Detached
£752,857
40% above the Selwood average
64.7% of sales
What is the average house price in Selwood? £536,083
The average house price in Selwood is £536,083, based on 9 homes sold in the 12 months to September 2026. Prices are down 42.1% (£389,917) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- −42.1%
- Sold in 12 months
- 9
- 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 Selwood?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£375,000
30% below the Selwood average
17.6% of sales
Terraced
£269,875
50% below the Selwood average
17.6% of sales
Are house prices in Selwood going up or down?
House prices in Selwood are falling: down 42.1% (£389,917) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 85.7% (£247,346).
Past 12 months
−42.1%
−£389,917From £926,000 to £536,083
£926,000£536,083
Past 10 years
+85.7%
+£247,346From £288,737 to £536,083
£936,714£288,737
Quick answers for Selwood
9 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£1,950,000
Highest average, reached in August 2025
How many homes sold?
9
Recorded so far for the 12 months to September 2026
What sells most often?
Detached houses
64.7% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£500k - £1m
41.2% of sales
How many people live in Selwood?
874
85 people per square mile · Low (Census 2021)
Population density is Low, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Usual residents, including communal establishments.
How many households are in Selwood?
353
34 households per square mile · Low (Census 2021)
Household density is Low, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Occupied households, not communal establishments.
How much green space is in Selwood?
26 m² per resident
Less green space per resident than 57% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 3.7 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
0.1% of the area · 0 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 Selwood?
43 crimes
+34.4% on the previous year · 12 months to September 2026
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
How does Selwood rank?
20th most expensive area of Mendip.
Compared with 62 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Selwood?
The highest recorded sale prices in Selwood, from HM Land Registry.
How do house prices in Selwood compare with nearby areas?
Selwood compared with the 6 nearest other areas in Mendip.
Selwood vs Frome
- Selwood
- £536,083
- Frome
- £338,976−£197,107
Open comparison
Selwood vs Trudoxhill
- Selwood
- £536,083
- Trudoxhill
- £625,500+£89,417
Open comparison
Selwood vs Nunney
- Selwood
- £536,083
- Nunney
- £356,300−£179,783
Open comparison
Selwood vs Berkley
- Selwood
- £536,083
- Berkley
- £595,000+£58,917
Open comparison
Selwood vs Great Elm
- Selwood
- £536,083
- Great Elm
- £717,500+£181,417
Open comparison
Selwood vs Whatley
- Selwood
- £536,083
- Whatley
- £568,100+£32,017
Open comparison
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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.
Last updated 6 November 2026 at 00:27 with the latest Land Registry data (September 2026). The Selwood dataset covers 70 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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