Homes in Backwell sell for a median £550,000
That is the middle of 171 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 6.3 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.
Half of Backwell’s sales are detached houses
171 homes sold in three years: 88 detached houses, 60 semi-detached houses, 21 terraced houses and 2 flats and maisonettes.
median sale · 88 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £540K–£764K
- Last 12 months
- £669K24 sold
median sale · 60 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £387K–£610K
- Last 12 months
- £435K15 sold
median sale · 21 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £287K–£330K
- Last 12 months
- £296K6 sold
Flats and maisonettes: 2 sold
Too few sales for a card of their own.
Mostly detached: half of homes sold stand on their own plot
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 Backwell’s homes sold for between £390K and £690K
One sale in ten was under £305K and one in ten over £800K. 3% sold for under £250K.
The median, £550,000, sits in the £500–750K band
171 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 6.3 times as much as in 1995, a faster rise than England’s
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £87,500 in 1995 to £550,000 in the last 12 months (£478,750 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
46 sales in the last 12 months, against 122 in 2001, the busiest year, and 30 in 2008. Sales fell by 31% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, and the median by 5%. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 41% more sales than 2020.
Backwell costs more than England as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Backwell, every standard sale in England, and the typical UK town (the middle of the town medians, towns of 2,500 or more).
Semi-detached houses rose the most since 1995
| 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020 | Last 12 months | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached houses | £123K | £195K | £305K | £380K | £454K | £518K | £669K |
| Semi-detached houses | £75K | £125K | £203K | £250K | £330K | £362K | £435K |
| Terraced houses | £52K | £90K | £145K | £183K | £210K | £266K | £296K |
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.
Hardly any new homes: 2.2% of sales in the last 12 months
157 new homes have been sold in Backwell since 1995; the share peaked at 38% in 2002.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
5% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 4.1% sold leasehold in Backwell. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Church Lane is Backwell’s busiest street, with 15 sales in three years
11 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026, 3 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 | Church Lane | BS48 | 15 | £790,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 2 | Farleigh Road | BS48 | 13 | £718,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 3 | West Town Road | BS48 | 11 | £520,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 4 | Oakleigh Close | BS48 | 8 | £673,750 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 5 | Moorfield Road | BS48 | 8 | £269,750 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 6 | Waverley Road | BS48 | 7 | £305,000 | Mixed |
| 7 | Amberlands Close | BS48 | 6 | £510,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 8 | Station Road | BS48 | 6 | £485,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 9 | Colliers Gardens | BS48 | 6 | £397,500 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 10 | Embercourt Drive | BS48 | 5 | £575,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 11 | Westfield Road | BS48 | 5 | £380,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
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.
Backwell is the 2nd most expensive of 49 towns in Somerset
Backwell is one of Somerset’s dearest towns to buy in; the typical UK town’s median is £277,000.
Towns of 2,500 or more in Somerset with 10+ standard sales; each links to its own Housing page.
Backwell’s neighbours
Cheaper nearby: Nailsea, Long Ashton and Yatton.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Backwell | — | £550K | 46 | +52% |
| Nailsea | 1.4 | £365K | 204 | +30% |
| Long Ashton | 3.5 | £493K | 44 | +36% |
| Yatton | 3.9 | £348K | 132 | +36% |
| Wrington | 3.9 | £356K | 31 | +21% |
| Congresbury | 4.3 | £440K | 30 | +42% |
| Portishead | 5 | £383K | 391 | +25% |
| Clevedon | 5.1 | £337K | 284 | +35% |
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 Backwell
What is the average house price in Backwell?
The median home in Backwell sold for £550,000 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 171 standard sales (£550,000 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £632,500, semi-detached houses £472,500 and terraced houses £305,000.
Are house prices going up in Backwell?
The median was £472,500 in 2025, down 18% on 2024 (£577,000), and £550,000 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 Backwell each year?
46 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 62 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Backwell?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Church Lane (BS48, £790,000), Farleigh Road (BS48, £718,000) and Oakleigh Close (BS48, £673,750).
Is Backwell expensive for Somerset?
Backwell is the 2nd most expensive of 49 towns of 2,500 or more in Somerset 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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