Somerset
BA5 house prices in Somerset
Sold prices, council tax, schools, deprivation and planning for Somerset, from official UK data in one place.
Typical sold price
£320,000
Range £179,755–£625,590 · 250 real sales
- Real sales
- 250
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 30 Sept 2025 and 21 Aug 2026.
Summary
House prices in BA5: the typical (median) sold price is £320,000, above the UK average (£272,611) (UK House Price Index, July 2026). BA5 is an active market, with about 23 recorded sales a month. By property type, 34% were terraced homes (typically £288,750) and 30% were semi-detached homes (typically £317,500).
Data from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, up to 28 August 2026.
Council tax on a Band D home there is £2,561 a year: Somerset's published charge for 2026-27.
Source: Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities, Somerset, 2026-27.
Our take · opinion, not advice
Our take on BA5: a steady market, so let the sold prices lead
250 sales since September 2025 make BA5 a steady market, so there is a fair body of evidence, but not enough of it for a trustworthy twelve-month trend.
For sellers, detached homes typically sold for £582,500 against £182,500 for flats, which explains a spread of £179,755 to £625,590, so the closest sold homes of your type say much more than the middle; buyers can compare homes at this pace but are not spoilt for choice.
Sell houseWhen buying here, on price, BA5 is above the UK average, so a price above the norm for the area should be earned by the home itself, not assumed.
Worth checking before you commit: planning history nearby (679 applications on record within 500 m), whether the home is at risk of flooding and council tax (Band D is £2,561 a year); your conveyancer should look at the title too.
Averages only go so far, so the free BA5 OfferCheck sets flood, crime, planning and council tax beside the sold prices.
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At a glance
BA5 in four numbers
The headline figures from the records below, each one real and dated.
Typical price
£320,000
HM Land Registry
Sales a month
23.4
Across 250 sales
Council tax, Band D
£2,561
A year
The data, honestly
House prices in BA5
These 250 sales are what every figure here rests on. The typical price is the middle sale.
By property type
Average house price in BA5 by property type
Detached homes have the highest typical price at £582,500, and flat / maisonette the lowest at £182,500.
See the figures
| Type | Sales | Typical | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 56 | £582,500 | £373,750–£905,000 |
| Semi-detached | 71 | £317,500 | £241,500–£460,000 |
| Terraced | 80 | £288,750 | £195,900–£501,500 |
| Flat / maisonette | 30 | £182,500 | £109,750–£246,700 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 30 Sept 2025 and 21 Aug 2026.
24-month trend
Typical price by quarter in BA5
The quarterly typical price rose 6.2%, from £282,500 in Q3 2025 (3 sales) to £300,000 in Q3 2026 (32 sales).
See the figures
| Quarter | Typical price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | £282,500 | 3 |
| Q4 2025 | £327,500 | 76 |
| Q1 2026 | £330,000 | 71 |
| Q2 2026 | £317,500 | 68 |
| Q3 2026 | £300,000 | 32 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 30 Sept 2025 and 21 Aug 2026. Median of each quarter's recorded sales.
Range and mix
The spread of BA5 prices
How far prices run either side of the typical one, who owns what, and homes that have sold twice.
Price range
Where most BA5 homes sold
Eight in ten sales fell between £179,755 and £625,590, around a typical £320,000.
Lower and upper end are the 10th and 90th percentile of recorded sales.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 30 Sept 2025 and 21 Aug 2026.
Mix of homes
Who is selling in BA5
Terraced homes were 34% of recorded sales (80 of 237). 85% of sales were freehold and 15% leasehold.
Property type
- Detached24%
- Semi-detached30%
- Terraced34%
- Flat / maisonette13%
Tenure
- Freehold85%
- Leasehold15%
See the figures
213 freehold (85%) and 37 leasehold (15%) across the 250 most recent recorded sales in BA5. Leasehold is normal for flats; check the remaining lease term before you offer.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 30 Sept 2025 and 21 Aug 2026.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Real transactions, never estimates. All sales.
On the map
Where BA5 sits in Somerset
The pins are the 5 most recent recorded sales: real prices on real streets, not a valuation.
Latest sales
The most recent sales in BA5
19, OLD MILL WAY, WELLS
Detached · Freehold · 21 Aug 2026
£605,000
3, MELBOURNE HOUSE MEWS, WELLS
Terraced · Freehold · 18 Aug 2026
£255,000
34, ST ANDREWS MEWS, WELLS
Terraced · Freehold · 17 Aug 2026
£245,000
11, NORTH ROAD, WELLS
Detached · Freehold · 14 Aug 2026
£685,000
1E, KEWARD MILL WAY, WELLS
Terraced · Freehold · 14 Aug 2026
£435,000
Sources: HM Land Registry · postcodes.io / ONS · OpenStreetMap (© contributors). BA5 includes the Cheddar ward.
In plain English
What the Somerset (BA5) numbers mean
- The headline number blends very different homes: detached homes sold for a typical £582,500 against £182,500 for flats: about 3.2 times as much. Use the figure for your type of home, not the mix.
- Prices here are widely spread: most sales fell between £179,755 and £625,590, so the median says little about any one home.
- This is an active district: about 23 recorded sales a month.
Based on 250 recorded sales between 30 September 2025 and 21 August 2026. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, to 28 August 2026; page data refreshed 7 October 2026. Compared with the UK House Price Index. Written by Your Property Check (Check Labs Ltd, Birmingham) from this data. How we read the data · spotted a mistake? Tell us. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. UK House Price Index licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Area data
What else the records hold on BA5
Council tax and schools, each from the body that publishes it, with the sample it rests on stated beside it.
