What type of properties are sold in South Somerset? Detached houses

Detached houses are the most common type of property sold in South Somerset, at 30.9% of sales over the past two years. Semi-detached houses are next, at 30.3%.

Share of sales
30.9%
Average price
£465,868
Data up to
August 2026

Sold prices from HM Land Registry, not asking prices. How we calculate this

All house prices in South Somerset

Which type of property sells most in South Somerset?

Houses make up 91.1% of sales in South Somerset, and flats 8.9%. Shares cover the past two years.

Share of sales by property type in South Somerset
Property typeShare of sales
Detached housesMost common30.9%
Semi-detached houses30.3%
Terraced houses29.9%
Flats8.9%

How much does each type of property cost in South Somerset?

Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.

Detached house illustration

Detached

£465,868

54% above the South Somerset average

30.9% of sales

Semi-detached house illustration

Semi-detached

£270,330

11% below the South Somerset average

30.3% of sales

Terraced house illustration

Terraced

£230,130

24% below the South Somerset average

29.9% of sales

Flats house illustration

Flats

£134,054

56% below the South Somerset average

8.9% of sales

What else do people ask about South Somerset?

More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in South Somerset.

Where 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.

Last updated 7 October 2026 at 02:33 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The South Somerset dataset covers 7,607 postcodes.

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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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