Locarno Road, Swanage

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House prices, sold prices and local information for BH19 1HY.

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2020)

£380,000

5 sales

Price range

£290k – £515k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

17 Nov 2023

BH19 1HY

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At a glance

House prices£380k averageSince 2020 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 6 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station4 min walkSwanage (Swanage Railway) Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

5 property sales on Locarno Road, Swanage have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2020. The most recent sale was on 17 Nov 2023. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £336,667. 2 homes here have sold more than once since 2020; 2 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Locarno Road compared

BH19 postcode area£484,010

Swanage£484,010

England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Locarno Road has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all BH19 house prices.

Average sale price by year

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 7 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Terraced	3	£336,667	17 Nov 2023
Detached	1	£515,000	21 Apr 2021
Semi-detached	1	£375,000	1 Jul 2022

Sold prices on Locarno Road

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
4, Locarno Road BH19 1HY	17 Nov 2023	£400,000	Terraced	Freehold
Crabstone Cottage, Locarno Road BH19 1HY	1 Jul 2022	£375,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
Hillview, Locarno Road BH19 1HY	21 Apr 2021	£515,000	Detached	Freehold
4, Locarno Road BH19 1HY	1 Feb 2021	£320,000	Terraced	Freehold
8, Locarno Road BH19 1HY	19 Oct 2020	£290,000	Terraced	Freehold
Hillview, Locarno Road BH19 1HY	28 Aug 2020	£525,000	Detached	Freehold
Hillview, Locarno Road BH19 1HY	6 Apr 2017	£123,000	Other	Freehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

Address	Sales	Change
4, Locarno Road	£320,000 (Feb 2021) → £400,000 (Nov 2023)	+25% over 3 yrs
Hillview, Locarno Road	£123,000 (Apr 2017) → £525,000 (Aug 2020) → £515,000 (Apr 2021)	+319% over 4 yrs

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Schools near Locarno Road

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Swanage Primary School 222 pupils	Primary	2–11	Good Report	0.2 mi
The Swanage School 349 pupils	Secondary	11–16	Good Report	0.9 mi
Swanage St Mark's Church of England Primary School 89 pupils	Primary Church of England	4–11	Report	0.9 mi
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Swanage 175 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	4–11	Good Report	0.9 mi
St George's Church of England Primary School, Langton Matravers 85 pupils	Primary Church of England	2–11	Good Report	1.7 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train, tram & metro stations

Corfe Castle station 4.5 mi · 1 hr 29 min walk
Swanage (Swanage Railway) 0.2 mi · 4 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Argyle Road (opp, Kings Road West) 1 min walk
St Mary's Church (W-bound, Kings Road West) 1 min walk
Argyle Road (W-bound, Kings Road West) 1 min walk
Howard Road (opp, High Street) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

Swanage Medical Practice
Railway Station Approach, Swanage · 0.2 mi

Supermarkets

Spar Spar - High St, Swanage · 0.1 mi
The Co-operative Food Co-op Swanage · 0.2 mi
Budgens Budgens Swanage · 0.3 mi
Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Swanage Institute Road · 0.3 mi

Pharmacies

Well · 0.3 mi
Boots · 0.3 mi
Well · 0.3 mi

Dentists

Regency Dental Practice · 0.1 mi
118 Kings Road West Dental Practice · 0.2 mi
Personal Dental Care · 0.3 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 6 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income	5 of 10
Employment	5 of 10
Education and skills	5 of 10
Health and disability	7 of 10
Crime	7 of 10
Access to housing and services	6 of 10
Living environment	2 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	59.9%	62.5%
Private rented	30.7%	20.3%
Social rented	9.4%	17.1%
Households	759

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	14.0%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	58.7%	64.1%
Aged 65+	27.3%	18.6%
Residents	1,558

Broadband

	Here	UK
Superfast (30Mbit+)	100%	95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)	100%	80%
Gigabit-capable	100%	80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

	Here	Eng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks	79%	89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network	99%	100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks	97%	99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks	84%	92%

Share of homes across Dorset with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Locarno Road

Ethnic group

	Here	Dorset
White	95.5%	97.1%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	1.5%	1.1%
Other ethnic group	1.5%	0.4%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	1.2%	1.2%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	0.3%	0.3%

Religion

	Here	Dorset
Christian	50.6%	51.5%
No religion	40.8%	40.1%
Not answered	6.5%	6.5%
Buddhist	0.6%	0.4%
Other religion	0.6%	0.6%
Hindu	0.5%	0.2%
Muslim	0.3%	0.4%
Jewish	0.1%	0.1%

Country of birth

	Here	Dorset
Born in the UK	89.1%	93.5%
Born outside the UK	10.9%	6.5%

Highest qualification

	Here	Dorset
Level 4 qualifications and above	33.8%	31.5%
Level 3 qualifications	18.6%	17.7%
No qualifications	14.6%	15.8%
Level 2 qualifications	13.6%	15%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	9.7%	10.4%
Apprenticeship	6.8%	6.8%
Other qualifications	3%	2.8%

General health

	Here	Dorset
Very good health	43.9%	44.9%
Good health	36.8%	35.8%
Fair health	14.5%	14.2%
Bad health	4.1%	4%
Very bad health	0.6%	1.1%

Cars or vans per household

	Here	Dorset
1 car or van in household	46.4%	40.8%
No cars or vans in household	23.7%	13.7%
2 cars or vans in household	23.3%	31.8%
3 or more cars or vans in household	6.6%	13.7%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Dorset.

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