Detached
£384,846
43% above the Ilminster average
17.1% of sales
What is the average house price in Ilminster? £268,193
The average house price in Ilminster is £268,193, based on 87 homes sold in the 12 months to August 2026. Prices are down 2.1% (£5,659) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- −2.1%
- Sold in 12 months
- 87
- 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 Ilminster?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£285,155
6% above the Ilminster average
31.3% of sales
Terraced
£232,761
13% below the Ilminster average
42.2% of sales
Flats
£188,837
30% below the Ilminster average
9.5% of sales
Are house prices in Ilminster going up or down?
House prices in Ilminster are falling: down 2.1% (£5,659) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 34.8% (£69,184).
Past 12 months
−2.1%
−£5,659From £273,852 to £268,193
£274,364£250,088
Past 10 years
+34.8%
+£69,184From £199,009 to £268,193
£291,927£199,009
Quick answers for Ilminster
8 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£400,000
Highest average, reached in August 2026
How many homes sold?
87
In the last 12 months-24.3% year on year
What sells most often?
Terraced houses
42.2% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£200k - £300k
80.6% of sales
How many people live in Ilminster?
5,994
2,635 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 Ilminster?
2,799
1,230 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 Ilminster?
29 m² per resident
Less green space per resident than 53% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 4.1 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
3.0% 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 Ilminster rank?
105th most expensive area of South Somerset.
Compared with 120 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Ilminster?
The highest recorded sale prices in Ilminster, from HM Land Registry.
#1 Most expensive sale
ditton lea ditton street, somerset
£950,000
Sold December 2021
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How do house prices in Ilminster compare with nearby areas?
Ilminster compared with the 6 nearest other areas in South Somerset.
Ilminster vs Whitelackington
- Ilminster
- £268,193
- Whitelackington
- £570,000+£301,807
Open comparison
Ilminster vs Dowlish Wake
- Ilminster
- £268,193
- Dowlish Wake
- £340,833+£72,640
Open comparison
Ilminster vs Donyatt
- Ilminster
- £268,193
- Donyatt
- £304,312+£36,119
Open comparison
Ilminster vs Horton
- Ilminster
- £268,193
- Horton
- £432,884+£164,691
Open comparison
Ilminster vs Knowle St. Giles
- Ilminster
- £268,193
- Knowle St. Giles
- £543,750+£275,557
Open comparison
Ilminster vs Ilton
- Ilminster
- £268,193
- Ilton
- £332,250+£64,057
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 Ilminster dataset covers 257 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.