Photo: Kicior99 · CC BY-SA 4.0The median home in North Petherton sells for £275,496
That is the middle of 212 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 5.9 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 North Petherton’s sales are detached houses
212 homes sold in three years: 78 detached houses, 67 semi-detached houses, 58 terraced houses and 9 flats and maisonettes.
median sale · 78 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £312K–£415K
- Last 12 months
- £345K11 sold
- New build
- £350K
median sale · 67 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £230K–£290K
- Last 12 months
- £252K17 sold
- New build
- £270K
median sale · 58 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £199K–£255K
- Last 12 months
- £233K11 sold
- New build
- £240K
Flats and maisonettes: 9 sold, median £102K
Too few sales for a card of their own.
A mixed market: no one type makes up more than 37% 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 North Petherton’s homes sold for between £224K and £345K
One sale in ten was under £180K and one in ten over £420K. 34% sold for under £250K.
The median, £275,496, sits in the £250–300K band
212 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 5.9 times as much as in 1995, a faster rise than England’s
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £45,500 in 1995 to £270,000 in the last 12 months (£210,000 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
40 sales in the last 12 months, against 118 in 2022, the busiest year, and 33 in 2012. Sales fell by 51% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, and the median by 18%. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 38% more sales than 2020.
North Petherton costs about what England does
Median sale price each calendar year: North Petherton, 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 | £77K | £119K | £210K | £230K | £245K | £293K | £345K |
| Semi-detached houses | £44K | £79K | £153K | £154K | £168K | £225K | £252K |
| Terraced houses | £42K | £56K | £146K | £151K | £150K | £190K | £233K |
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 63% in 2023
305 new homes have been sold in North Petherton since 1995; the share peaked at 63% in 2023.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
A new home sold for a median £279,148
against £273,500 for a home sold on, about the same, over three years. New homes are often a different mix from the homes sold on, so part of the gap is size and type.
5% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 0.5% sold leasehold in North Petherton. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Batts Meadow is North Petherton’s busiest street, with 16 sales in three years
12 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026, 6 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 | Batts Meadow | TA6 | 16 | £427,500 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 2 | Sterling Way | TA6 | 14 | £277,396 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 3 | Bullion Grove | TA6 | 13 | £258,000 | Mixed · new builds |
| 4 | Oaklands Drive | TA6 | 11 | £295,000 | Mixed · new builds |
| 5 | North Street | TA6 | 11 | £275,000 | Mixed |
| 6 | Portman Road | TA6 | 11 | £230,000 | Mixed |
| 7 | Quantock Parade | TA6 | 7 | £112,000 | Mostly flats |
| 8 | Old Road | TA6 | 6 | £316,500 | Mixed |
| 9 | Penny Close | TA6 | 6 | £233,696 | Mostly terraced houses · new builds |
| 10 | Mill Street | TA6 | 5 | £390,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 11 | Cliff Road | TA6 | 5 | £330,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 12 | Broadlands Avenue | TA6 | 5 | £249,900 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
Batts Meadow: £427,500
Quantock Parade: £112,000
Among streets with five or more sales; the dearest street’s median is 3.8 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.
North Petherton is the 29th most expensive of 49 towns in Somerset
North Petherton 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.
North Petherton’s neighbours
Cheaper nearby: Bridgwater.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Petherton | — | £275K | 40 | +29% |
| Bridgwater | 2.4 | £225K | 529 | +42% |
| Wembdon | 3 | £350K | 19 | +33% |
| Westonzoyland | 3.8 | £267K | 19 | +24% |
| Monkton Heathfield | 4.4 | £270K | 72 | +13% |
| Creech St Michael | 4.7 | £304K | 29 | +5% |
| Cannington | 4.7 | £285K | 29 | +49% |
| North Curry | 5.1 | £435K | 17 | +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 North Petherton
What is the average house price in North Petherton?
The median home in North Petherton sold for £275,496 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 212 standard sales (£270,000 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £346,000, semi-detached houses £270,000, terraced houses £224,500 and flats and maisonettes £101,500.
Are house prices going up in North Petherton?
The median was £295,000 in 2025, up 8% on 2024 (£272,500), and £270,000 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 North Petherton each year?
40 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 71 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in North Petherton?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Batts Meadow (TA6, £427,500), Mill Street (TA6, £390,000) and Cliff Road (TA6, £330,000).
How much does a new build cost in North Petherton?
New homes sold for a median £279,148 over three years, against £273,500 for homes sold on. New builds were 28% of sales.
Is North Petherton expensive for Somerset?
North Petherton is the 29th 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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