The median home in Swillington sells for £220,000
That is the middle of 116 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 4.8 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.
62% of Swillington’s sales are semi-detached houses
116 homes sold in three years: 18 detached houses, 72 semi-detached houses, 23 terraced houses and 3 flats and maisonettes.
median sale · 18 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £265K–£365K
- Last 12 months
- £295K7 sold
median sale · 72 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £195K–£238K
- Last 12 months
- £226K18 sold
median sale · 23 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £170K–£204K
- Last 12 months
- £185K10 sold
Flats and maisonettes: 3 sold
Too few sales for a card of their own.
A mixed market: no one type makes up more than 62% 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 Swillington’s homes sold for between £190K and £254K
One sale in ten was under £170K and one in ten over £300K. 74% sold for under £250K.
The median, £220,000, sits in the £200–250K band
116 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 4.8 times as much as in 1995, a slower rise than England’s
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £46,000 in 1995 to £219,000 in the last 12 months (£158,475 in 2019).
About as many homes sell as usual
36 sales in the last 12 months, against 55 in 2002, the busiest year, and 21 in 2009. Sales fell by 49% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, though the median held. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 21% more sales than 2020.
Swillington costs less than England as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Swillington, every standard sale in England, and the typical UK town (the middle of the town medians, towns of 2,500 or more).
Terraced houses rose the most since 1995
| 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020 | Last 12 months | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached houses | — | £101K | £239K | — | £221K | £219K | £295K |
| Semi-detached houses | £47K | £60K | £131K | £125K | £139K | £168K | £226K |
| Terraced houses | — | £42K | £112K | £108K | £125K | £140K | £185K |
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.
Hardly any new homes: 0% of sales in the last 12 months
39 new homes have been sold in Swillington since 1995; the share peaked at 14% in 2003.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
3% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 0% sold leasehold in Swillington. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Wakefield Road is Swillington’s busiest street, with 12 sales in three years
8 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026, 1 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 | Wakefield Road | LS26 | 12 | £202,500 | Mixed |
| 2 | Astley Lane | LS26 | 9 | £190,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 3 | Church Avenue | LS26 | 8 | £280,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 4 | Hill Crest | LS26 | 6 | £225,750 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 5 | Swillington Lane | LS26 | 5 | £423,500 | Mostly detached houses |
| 6 | Neville Grove | LS26 | 5 | £216,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 7 | Whitecliffe Rise | LS26 | 5 | £215,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 8 | The Crest | LS26 | 5 | £200,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
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.
Swillington is the 48th most expensive of 91 towns in West Yorkshire
Swillington is in the middle of West Yorkshire’s towns to buy in; the typical UK town’s median is £277,000.
Towns of 2,500 or more in West Yorkshire with 10+ standard sales; each links to its own Housing page.
Swillington’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swillington | — | £220K | 36 | +54% |
| Kippax | 2 | £225K | 142 | +50% |
| Mickletown | 2.1 | £250K | 50 | +49% |
| Allerton Bywater | 2.2 | £210K | 74 | +23% |
| Garforth | 2.3 | £265K | 178 | +48% |
| Rothwell | 2.4 | £250K | 253 | +40% |
| Methley | 2.8 | £193K | 15 | +43% |
| Bottom Boat | 3.7 | £175K | 13 | +70% |
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 Swillington
What is the average house price in Swillington?
The median home in Swillington sold for £220,000 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 116 standard sales (£219,000 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £295,000, semi-detached houses £220,750 and terraced houses £185,000.
Are house prices going up in Swillington?
The median was £225,000 in 2025, up 7% on 2024 (£209,500), and £219,000 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 Swillington each year?
36 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 38 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Swillington?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Swillington Lane (LS26, £423,500), Church Avenue (LS26, £280,000) and Hill Crest (LS26, £225,750).
Is Swillington expensive for West Yorkshire?
Swillington is the 48th most expensive of 91 towns of 2,500 or more in West Yorkshire 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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