When did prices peak?
£470,915
JAN 2022
Price history
What is the average house price in South Somerset?
£301,756
Average price per property type
Detached
£467,158
Semi-Detached
£273,023
Terraced
£222,050
Flats
£133,842
Are prices going up or down?
Short term 📉
Prices decreased by £-13,638 (-4.32%) over the past year
APR 2025MAR 2026
Long term 📈
Prices increased by £80,431 (36.34%) over the past 10 years
MAR 2016MAR 2026
Quick answers for South Somerset
6 key facts at a glance.
How many homes sold?
2,063
Last 12 months · -30.5% year on year
Sales trendsWhat sells most often?
Detached houses
30.8% of recent sales
Property typesWhat is the most common price range?
£200k - £300k
54.4% of sales
Price rangesWhich areas cost the most and least?
Highest
Shepton Montague
£3,512,500
Lowest
Ilchester
£190,760
How does South Somerset rank?
4th most expensive area of Somerset.
Compared with 4 areas
View Somerset pricesMost expensive houses in South Somerset
The five highest recorded property sales in South Somerset.
#1
7 preston grove, somerset
#2
131 west hendford, somerset
#3
65 crofton park, somerset
#4
5 preston grove, somerset
#5
the old vicarage , somerset
Data sources
Location boundary data sourced from OpenStreetMap and price information is from HM Land Registry
Last updated at 20 May 2026 at 09:13 with the latest Land Registry data (March 2026). The South Somerset dataset covers 7,607 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.