Photo: Chris Andrews · CC BY-SA 2.0The median home in Somerton sells for £307,000
That is the middle of 294 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 5.5 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.
40% of Somerton’s sales are detached houses
294 homes sold in three years: 118 detached houses, 89 semi-detached houses, 69 terraced houses and 18 flats and maisonettes. A detached house sells for 2.9 times what a flat does.
median sale · 118 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £345K–£460K
- Last 12 months
- £385K33 sold
- New build
- £420K
median sale · 89 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £253K–£318K
- Last 12 months
- £263K23 sold
- New build
- £316K
median sale · 69 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £220K–£283K
- Last 12 months
- £260K22 sold
- New build
- £251K
median sale · 18 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £104K–£175K
Mostly detached: 40% 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 Somerton’s homes sold for between £247K and £385K
One sale in ten was under £180K and one in ten over £475K. 26% sold for under £250K.
The median, £307,000, sits in the £300–400K band
294 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 5.5 times as much as in 1995, in step with England
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £54,475 in 1995 to £300,500 in the last 12 months (£280,000 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
80 sales in the last 12 months, against 185 in 2021, the busiest year, and 54 in 2008. Sales fell by 47% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, and the median by 10%. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 61% more sales than 2020.
Somerton costs about what England does
Median sale price each calendar year: Somerton, every standard sale in England, and the typical UK town (the middle of the town medians, towns of 2,500 or more).
Terraced houses rose the most since 1995
| 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020 | Last 12 months | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached houses | £79K | £125K | £218K | £242K | £288K | £358K | £385K |
| Semi-detached houses | £55K | £81K | £167K | £171K | £192K | £245K | £263K |
| Terraced houses | £47K | £65K | £157K | £162K | £210K | £210K | £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.
6% of homes sold in the last 12 months were new builds
541 new homes have been sold in Somerton since 1995; the share peaked at 44% in 2019.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
A new home sold for a median £339,995
against £289,975 for a home sold on, 17% 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.
9% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 3.3% sold leasehold in Somerton. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Maple Drive is Somerton’s busiest street, with 39 sales in three years
18 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026, 2 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 | Maple Drive | TA11 | 39 | £314,000 | Mixed · new builds |
| 2 | Pepper Drive | TA11 | 15 | £410,000 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 3 | Lavender Lane | TA11 | 9 | £349,995 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 4 | St Cleers Orchard | TA11 | 9 | £280,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 5 | Mowries Court | TA11 | 9 | £215,000 | Mixed |
| 6 | Sutton Road | TA11 | 8 | £375,000 | Mixed |
| 7 | Poppy Road | TA11 | 8 | £289,750 | Mixed |
| 8 | King Ina Road | TA11 | 7 | £320,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 9 | Foxglove Road | TA11 | 7 | £125,000 | Mixed |
| 10 | Court House Close | TA11 | 6 | £407,500 | Mixed |
| 11 | New Street | TA11 | 6 | £393,750 | Mixed |
| 12 | Pearmain Road | TA11 | 6 | £352,500 | Mixed |
| 13 | Behind Berry | TA11 | 6 | £237,500 | Mixed |
| 14 | Langport Road | TA11 | 5 | £395,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 15 | Russet Road | TA11 | 5 | £365,000 | Mostly detached houses |
Pepper Drive: £410,000
Foxglove Road: £125,000
Among streets with five or more sales; the dearest street’s median is 3.3 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.
Somerton is the 21st most expensive of 49 towns in Somerset
Somerton 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.
Somerton’s neighbours
Cheaper nearby: Street and Martock.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Somerton | — | £307K | 80 | +37% |
| Langport | 3.7 | £277K | 49 | +32% |
| Ilchester | 4.1 | £189K | 23 | +45% |
| Keinton Mandeville | 4.3 | £425K | 9 | +70% |
| Street | 4.7 | £260K | 136 | +27% |
| Walton | 4.9 | £319K | 15 | +41% |
| Martock | 5.7 | £250K | 54 | +35% |
| Curry Rivel | 6.1 | £340K | 27 | +30% |
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 Somerton
What is the average house price in Somerton?
The median home in Somerton sold for £307,000 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 294 standard sales (£300,500 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £395,000, semi-detached houses £280,000, terraced houses £249,995 and flats and maisonettes £135,825.
Are house prices going up in Somerton?
The median was £318,000 in 2025, up 12% on 2024 (£285,000), and £300,500 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 Somerton each year?
80 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 117 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Somerton?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Pepper Drive (TA11, £410,000), Court House Close (TA11, £407,500) and Langport Road (TA11, £395,000).
How much does a new build cost in Somerton?
New homes sold for a median £339,995 over three years, against £289,975 for homes sold on. New builds were 18% of sales.
Is Somerton expensive for Somerset?
Somerton is the 21st 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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