Derbyshire’s towns to buy in; the typical UK town’s median is £277,000.
Towns of 2,500 or more in Derbyshire with 10+ standard sales; each links to its own Housing page.
Somercotes and Swanwick’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Somercotes and Swanwick | — | £195K | 181 | +45% |
| Alfreton | 1.6 | £190K | 107 | +52% |
| Ironville | 1.6 | £157K | 18 | +23% |
| Ripley | 2.1 | £214K | 278 | +51% |
| Jacksdale and Westwood | 2.1 | £177K | 18 | +61% |
| South Normanton and Pinxton | 2.5 | £190K | 207 | +52% |
| South Wingfield | 3.1 | £225K | 11 | +37% |
| Selston | 3.2 | £195K | 65 | +55% |
Median: standard sales over three years (10+ needed). Since 2016: the median over three years against 2016’s. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about property prices in Somercotes and Swanwick
What is the average house price in Somercotes and Swanwick?
The median home in Somercotes and Swanwick sold for £195,000 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 622 standard sales (£192,000 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £300,008, semi-detached houses £180,000 and terraced houses £135,000.
Are house prices going up in Somercotes and Swanwick?
The median was £204,950 in 2025, up 11% on 2024 (£185,000), and £192,000 in the last 12 months. A town’s median moves with the mix of homes sold each year as well as with prices.
How many homes sell in Somercotes and Swanwick each year?
181 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 237 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Somercotes and Swanwick?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Lark Hill (DE55, £515,000), Owen Close (DE55, £384,000) and Wright Drive (DE55, £372,495).
How much does a new build cost in Somercotes and Swanwick?
New homes sold for a median £344,995 over three years, against £182,000 for homes sold on. New builds were 11% of sales.
Is Somercotes and Swanwick expensive for Derbyshire?
Somercotes and Swanwick is the 41st most expensive of 59 towns of 2,500 or more in Derbyshire by median sale price.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid, every standard sale since January 1995 (yearly files of 28 September 2026), inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary by postcode (ONS Postcode Directory) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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