Homes in Ilton sell for a median £270,000
That is the middle of 52 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 5.3 times as much as in 1996. 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 Ilton’s sales are detached houses
52 homes sold in three years: 25 detached houses, 14 semi-detached houses and 13 terraced houses.
median sale · 25 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £320K–£430K
- Last 12 months
- £347K7 sold
- New build
- £398K
median sale · 14 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £190K–£240K
- Last 12 months
- £193K5 sold
median sale · 13 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £183K–£250K
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 Ilton’s homes sold for between £200K and £380K
One sale in ten was under £183K and one in ten over £430K. 42% sold for under £250K.
The median, £270,000, sits in the £250–300K band
52 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 5.3 times as much as in 1996, in step with England
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £48,975 in 1996 to £257,500 in the last 12 months (£210,000 in 2019).
About as many homes sell as usual
14 sales in the last 12 months, against 44 in 2019, the busiest year, and 5 in 2009.
Ilton costs about what England does
Median sale price each calendar year: Ilton, 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 1996
| 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020 | Last 12 months | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached houses | £100K | — | — | — | £363K | £347K |
| Semi-detached houses | — | £130K | — | — | £184K | £193K |
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.
14% of homes sold in the last 12 months were new builds
67 new homes have been sold in Ilton since 1995; the share peaked at 66% in 2019.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
A new home sold for a median £397,500
against £238,500 for a home sold on, 67% 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.
8% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 7.7% sold leasehold in Ilton. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Ilton’s neighbours
Cheaper nearby: Chard.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ilton | — | £270K | 14 | +29% |
| Ilminster | 2 | £250K | 82 | +37% |
| Horton and Broadway | 2.3 | £440K | 18 | +51% |
| North Curry | 5.1 | £435K | 17 | +33% |
| South Petherton | 5.2 | £340K | 38 | +33% |
| Curry Rivel | 5.3 | £340K | 27 | +30% |
| Chard | 5.6 | £238K | 163 | +48% |
| Merriott | 6.6 | £280K | 28 | +33% |
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 Ilton
What is the average house price in Ilton?
The median home in Ilton sold for £270,000 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 52 standard sales (£257,500 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £375,000, semi-detached houses £200,000 and terraced houses £208,000.
Are house prices going up in Ilton?
The median was £327,500 in 2025, up 26% on 2024 (£260,625), and £257,500 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 Ilton each year?
14 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 17 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
How much does a new build cost in Ilton?
New homes sold for a median £397,500 over three years, against £238,500 for homes sold on. New builds were 19% of sales.
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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