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Swadlincote West: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Swadlincote West neighbourhood of South Derbyshire, England (ONS area South Derbyshire 008). Headline figures assembled 31 October 2026. Postcodes DE11, DE15. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near DE11 0SD.

A neighbourhood with below-average incomes, changing little against South Derbyshire

Swadlincote West is a neighbourhood with below-average incomes; it is changing little against South Derbyshire (signals are mixed: 4 rising and 2 falling of 19). Houses here typically resell for £199,950 (median resale price, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is higher than across South Derbyshire (1.5 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving faster than the council's and the nearest railway station, Burton-on-Trent, is 5.1 km from the neighbourhood's centre.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 31 October 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£199,950

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +43% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Below average income

How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation

Signs of gentrification

Mixed signs

Weighted balance +0.02; 4 of 19 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 1 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 6 small areas range from decile 1 to 9.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£44,100

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

1.5 times the borough's rate

Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.

Source: Police.uk

Schools getting better

Faster than the council's

Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.

Source: Ofsted, Department for Education

Where Swadlincote West sits in South Derbyshire

  • Typical house price: 2nd lowest of 12 neighbourhoods in South Derbyshire
  • Average household income: the lowest of 12 neighbourhoods in South Derbyshire

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 31 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.

Prices over time in Swadlincote West

House prices: Swadlincote West against South Derbyshire: This neighbourhood £34k (1995) to £218k (2026); South Derbyshire £43k (1995) to £249k (2026).£61k£222k2026202120162011200620011995This neighbourhood£218kSouth Derbyshire£249k
Median resale price of houses each year here and across South Derbyshire, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 31 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

4 of 19 counted signals point towards rising affluence against South Derbyshire, 2 the other way and 13 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.

Rising against the borough

  • Anti-social behaviour
  • Schools improving
  • Catching up with neighbouring areas
  • Homes selling

Falling behind the borough

  • Recorded crime
  • Benefit claims (DWP)

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

  • Burton-on-Trent Railway station, 5.1 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 5.3 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: CrossCountry to Nottingham (about 43 min) and Cardiff Central (about 145 min).

Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.

Nearest state schools

  • Nearest state primary school Fairmeadows Foundation Primary School 330 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Oct 2019). Ungraded visit Dec 2024: Standards maintained.
  • Nearest state secondary school Mercia Academy 510 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Good in 3 areas, Requires improvement in 1 (Jul 2025).

Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (20 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 30 September 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.

Questions about Swadlincote West

What is the typical house price in Swadlincote West?

£199,950. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +43% against 2017-2019.

How does Swadlincote West compare with the rest of South Derbyshire?

Typical house price: 2nd lowest of 12 neighbourhoods in South Derbyshire. Average household income: the lowest of 12 neighbourhoods in South Derbyshire.

Is Swadlincote West an affluent area?

Below average income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Swadlincote West gentrifying?

Mixed signs. Weighted balance +0.02; 4 of 19 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Swadlincote West?

Burton-on-Trent. Railway station, 5.1 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 5.3 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: CrossCountry to Nottingham (about 43 min) and Cardiff Central (about 145 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Swadlincote West?

Nearest state primary school. Fairmeadows Foundation Primary School. 330 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Oct 2019). Ungraded visit Dec 2024: Standards maintained. Nearest state secondary school. Mercia Academy. 510 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Good in 3 areas, Requires improvement in 1 (Jul 2025).

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.