Detached
£374,048
53% above the Chard Town average
29.6% of sales
What is the average house price in Chard Town? £245,209
The average house price in Chard Town is £245,209, based on 178 homes sold in the 12 months to August 2026. Prices are down 0.3% (£674) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- −0.3%
- Sold in 12 months
- 178
- 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 Chard Town?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£238,950
3% below the Chard Town average
29.4% of sales
Terraced
£175,720
28% below the Chard Town average
32.5% of sales
Flats
£112,857
54% below the Chard Town average
8.5% of sales
Are house prices in Chard Town going up or down?
House prices in Chard Town are falling: down 0.3% (£674) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 42.9% (£73,565).
Past 12 months
−0.3%
−£674From £245,883 to £245,209
£246,046£233,632
Past 10 years
+42.9%
+£73,565From £171,644 to £245,209
£279,758£171,644
Quick answers for Chard Town
8 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£466,250
Highest average, reached in August 2026
How many homes sold?
178
In the last 12 months-26.7% year on year
What sells most often?
Terraced houses
32.5% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£200k - £300k
66.1% of sales
How many people live in Chard Town?
14,331
5,812 people per square mile · Very High (Census 2021)
Population density is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Usual residents, including communal establishments.
How many households are in Chard Town?
6,369
2,583 households per square mile · Very High (Census 2021)
Household density is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Occupied households, not communal establishments.
How much green space is in Chard Town?
16 m² per resident
Less green space per resident than 77% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 2.3 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
3.7% of the area · 9 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 Chard Town rank?
112nd most expensive area of South Somerset.
Compared with 120 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Chard Town?
The highest recorded sale prices in Chard Town, from HM Land Registry.
How do house prices in Chard Town compare with nearby areas?
Chard Town compared with the 6 nearest other areas in South Somerset.
Chard Town vs Chaffcombe
- Chard Town
- £245,209
- Chaffcombe
- £1,004,666+£759,457
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Chard Town vs Tatworth and Forton
- Chard Town
- £245,209
- Tatworth and Forton
- £312,119+£66,910
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Chard Town vs Knowle St. Giles
- Chard Town
- £245,209
- Knowle St. Giles
- £543,750+£298,541
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Chard Town vs Combe St Nicholas
- Chard Town
- £245,209
- Combe St Nicholas
- £400,833+£155,624
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Chard Town vs Cricket St. Thomas
- Chard Town
- £245,209
- Cricket St. Thomas
- £635,000+£389,791
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Chard Town vs Wambrook
- Chard Town
- £245,209
- Wambrook
- £490,000+£244,791
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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 Chard Town dataset covers 529 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.