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The average house price in Alcombe Ward is £286,342 over the last 12 months. Over the past year prices fell 3.1%.

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

Alcombe Ward

£286,342

Average price, last 12 months

−3.1% in a year
OCT 2016£225kSEPT 2026£286k

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What can I buy with my budget in Alcombe Ward?

With £290,000 you could afford the average semi-detached house in Alcombe Ward.

£290,000

Alcombe Ward

  • Terraced

    £235,599

    In budget

  • Semi-detached

    £281,058

    In budget

  • Detached

    £421,875

    £132k 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 Alcombe Ward?

With a 10% deposit, a 25-year mortgage at 4.5% on the average home in Alcombe Ward costs £1,432 a month.

10%
4.5%
25 years
  • Alcombe Ward

    £1,432

    a month

    Average price
    £286,342
    Deposit
    £28,634
    Mortgage
    £257,708
    Salary needed at 4.5×
    £57,268

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

  • £421,875

Semi-detached

  • £281,058

Terraced

  • £235,599

What kinds of homes sell in each area?

Share of last 12 months' sales by property type.

  • Detached
  • Semi-detached
  • Terraced
  • Flats

Alcombe Ward

Mostly semi-detached houses

23%
40%
35%

How green is Alcombe Ward?

Alcombe Ward has 1 public park among 14 green space sites. Green space covers 4.5% of the area: about 41 m² per resident, or 5.7 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 65% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

  • Alcombe Ward

    4.5%

    of the land is green space
    41 m² per resident, or 5.7 football pitches for every 1,000 residents
    1 public park

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 Alcombe Ward?

Alcombe Ward has about 7.9 residents for every football pitch of land, or 2,862 people per square mile, which counts as very high density.

Alcombe Ward
7.9 people per football pitch of land · 2,862 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 Alcombe Ward?

Prices in Alcombe Ward were down on a year earlier in 32 months of the 108 since October 2017. They are now down 3.1% on a year earlier.

Alcombe Ward32 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

  • Alcombe Ward

    England / Somerset / Somerset West and Taunton / West Somerset / Minehead / Alcombe Ward

    £286,342

Change over 1 year

  • Alcombe Ward

    England / Somerset / Somerset West and Taunton / West Somerset / Minehead / Alcombe Ward

    −£9,040

Change over ~10 years

  • Alcombe Ward

    England / Somerset / Somerset West and Taunton / West Somerset / Minehead / Alcombe Ward

    +£59,531

Homes sold (last 12 months)

  • Alcombe Ward

    England / Somerset / Somerset West and Taunton / West Somerset / Minehead / Alcombe Ward

    35

Number of postcodes

  • Alcombe Ward

    England / Somerset / Somerset West and Taunton / West Somerset / Minehead / Alcombe Ward

    87

Households (Census 2021)

  • Alcombe Ward

    England / Somerset / Somerset West and Taunton / West Somerset / Minehead / Alcombe Ward

    1,382

Household density

  • Alcombe Ward

    England / Somerset / Somerset West and Taunton / West Somerset / Minehead / Alcombe Ward

    1,272 per sq mi · Very High

Population (Census 2021)

  • Alcombe Ward

    England / Somerset / Somerset West and Taunton / West Somerset / Minehead / Alcombe Ward

    3,110

Population density

  • Alcombe Ward

    England / Somerset / Somerset West and Taunton / West Somerset / Minehead / Alcombe Ward

    2,862 per sq mi · Very High

Green space per resident

  • Alcombe Ward

    England / Somerset / Somerset West and Taunton / West Somerset / Minehead / Alcombe Ward

    41 m² per resident · more than 65% of areas

Green space share of area

  • Alcombe Ward

    England / Somerset / Somerset West and Taunton / West Somerset / Minehead / Alcombe Ward

    4.5%

Public parks

  • Alcombe Ward

    England / Somerset / Somerset West and Taunton / West Somerset / Minehead / Alcombe Ward

    1

Crime rate (per 1,000 residents)

  • Alcombe Ward

    England / Somerset / Somerset West and Taunton / West Somerset / Minehead / Alcombe Ward

    67 per 1,000 · High

Crime vs previous 12 months

  • Alcombe Ward

    England / Somerset / Somerset West and Taunton / West Somerset / Minehead / Alcombe Ward

    +3.5%

Anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents

  • Alcombe Ward

    England / Somerset / Somerset West and Taunton / West Somerset / Minehead / Alcombe Ward

    7.1 per 1,000

Peak month

  • Alcombe Ward

    England / Somerset / Somerset West and Taunton / West Somerset / Minehead / Alcombe Ward

    NOV 2024 · £417,500

Most common price band

  • Alcombe Ward

    England / Somerset / Somerset West and Taunton / West Somerset / Minehead / Alcombe Ward

    £200k – £300k · 45.7%

Detached average

  • Alcombe Ward

    England / Somerset / Somerset West and Taunton / West Somerset / Minehead / Alcombe Ward

    £421,875

Semi-detached average

  • Alcombe Ward

    England / Somerset / Somerset West and Taunton / West Somerset / Minehead / Alcombe Ward

    £281,058

Terraced average

  • Alcombe Ward

    England / Somerset / Somerset West and Taunton / West Somerset / Minehead / Alcombe Ward

    £235,599

Flats average

  • Alcombe Ward

    England / Somerset / Somerset West and Taunton / West Somerset / Minehead / Alcombe Ward

    —

Detached share of sales

  • Alcombe Ward

    England / Somerset / Somerset West and Taunton / West Somerset / Minehead / Alcombe Ward

    23.5%

Semi-detached share of sales

  • Alcombe Ward

    England / Somerset / Somerset West and Taunton / West Somerset / Minehead / Alcombe Ward

    39.5%

Terraced share of sales

  • Alcombe Ward

    England / Somerset / Somerset West and Taunton / West Somerset / Minehead / Alcombe Ward

    34.6%

Flats share of sales

  • Alcombe Ward

    England / Somerset / Somerset West and Taunton / West Somerset / Minehead / Alcombe Ward

    2.5%

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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