The median home in Locking sells for £292,250
That is the middle of 314 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 4.6 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.
43% of Locking’s sales are semi-detached houses
314 homes sold in three years: 81 detached houses, 134 semi-detached houses, 38 terraced houses and 61 flats and maisonettes. A detached house sells for twice what a flat does.
median sale · 81 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £350K–£445K
- Last 12 months
- £400K17 sold
- New build
- £410K
median sale · 134 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £267K–£345K
- Last 12 months
- £280K25 sold
- New build
- £307K
median sale · 38 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £200K–£275K
- Last 12 months
- £260K9 sold
median sale · 61 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £168K–£205K
- Last 12 months
- £191K15 sold
- New build
- £172K
A mixed market: no one type makes up more than 43% 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 Locking’s homes sold for between £215K and £369K
One sale in ten was under £176K and one in ten over £425K. 29% sold for under £250K.
The median, £292,250, sits in the £250–300K band
314 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 4.6 times as much as in 1995, a slower rise than England’s
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £57,000 in 1995 to £265,000 in the last 12 months (£233,500 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
66 sales in the last 12 months, against 163 in 2001, the busiest year, and 21 in 2008. Sales fell by 65% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, though the median held. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 79% more sales than 2020.
Locking costs about what England does
Median sale price each calendar year: Locking, 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 | £64K | £138K | £192K | £218K | £250K | £399K | £400K |
| Semi-detached houses | £54K | £86K | £156K | £161K | £193K | £258K | £280K |
| Terraced houses | — | — | £118K | — | £167K | £243K | £260K |
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.
11% of homes sold in the last 12 months were new builds
740 new homes have been sold in Locking since 1995; the share peaked at 62% in 2013.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
A new home sold for a median £339,997
against £265,000 for a home sold on, 28% 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.
22% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 3.6% sold leasehold in Locking. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Maxwell Road is Locking’s busiest street, with 21 sales in three years
27 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 | Maxwell Road | BS24 | 21 | £284,996 | Mostly semi-detached houses · new builds |
| 2 | Faraday Road | BS24 | 18 | £370,995 | Mixed · new builds |
| 3 | Cranwell Road | BS24 | 17 | £190,000 | Mostly flats |
| 4 | Post Office Road | BS24 | 16 | £399,995 | Mostly semi-detached houses · new builds |
| 5 | Rigger Street | BS24 | 13 | £399,995 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 6 | Lord Way | BS24 | 13 | £175,995 | Mostly flats · new builds |
| 7 | Hawker Lane | BS24 | 10 | £292,145 | Mostly semi-detached houses · new builds |
| 8 | Anson Road | BS24 | 10 | £260,500 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 9 | Elm Tree Road | BS24 | 9 | £390,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 10 | Bowen Road | BS24 | 9 | £205,000 | Mostly flats |
| 11 | South Lawn | BS24 | 8 | £297,500 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 12 | Old Banwell Road | BS24 | 7 | £373,000 | Mixed |
| 13 | Cheshire Avenue | BS24 | 7 | £365,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 14 | Mendip Rise | BS24 | 7 | £265,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 15 | Garland Avenue | BS24 | 7 | £262,500 | Mostly terraced houses |
Post Office Road: £399,995
Lord Way: £175,995
Among streets with five or more sales; the dearest street’s median is 2.3 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.
Locking is the 23rd most expensive of 49 towns in Somerset
Locking is in the middle of Somerset’s 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.
Locking’s neighbours
Cheaper nearby: Weston-super-Mare.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locking | — | £292K | 66 | +26% |
| Hutton | 1 | £327K | 31 | +36% |
| West Wick | 1.4 | £290K | 44 | +45% |
| Banwell | 1.7 | £330K | 14 | +47% |
| Weston-super-Mare | 1.9 | £255K | 1,189 | +46% |
| Kewstoke | 3.3 | £385K | 12 | +66% |
| Winscombe and Sandford | 3.4 | £400K | 69 | +40% |
| Shipham | 5.1 | £470K | 14 | +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 Locking
What is the average house price in Locking?
The median home in Locking sold for £292,250 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 314 standard sales (£265,000 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £399,995, semi-detached houses £299,497, terraced houses £253,500 and flats and maisonettes £189,995.
Are house prices going up in Locking?
The median was £305,000 in 2025, up 4% on 2024 (£292,897), and £265,000 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 Locking each year?
66 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 104 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Locking?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Post Office Road (BS24, £399,995), Rigger Street (BS24, £399,995) and Elm Tree Road (BS24, £390,000).
How much does a new build cost in Locking?
New homes sold for a median £339,997 over three years, against £265,000 for homes sold on. New builds were 33% of sales.
Is Locking expensive for Somerset?
Locking is the 23rd 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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