Detached
£320,832
27% above the Swaffham average
41.2% of sales
What is the average house price in Swaffham? £253,135
The average house price in Swaffham is £253,135, based on 141 homes sold in the 12 months to September 2026. Prices are up 7.0% (£16,581) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- +7.0%
- Sold in 12 months
- 141
- Data up to
- September 2026
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, not asking prices. How we calculate this
How much does each type of property cost in Swaffham?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£213,659
16% below the Swaffham average
34.3% of sales
Terraced
£181,260
28% below the Swaffham average
20.8% of sales
Flats
£124,240
51% below the Swaffham average
3.8% of sales
Are house prices in Swaffham going up or down?
House prices in Swaffham are rising: up 7.0% (£16,581) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 29.7% (£58,017).
Past 12 months
+7.0%
+£16,581From £236,554 to £253,135
£253,135£236,554
Past 10 years
+29.7%
+£58,017From £195,118 to £253,135
£282,061£195,118
Quick answers for Swaffham
9 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£401,666
Highest average, reached in September 2026
How many homes sold?
141
Recorded so far for the 12 months to September 2026
What sells most often?
Detached houses
41.2% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£200k - £300k
41.8% of sales
How many people live in Swaffham?
8,575
749 people per square mile · High (Census 2021)
Population density is High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Usual residents, including communal establishments.
How many households are in Swaffham?
3,972
347 households per square mile · High (Census 2021)
Household density is High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Occupied households, not communal establishments.
How much green space is in Swaffham?
32 m² per resident
More green space per resident than 53% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 4.5 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
0.9% of the area · 2 public parks. Parks, playing fields, allotments and other public green space, not counting golf courses. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
What is the crime rate in Swaffham?
62 crimes per 1,000 residents
High · −8.1% on the previous year · 12 months to September 2026
Crime rate is High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
How does Swaffham rank?
98th most expensive area of Breckland.
Compared with 110 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Swaffham?
The highest recorded sale prices in Swaffham, from HM Land Registry.
How do house prices in Swaffham compare with nearby areas?
Swaffham compared with the 6 nearest other areas in Breckland.
Swaffham vs Sporle with Palgrave
- Swaffham
- £253,135
- Sporle with Palgrave
- £256,339+£3,204
Open comparison
Swaffham vs South Acre
- Swaffham
- £253,135
- South Acre
- £1,700,000+£1,446,865
Open comparison
Swaffham vs Cockley Cley
- Swaffham
- £253,135
- Cockley Cley
- £500,000+£246,865
Open comparison
Swaffham vs North Pickenham
- Swaffham
- £253,135
- North Pickenham
- £301,714+£48,579
Open comparison
Swaffham vs Beachamwell
- Swaffham
- £253,135
- Beachamwell
- £419,669+£166,534
Open comparison
Swaffham vs South Pickenham
- Swaffham
- £253,135
- South Pickenham
- £154,000−£99,135
Open comparison
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What to check before you buyWhere does this data come from?
Price information is from HM Land Registry, location boundaries are from OpenStreetMap, and households and population are from Nomis Census 2021 postcode estimates (21 March 2021). Parks and green space are from OS Open Greenspace. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Crime is from police.uk street-level data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
Last updated 6 November 2026 at 00:26 with the latest Land Registry data (September 2026). The Swaffham dataset covers 359 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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