Detached
£516,500
81% above the Castle Cary average
22.5% of sales
What is the average house price in Castle Cary? £286,031
The average house price in Castle Cary is £286,031, based on 44 homes sold in the 12 months to August 2026. Prices are down 14.1% (£46,956) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- −14.1%
- Sold in 12 months
- 44
- Data up to
- August 2026
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, not asking prices. How we calculate this
How much does each type of property cost in Castle Cary?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£287,125
About the Castle Cary average
20.2% of sales
Terraced
£236,918
17% below the Castle Cary average
48.3% of sales
Flats
£121,666
57% below the Castle Cary average
9.0% of sales
Are house prices in Castle Cary going up or down?
House prices in Castle Cary are falling: down 14.1% (£46,956) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 51.2% (£96,859).
Past 12 months
−14.1%
−£46,956From £332,987 to £286,031
£332,987£284,799
Past 10 years
+51.2%
+£96,859From £189,172 to £286,031
£415,038£189,172
Quick answers for Castle Cary
8 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£778,833
Highest average, reached in August 2023
How many homes sold?
44
In the last 12 months+10.0% year on year
What sells most often?
Terraced houses
48.3% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£200k - £300k
46.1% of sales
How many people live in Castle Cary?
2,421
701 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 Castle Cary?
1,148
333 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 Castle Cary?
31 m² per resident
More green space per resident than 51% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 4.3 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
0.8% 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.
How does Castle Cary rank?
96th most expensive area of South Somerset.
Compared with 120 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Castle Cary?
The highest recorded sale prices in Castle Cary, from HM Land Registry.
#1 Most expensive sale
the old vicarage church street, somerset
£2,170,000
Sold October 2018
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How do house prices in Castle Cary compare with nearby areas?
Castle Cary compared with the 6 nearest other areas in South Somerset.
Castle Cary vs Alford
- Castle Cary
- £286,031
- Alford
- £340,000+£53,969
Open comparison
Castle Cary vs Ansford
- Castle Cary
- £286,031
- Ansford
- £266,460−£19,571
Open comparison
Castle Cary vs North Cadbury
- Castle Cary
- £286,031
- North Cadbury
- £516,603+£230,572
Open comparison
Castle Cary vs North Barrow
- Castle Cary
- £286,031
- North Barrow
- £706,666+£420,635
Open comparison
Castle Cary vs Pitcombe
- Castle Cary
- £286,031
- Pitcombe
- £733,500+£447,469
Open comparison
Castle Cary vs Lovington
- Castle Cary
- £286,031
- Lovington
- £365,593+£79,562
Open comparison
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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.
Last updated 7 October 2026 at 03:38 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Castle Cary dataset covers 156 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.