The median home in Swardeston sells for £428,000
That is the middle of 34 standard sales recorded by HM Land Registry from September 2023 to August 2026, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. 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.
Two thirds of Swardeston’s sales are detached houses
34 homes sold in three years: 24 detached houses, 7 semi-detached houses and 3 terraced houses.
median sale · 24 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £350K–£535K
- Last 12 months
- £330K5 sold
- New build
- £480K
Semi-detached houses: 7 sold, median £280K
Terraced houses: 3 sold
Too few sales for a card of their own.
Mostly detached: two thirds of homes sold stand on their own plot
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 Swardeston’s homes sold for between £315K and £525K
One sale in ten was under £242K and one in ten over £635K. 12% sold for under £250K.
The median, £428,000, sits in the £400–500K band
34 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
8% of homes sold in the last 12 months were new builds
54 new homes have been sold in Swardeston since 1995; the share peaked at 61% in 2022.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
A new home sold for a median £480,000
against £362,500 for a home sold on, 32% 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.
0% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 0% sold leasehold in Swardeston. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Bobbins Way is Swardeston’s busiest street, with 9 sales in three years
3 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026. 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 | Bobbins Way | NR14 | 9 | £460,000 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 2 | Hemnell Place | NR14 | 5 | £530,000 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 3 | The Common | NR14 | 5 | £436,000 | Mixed |
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.
Swardeston’s neighbours
Cheaper nearby: Mulbarton, Hethersett and Poringland.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swardeston | — | £428K | 9 | — |
| Mulbarton | 1.5 | £303K | 47 | +32% |
| Cringleford | 2.1 | £386K | 68 | +22% |
| Stoke Holy Cross | 2.4 | £388K | 19 | +29% |
| Newton Flotman | 2.7 | £290K | 10 | +50% |
| Hethersett | 3.4 | £310K | 124 | +23% |
| Little Melton | 3.7 | £476K | 6 | — |
| Poringland | 4.1 | £308K | 112 | +21% |
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 Swardeston
What is the average house price in Swardeston?
The median home in Swardeston sold for £428,000 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 34 standard sales. By type: detached houses £470,150 and semi-detached houses £280,000.
Are house prices going up in Swardeston?
The median was £385,000 in 2025, down 17% on 2024 (£465,150). A town’s median moves with the mix of homes sold each year as well as with prices.
How much does a new build cost in Swardeston?
New homes sold for a median £480,000 over three years, against £362,500 for homes sold on. New builds were 29% of sales.
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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