Detached
£471,986
50% above the Somerset average
31.1% of sales
What is the average house price in Somerset? £314,865
The average house price in Somerset is £314,865, based on 7,456 homes sold in the 12 months to September 2026. Prices are down 2.0% (£6,336) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- −2.0%
- Sold in 12 months
- 7,456
- Data up to
- September 2026
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, not asking prices. How we calculate this
How much does each type of property cost in Somerset?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£286,822
9% below the Somerset average
28.7% of sales
Terraced
£245,822
22% below the Somerset average
29.2% of sales
Flats
£150,394
52% below the Somerset average
11.0% of sales
Are house prices in Somerset going up or down?
House prices in Somerset are falling: down 2.0% (£6,336) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 35.9% (£83,192).
Past 12 months
−2.0%
−£6,336From £321,201 to £314,865
£321,201£314,865
Past 10 years
+35.9%
+£83,192From £231,673 to £314,865
£328,613£231,673
Quick answers for Somerset
12 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£362,915
Highest average, reached in January 2022
How many homes sold?
7,456
Recorded so far for the 12 months to September 2026
What sells most often?
Detached houses
31.1% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£200k - £300k
36.5% of sales
How many people live in Somerset?
571,330
421 people per square mile · High (Census 2021)
Population density is High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Usual residents, including communal establishments.
How many households are in Somerset?
250,096
184 households per square mile · High (Census 2021)
Household density is High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Occupied households, not communal establishments.
How much green space is in Somerset?
33 m² per resident
More green space per resident than 55% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 4.7 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
0.5% of the area · 157 public parks. Parks, playing fields, allotments and other public green space, not counting golf courses. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
What is the crime rate in Somerset?
80 crimes per 1,000 residents
Very High · +5.8% on the previous year · 12 months to September 2026
Crime rate is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
How many listed buildings are in Somerset?
11,746 listed buildings
10.5% of homes are in a conservation area, a higher share than 62% of areas in England and Wales.
190 conservation areas · 307 Grade I · 604 scheduled monuments · Source: Historic England
What's the air quality in Somerset?
NO₂ 6.2 µg/m³
Low for England and Wales · PM2.5 7.3 µg/m³ (Typical) · 2025 annual average
NO₂ level is Low, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Background levels where residents live, not beside busy roads. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Defra modelled background pollution, 2025.
Which areas cost the most and least?
Most expensive
Mendip
£352,712
Least expensive
Sedgemoor
£302,490
How does Somerset rank?
36th most expensive area of England.
Compared with 71 areas with sales in the last 12 months
What are the most expensive homes sold in Somerset?
The highest recorded sale prices in Somerset, from HM Land Registry.
How do house prices in Somerset compare with nearby areas?
Somerset compared with the 6 nearest other areas in England.
Somerset vs North Somerset
- Somerset
- £314,865
- North Somerset
- £357,584+£42,719
Open comparison
Somerset vs West of England
- Somerset
- £314,865
- West of England
- £398,731+£83,866
Open comparison
Somerset vs Dorset
- Somerset
- £314,865
- Dorset
- £375,134+£60,269
Open comparison
Somerset vs Devon
- Somerset
- £314,865
- Devon
- £346,300+£31,435
Open comparison
Somerset vs Torbay
- Somerset
- £314,865
- Torbay
- £264,030−£50,835
Open comparison
Somerset vs Wiltshire
- Somerset
- £314,865
- Wiltshire
- £357,121+£42,256
Open comparison
Which areas of Somerset are most expensive?
Average sold price in each of the 4 areas of Somerset, most expensive first.
- 1
£352,712
Change over one year: −5.0%
- 2
£309,508
Change over one year: −0.5%
- 3
£304,214
Change over one year: −2.1%
- 4
£302,490
Change over one year: +0.5%
Thinking of buying in Somerset?
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What to check before you buyWhere does this data come from?
Price information is from HM Land Registry, location boundaries are from OpenStreetMap, and households and population are from Nomis Census 2021 postcode estimates (21 March 2021). Parks and green space are from OS Open Greenspace. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Crime is from police.uk street-level data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk. Listed buildings and scheduled monuments are from Historic England and Cadw, and conservation areas from planning.data.gov.uk. © Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Source: planning.data.gov.uk, Open Government Licence v3.0. Air quality is from Defra modelled background pollution maps. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Defra modelled background pollution, 2025.
Last updated 11 November 2026 at 00:28 with the latest Land Registry data (September 2026). The Somerset dataset covers 25,200 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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