Somerset property prices

The average property price in Somerset county is £356k, the median price is £300k. The average price declined by -£8.0k (-2%) over the last twelve months. The price of an established property is £355k. The price of a newly built property is £396k. There were 13.1k property sales and sales dropped by 19.4% (-3.4k transactions). Most properties were sold in the £300k-£400k price range with 2859 (21.8%) properties sold, followed by £250k-£300k price range with 2255 (17.2%) properties sold.

Current residential property prices
August 2025 - July 2026Somerset countyEngland & Wales
Average price█ £356k█ £350k
Median price█ £300k█ £280k

Somerset property sales share by price range

shows a number of properties sold in a given price range between August 2025 - July 2026.

Somerset property sales share by price range
Market Analysis of Sales Volume and Share by Property Price Range
Property price rangeMarket shareSales volume
█ under £50k0.1%12
█ £50k-£100k2.0%259
█ £100k-£150k5.9%767
█ £150k-£200k10.2%1.3k
█ £200k-£250k15.2%2.0k
█ £250k-£300k17.2%2.3k
█ £300k-£400k21.8%2.9k
█ £400k-£500k12.1%1.6k
█ £500k-£750k10.5%1.4k
█ £750k-£1M3.4%447
█ over £1M1.5%196

Somerset house prices map

This price map shows the average property price in a given postcode sector. The most affordable place is 'BS22 0' with the average price of £115k. The most expensive place is 'BA1 9', £834k.

Somerset house prices map

Somerset house prices compared to other counties

Comparison of the average property price and an average price percentage change by county. Price % change compares the average property price between August 2025 - July 2026 to the average price in the previous 12 months. The size of the circle shows the number of property transactions. The bigger the circle the higher the sales volumes in county.

Somerset house prices compared to other countiesAverage price percentage change
Average property price

Somerset house price rank

With the average price of £356k, Somerset is the 18. most pricey county out of 55 England and Wales' counties.

Somerset house price rank
Ranking of county by Average House Price
RankcountyAverage price
1.Greater London£653k
2.Surrey£602k
3.Hertfordshire£538k
4.Berkshire£484k
5.Buckinghamshire£482k
6.Oxfordshire£479k
7.West Sussex£432k
8.East Sussex£412k
9.Essex£405k
10.Rutland£393k
...
18.Somerset£356k
...
45.Clwyd£236k
46.Cumbria£228k
47.Lincolnshire£224k
48.Merseyside£224k
49.South Yorkshire£213k
50.Lancashire£213k
51.West Glamorgan£208k
52.East Riding of Yorkshire£206k
53.Tyne and Wear£202k
54.Mid Glamorgan£195k
55.Durham£165k

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Somerset real house prices

Yearly average nominal house prices adjusted for inflation.

Somerset real house prices

Yearly Real Average House Prices for Somerset county
YearSomerset countyEngland & Wales
2026£344k£337k
2025£377k£373k
2024£389k£386k
2023£431k£421k
2022£485k£476k
2021£473k£468k
2020£444k£448k
2019£426k£423k
2018£435k£435k
2017£434k£444k
2016£422k£437k
2015£392k£423k
2014£391k£416k
2013£385k£409k
2012£388k£407k
2011£403k£419k
2010£435k£446k
2009£397k£401k
2008£437k£423k
2007£470k£448k
2006£437k£427k
2005£427k£409k
2004£426k£397k
2003£385k£357k
2002£337k£321k
2001£286k£282k
2000£264k£262k
1999£227k£238k
1998£211k£219k
1997£198k£207k
1996£190k£193k
1995£189k£190k

Somerset house prices

Yearly average nominal prices compared to England & Wales' house prices

Somerset house prices

Somerset house prices and nearby counties

Yearly average nominal prices

Somerset house prices and nearby counties

Somerset house prices by property type

Yearly average nominal prices

Somerset house prices by property type

Current Average Prices by Property Type in Somerset county
Property typeCurrent average price
█ Detached£514k
█ Flat£213k
█ Semi-Detached£332k
█ Terraced£296k

Somerset house price to earnings ratio

The median property price to median earnings ratio is ranging between 7.8 in Somerset and 9.7 in Bath and North East Somerset. Ie. Somerset resident with middle-income needs 7.8 gross annual salaries to buy a medium-priced property. Resident in Bath and North East Somerset needs 9.7 annual salaries. The England and Wales ratio was 7.54 in 2024.
Somerset house price to earnings ratio history
Housing Affordability: Median House Price to Median Salary Ratio byLocal authority
Local authorityRatio in 2024
England and Wales7.54
Somerset7.8
North Somerset8.2
Bath and North East Somerset9.7

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