The median home in Ottery St Mary sells for £330,000
That is the middle of 303 standard sales recorded by HM Land Registry from September 2023 to August 2026, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. The typical home sells for 5.6 times as much as in 1995. Below: what each type of home sells for, the spread of prices, every year since 1995, new builds, the busiest streets and the neighbours. Rents and council tax are on Cost of living.
A third of Ottery St Mary’s sales are detached houses
303 homes sold in three years: 103 detached houses, 92 semi-detached houses, 91 terraced houses and 17 flats and maisonettes.
median sale · 103 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £375K–£525K
- Last 12 months
- £460K29 sold
median sale · 92 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £280K–£355K
- Last 12 months
- £295K30 sold
median sale · 91 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £190K–£300K
- Last 12 months
- £210K30 sold
median sale · 17 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £213K–£400K
- New build
- £370K
A mixed market: no one type makes up more than 34% of sales
Standard sales, Sep 2023 to Aug 2026. A median needs 5 sales of a type; “middle half” is the 25th to 75th percentile of 10 or more.
Half of Ottery St Mary’s homes sold for between £250K and £440K
One sale in ten was under £190K and one in ten over £495K. 23% sold for under £250K.
The median, £330,000, sits in the £300–400K band
303 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 5.6 times as much as in 1995, in step with England
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £54,250 in 1995 to £305,000 in the last 12 months (£287,000 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
90 sales in the last 12 months, against 189 in 2002, the busiest year, and 66 in 2008. Sales fell by 34% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, and the median by 14%. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 54% more sales than 2020.
Ottery St Mary costs about what England does
Median sale price each calendar year: Ottery St Mary, every standard sale in England, and the typical UK town (the middle of the town medians, towns of 2,500 or more).
Detached houses rose the most since 1995
| 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020 | Last 12 months | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached houses | £75K | £127K | £243K | £320K | £317K | £340K | £460K |
| Semi-detached houses | £55K | £80K | £180K | £205K | £214K | £268K | £295K |
| Terraced houses | £43K | £58K | £158K | £169K | £179K | £203K | £210K |
Calendar years; a year’s median needs 5 sales of the type, so gaps are years with fewer.
Prices are as paid, not adjusted for inflation. Standard (category A) sales only; Land Registry adds a sale when it is registered, so the newest months fill in later.
New builds have slowed: 0% of sales in the last 12 months, after 44% in 2016
519 new homes have been sold in Ottery St Mary since 1995; the share peaked at 44% in 2016.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
A new home sold for a median £370,000
against £330,000 for a home sold on, 12% more, over three years. New homes are often a different mix from the homes sold on, so part of the gap is size and type.
6% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 0.7% sold leasehold in Ottery St Mary. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Salston Manor is Ottery St Mary’s busiest street, with 22 sales in three years
22 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026, 8 of them ten or more. A busy street is often a new estate selling its first homes, or a long road of terraces and flats.
| # | Street | Postcode area | Sales | Median | Homes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salston Manor | EX11 | 22 | £473,750 | Mixed |
| 2 | Thorne Farm Way | EX11 | 17 | £365,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 3 | Butts Road | EX11 | 14 | £432,500 | Mostly detached houses |
| 4 | Ridgeway | EX11 | 14 | £372,500 | Mixed |
| 5 | Yonder Street | EX11 | 13 | £197,500 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 6 | Raleigh Road | EX11 | 12 | £268,750 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 7 | Mill Street | EX11 | 11 | £205,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 8 | Slade Close | EX11 | 10 | £315,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 9 | Gerway Close | EX11 | 9 | £600,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 10 | Claremont Field | EX11 | 8 | £455,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 11 | Oak Close | EX11 | 7 | £465,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 12 | Chineway Gardens | EX11 | 7 | £357,000 | Mixed |
| 13 | Longdogs Lane | EX11 | 7 | £350,000 | Mixed |
| 14 | Winters Lane | EX11 | 7 | £320,000 | Mixed |
| 15 | Meadow Close | EX11 | 7 | £300,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
Gerway Close: £600,000
Yonder Street: £197,500
Among streets with five or more sales; the dearest street’s median is 3 times the cheapest’s. Street medians mix types: a street of detached houses beats one of flats.
Standard sales with a street name, grouped by street and postcode district (Sep 2023 to Aug 2026); a name used in two districts shows the district. Medians only: we don’t list individual sales.
Ottery St Mary is the 11th most expensive of 47 towns in Devon
Ottery St Mary is in the middle of Devon’s towns to buy in; the typical UK town’s median is £277,000.
Towns of 2,500 or more in Devon with 10+ standard sales; each links to its own Housing page.
Ottery St Mary’s neighbours
Cheaper nearby: Honiton and Cranbrook.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ottery St Mary | — | £330K | 90 | +20% |
| West Hill | 2.2 | £755K | 20 | +40% |
| Feniton | 2.5 | £268K | 18 | +32% |
| Whimple | 3.6 | £373K | 15 | +24% |
| Newton Poppleford | 3.8 | £320K | 29 | +21% |
| Sidmouth | 4.4 | £415K | 228 | +36% |
| Honiton | 4.7 | £280K | 182 | +37% |
| Cranbrook | 5.8 | £275K | 111 | +24% |
Median: standard sales over three years (10+ needed). Since 2016: the median over three years against 2016’s. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about property prices in Ottery St Mary
What is the average house price in Ottery St Mary?
The median home in Ottery St Mary sold for £330,000 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 303 standard sales (£305,000 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £450,000, semi-detached houses £308,750, terraced houses £230,000 and flats and maisonettes £350,000.
Are house prices going up in Ottery St Mary?
The median was £320,000 in 2025, down 9% on 2024 (£350,000), and £305,000 in the last 12 months. A town’s median moves with the mix of homes sold each year as well as with prices.
How many homes sell in Ottery St Mary each year?
90 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 126 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Ottery St Mary?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Gerway Close (EX11, £600,000), Salston Manor (EX11, £473,750) and Oak Close (EX11, £465,000).
How much does a new build cost in Ottery St Mary?
New homes sold for a median £370,000 over three years, against £330,000 for homes sold on. New builds were 3% of sales.
Is Ottery St Mary expensive for Devon?
Ottery St Mary is the 10th most expensive of 47 towns of 2,500 or more in Devon by median sale price.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid, every standard sale since January 1995 (yearly files of 28 September 2026), inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary by postcode (ONS Postcode Directory) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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