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How do I compare house prices between areas?

The average house price in Minehead is £254,320 over the last 12 months. Over the past year prices fell 8.4%.

England / Somerset / Somerset West and Taunton / West Somerset

Minehead

£254,320

Average price, last 12 months

−8.4% in a year
OCT 2016£209kSEPT 2026£254k

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What can I buy with my budget in Minehead?

With £260,000 you could afford the average terraced house in Minehead.

£260,000

Minehead

  • Flats

    £141,119

    In budget

  • Terraced

    £229,461

    In budget

  • Semi-detached

    £317,617

    £58k short

  • Detached

    £402,729

    £143k 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 Minehead?

With a 10% deposit, a 25-year mortgage at 4.5% on the average home in Minehead costs £1,272 a month.

10%
4.5%
25 years
  • Minehead

    £1,272

    a month

    Average price
    £254,320
    Deposit
    £25,432
    Mortgage
    £228,888
    Salary needed at 4.5×
    £50,864

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

  • £402,729

Semi-detached

  • £317,617

Terraced

  • £229,461

Flats

  • £141,119

What kinds of homes sell in each area?

Share of last 12 months' sales by property type.

  • Detached
  • Semi-detached
  • Terraced
  • Flats

Minehead

Mostly flats

23%
26%
20%
32%

How much do prices vary within Minehead?

In Minehead the priciest area costs 1.5× the cheapest.

Minehead4 areas

Cheapest: Minehead North Ward, £219,745. Priciest: Minehead South Ward, £322,728.

Minehead North Ward: £219,745Minehead Central Ward: £230,502Alcombe Ward: £286,342Minehead South Ward: £322,728
  • Minehead average, £254,320

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 Minehead?

Minehead has 5 public parks among 39 green space sites. Green space covers 2.3% of the area: about 25 m² per resident, or 3.5 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 60% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

  • Minehead

    2.3%

    of the land is green space
    25 m² per resident, or 3.5 football pitches for every 1,000 residents
    5 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 Minehead?

Minehead has about 6.5 residents for every football pitch of land, or 2,364 people per square mile, which counts as very high density.

Minehead
6.5 people per football pitch of land · 2,364 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 Minehead?

Prices in Minehead were down on a year earlier in 30 months of the 108 since October 2017. They are now down 8.4% on a year earlier.

Minehead30 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

  • Minehead

    England / Somerset / Somerset West and Taunton / West Somerset / Minehead

    £254,320

Change over 1 year

  • Minehead

    England / Somerset / Somerset West and Taunton / West Somerset / Minehead

    −£23,465

Change over ~10 years

  • Minehead

    England / Somerset / Somerset West and Taunton / West Somerset / Minehead

    +£47,610

Homes sold (last 12 months)

  • Minehead

    England / Somerset / Somerset West and Taunton / West Somerset / Minehead

    195

Number of postcodes

  • Minehead

    England / Somerset / Somerset West and Taunton / West Somerset / Minehead

    559

Households (Census 2021)

  • Minehead

    England / Somerset / Somerset West and Taunton / West Somerset / Minehead

    5,508

Household density

  • Minehead

    England / Somerset / Somerset West and Taunton / West Somerset / Minehead

    1,111 per sq mi · Very High

Population (Census 2021)

  • Minehead

    England / Somerset / Somerset West and Taunton / West Somerset / Minehead

    11,723

Population density

  • Minehead

    England / Somerset / Somerset West and Taunton / West Somerset / Minehead

    2,364 per sq mi · Very High

Green space per resident

  • Minehead

    England / Somerset / Somerset West and Taunton / West Somerset / Minehead

    25 m² per resident · less than 60% of areas

Green space share of area

  • Minehead

    England / Somerset / Somerset West and Taunton / West Somerset / Minehead

    2.3%

Public parks

  • Minehead

    England / Somerset / Somerset West and Taunton / West Somerset / Minehead

    5

Crime rate (per 1,000 residents)

  • Minehead

    England / Somerset / Somerset West and Taunton / West Somerset / Minehead

    86 per 1,000 · Very High

Crime vs previous 12 months

  • Minehead

    England / Somerset / Somerset West and Taunton / West Somerset / Minehead

    −6.3%

Anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents

  • Minehead

    England / Somerset / Somerset West and Taunton / West Somerset / Minehead

    16 per 1,000

Peak month

  • Minehead

    England / Somerset / Somerset West and Taunton / West Somerset / Minehead

    JUN 2023 · £361,045

Most common price band

  • Minehead

    England / Somerset / Somerset West and Taunton / West Somerset / Minehead

    £200k – £300k · 29.9%

Detached average

  • Minehead

    England / Somerset / Somerset West and Taunton / West Somerset / Minehead

    £402,729

Semi-detached average

  • Minehead

    England / Somerset / Somerset West and Taunton / West Somerset / Minehead

    £317,617

Terraced average

  • Minehead

    England / Somerset / Somerset West and Taunton / West Somerset / Minehead

    £229,461

Flats average

  • Minehead

    England / Somerset / Somerset West and Taunton / West Somerset / Minehead

    £141,119

Detached share of sales

  • Minehead

    England / Somerset / Somerset West and Taunton / West Somerset / Minehead

    23.1%

Semi-detached share of sales

  • Minehead

    England / Somerset / Somerset West and Taunton / West Somerset / Minehead

    25.6%

Terraced share of sales

  • Minehead

    England / Somerset / Somerset West and Taunton / West Somerset / Minehead

    19.9%

Flats share of sales

  • Minehead

    England / Somerset / Somerset West and Taunton / West Somerset / Minehead

    31.5%

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.

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