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How do I compare house prices between areas?

The average house price in Somerset is £314,865 over the last 12 months. Over the past year prices fell 2.0%.

England

Somerset

£314,865

Average price, last 12 months

−2.0% in a year
OCT 2016£234kSEPT 2026£315k

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What can I buy with my budget in Somerset?

With £320,000 you could afford the average semi-detached house in Somerset.

£320,000

Somerset

  • Flats

    £150,394

    In budget

  • Terraced

    £245,822

    In budget

  • Semi-detached

    £286,822

    In budget

  • Detached

    £471,986

    £152k short

Average sale price by type of home over the last 12 months, from HM Land Registry. These are averages, so cheaper homes of each type do sell.

How much would a mortgage cost in Somerset?

With a 10% deposit, a 25-year mortgage at 4.5% on the average home in Somerset costs £1,575 a month.

10%
4.5%
25 years
  • Somerset

    £1,575

    a month

    Average price
    £314,865
    Deposit
    £31,487
    Mortgage
    £283,379
    Salary needed at 4.5×
    £62,973

A repayment mortgage on each location's average sale price over the last 12 months. The rate is an example, not a quote, so check current deals. Many lenders cap borrowing at about 4.5 times income.

What does each type of home cost?

Average sale price by property type over the last 12 months.

Detached

  • £471,986

Semi-detached

  • £286,822

Terraced

  • £245,822

Flats

  • £150,394

What kinds of homes sell in each area?

Share of last 12 months' sales by property type.

  • Detached
  • Semi-detached
  • Terraced
  • Flats

Somerset

Mostly detached houses

31%
29%
29%

How much do prices vary within Somerset?

In Somerset the priciest area costs 1.2× the cheapest.

Somerset4 areas

Cheapest: Sedgemoor, £302,490. Priciest: Mendip, £352,712.

Sedgemoor: £302,490South Somerset: £304,214Somerset West and Taunton: £309,508Mendip: £352,712
  • Somerset average, £314,865

Each dot is one area inside the location, by its average sale price over the last 12 months. The areas we have prices for may not cover every part of a location.

How green is Somerset?

Somerset has 157 public parks among 2,203 green space sites. Green space covers 0.5% of the area: about 33 m² per resident, or 4.7 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 55% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

  • Somerset

    0.5%

    of the land is green space
    33 m² per resident, or 4.7 football pitches for every 1,000 residents
    157 public parks

Each grid is the location's land, one square per 1%. Green space from OS Open Greenspace, not counting golf courses; Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

How crowded is Somerset?

Somerset has about 1.2 residents for every football pitch of land, or 421 people per square mile, which counts as high density.

Somerset
1.2 people per football pitch of land · 421 per square mile

Census 2021 population divided by land area. A football pitch is about 7,140 m² (105 m × 68 m).

How have average house prices moved?

Rolling 12-month average for each location, last 10 years. Gaps mean no sales were recorded that month.

When have prices risen and fallen in Somerset?

Prices in Somerset were down on a year earlier in 24 months of the 108 since October 2017. They are now down 2.0% on a year earlier.

Somerset24 of 108 months down
FallingRising

Each stripe is one month: the rolling 12-month average against the same month a year earlier, since October 2017. Falls are hatched as well as red.

How many homes were sold?

Monthly sales volume for each location, last 10 years.

How do all the numbers compare?

Every measure side by side. The highest value in each row is highlighted.

Latest 12-month average

  • Somerset

    England / Somerset

    £314,865

Change over 1 year

  • Somerset

    England / Somerset

    −£6,336

Change over ~10 years

  • Somerset

    England / Somerset

    +£83,192

Homes sold (last 12 months)

  • Somerset

    England / Somerset

    7,456

Number of postcodes

  • Somerset

    England / Somerset

    25,200

Households (Census 2021)

  • Somerset

    England / Somerset

    250,096

Household density

  • Somerset

    England / Somerset

    184 per sq mi · High

Population (Census 2021)

  • Somerset

    England / Somerset

    571,330

Population density

  • Somerset

    England / Somerset

    421 per sq mi · High

Green space per resident

  • Somerset

    England / Somerset

    33 m² per resident · more than 55% of areas

Green space share of area

  • Somerset

    England / Somerset

    0.5%

Public parks

  • Somerset

    England / Somerset

    157

Crime rate (per 1,000 residents)

  • Somerset

    England / Somerset

    80 per 1,000 · Very High

Crime vs previous 12 months

  • Somerset

    England / Somerset

    +5.8%

Anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents

  • Somerset

    England / Somerset

    13 per 1,000

Background NO₂ (µg/m³)

  • Somerset

    England / Somerset

    6.2 µg/m³ · Low

Background PM2.5 (µg/m³)

  • Somerset

    England / Somerset

    7.3 µg/m³ · Typical

Listed buildings

  • Somerset

    England / Somerset

    11,746

Listed buildings per 1,000 homes

  • Somerset

    England / Somerset

    47.0 per 1,000 homes · more 79% of areas

Homes in a conservation area

  • Somerset

    England / Somerset

    10.5% · higher than 62% of areas

Peak month

  • Somerset

    England / Somerset

    JAN 2022 · £362,915

Most common price band

  • Somerset

    England / Somerset

    £200k – £300k · 36.5%

Detached average

  • Somerset

    England / Somerset

    £471,986

Semi-detached average

  • Somerset

    England / Somerset

    £286,822

Terraced average

  • Somerset

    England / Somerset

    £245,822

Flats average

  • Somerset

    England / Somerset

    £150,394

Detached share of sales

  • Somerset

    England / Somerset

    31.1%

Semi-detached share of sales

  • Somerset

    England / Somerset

    28.7%

Terraced share of sales

  • Somerset

    England / Somerset

    29.2%

Flats share of sales

  • Somerset

    England / Somerset

    11.0%

Sold prices from HM Land Registry. Households and population from Census 2021. Green space from OS Open Greenspace, not counting golf courses; Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Crime is police-recorded crime from police.uk, per 1,000 residents, over the latest 12 published months; anti-social behaviour is counted separately. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk. Listed buildings and conservation areas from Historic England, planning.data.gov.uk and Cadw; "No council data" means the council has not published its conservation area boundaries. © Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Source: planning.data.gov.uk, Open Government Licence v3.0. Designated Historic Asset GIS Data, The Welsh Historic Environment Service (Cadw), licensed under the Open Government Licence.

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