Council tax
What council tax costs in BA5
£2,561
Band D a year in Somerset, 2026-27: the benchmark band every English authority is compared on.
All bands
| Band | 1991 value | A year |
|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,707 |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £1,992 |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £2,276 |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,561 |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £3,130 |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,699 |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £4,268 |
| H | over £320,000 | £5,121 |
These are Somerset's charges for 2026-27, the authority BA5 falls in, not an estimate for any individual home. A property's band is set by the Valuation Office Agency and we never guess it; look up a band on GOV.UK and read your row. Bands reflect what a home was worth on 1 April 1991, not today.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities · 8 of 8 bands published for Somerset · data to 2026-27 financial year
Schools
Schools near BA5
7
open schools within 3 km, nearest The Blue School.
All schools
The Blue School
Middle deemed secondary · Academies · BA5 2NR
105 m
Good · 2017
St Joseph and St Teresa Catholic Primary School
Primary · Academies · BA5 2QL
521 m
Good · 2011
Wells Cathedral School
Independent schools · BA5 2ST
834 m
Not graded
St Cuthbert's Church of England Academy Infants and Pre-School
Primary · Academies · BA5 1TZ
934 m
Good · 2014
Stoberry Park School
Primary · Academies · BA5 2TJ
956 m
Not graded
St Cuthbert's Church of England Junior School
Primary · Academies · BA5 1TS
999 m
Not graded
Wookey Primary School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · BA5 1LQ
2.8 km
Good · 2019
School data from the Department for Education “Get Information about Schools” (GIAS) and Ofsted inspection outcomes. Open Government Licence v3.0. The Ofsted grade shown is the last single overall grade on record (single grades were withdrawn in September 2024). Shows nearest schools by distance, not legal catchment areas. Distances are from the BA5 district centroid, not from any address.
Source: Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · 7 open schools within 3 km, 4 with a grade on record
Area context
Planning and deprivation near BA5
What is being built nearby and how the area ranks, as context for the neighbourhood and never a judgement on a home.
Planning applications
Planning activity around BA5
679
applications within 500 m of the district centre, as last checked 18 September 2026.
Recent applications
Mendip/2026/1280/VRCPermitted
393 m
Variation of condition 2 (Plans List) on consent 2026/0823/HSE (Enlargement of existing bungalow to include front & rear extensions).
Received 2026-07-07 · decided 2026-09-02
Mendip/2026/0823/HSEPermitted
395 m
Enlargement of existing bungalow to include front & rear extensions
Received 2026-04-29 · decided 2026-06-22
Mendip/2026/0839/CLPPermitted
349 m
Erection of a glazed conservatory on the rear elevation.
Received 2026-04-27 · decided 2026-07-01
Mendip/2026/0725/FULUndecided
276 m
Demolition of Existing Dwelling and erection of a Replacement dwelling. (amended plans received 12.05.26 and 03.06.26)
Received 2026-04-15
Mendip/2026/0531/OUTRejected
401 m
Outline planning application for the erection of up to 73 dwellings, public open space, landscaping, sustainable urban drainage system and engineering works, with vehicular access off Orchard Lea. All matters reserved except for means of access
Received 2026-03-18 · decided 2026-07-21
Mendip/2026/0370/HSEPermitted
169 m
Single storey side extension & internal alterations.
Received 2026-02-24 · decided 2026-04-10
Applications are matched within 500 m of the BA5 district centroid, so this is activity in the area, not at any one address. Register wording and status are reproduced as the local planning authority published them. Showing 6 of 20 held; run a live planning search for BA5 for the current picture.
Source: Local planning authority records via PlanIt · 679 applications matched within 500 m of the district centre · data to 18 September 2026
Deprivation (IMD)
Area profile for BA5
Decile 6 of 10
Median across 12 sampled postcodes; 1 is the most deprived 10% of England, 10 the least.
Read the detail
Across the 12 sampled BA5 postcodes, deprivation runs decile 5 to decile 10, with a median of decile 6 of 10: where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived.
BA5 2PG, the sampled postcode sitting at that median: On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, this postcode falls in decile 6 of 10, where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived. It's area context for the wider neighbourhood, not a judgement on any individual home.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (English Indices of Deprivation 2025, MHCLG). Deprivation is published for small areas (LSOAs), not for postcode districts, so BA5 spans several. We sampled 12 postcodes in BA5: the ones with the most recent recorded sales, up to a limit of 12. That is a convenience sample, not a random one, so it leans toward streets where homes are changing hands. 12 returned a row. It is context for the neighbourhood, never a judgement on any individual home. How we choose the sample.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · 12 postcodes sampled of 12 checked · data to 2025 indices
Cost to run
Two sources, one table
What it costs to run a home in BA5, band by band
Somerset's council tax for 2026-27 set against the BA5 median sold price of £320,000 across 250 recorded sales: the annual running cost beside the purchase price, which neither source shows on its own.
| Band | 1991 valueVOA basis | A yearSomerset | A month÷ 12 | Of the median÷ £320,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,707 | £142 | 0.53% |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £1,992 | £166 | 0.62% |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £2,276 | £190 | 0.71% |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,561 | £213 | 0.80% |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £3,130 | £261 | 0.98% |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,699 | £308 | 1.16% |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £4,268 | £356 | 1.33% |
| H | over £320,000 | £5,121 | £427 | 1.60% |
The last column is the band's annual charge divided by the BA5 median sold price. A comparison of two published figures, not a rate anyone charges. It is not a mapping from price to band: a band records what a home was worth on 1 April 1991 and is set by the Valuation Office Agency, so it cannot be worked out from a 2020s sale price. Look up a specific band on GOV.UK. Instalment counts vary by authority, so the monthly column is simply the year over twelve.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Median across 250 recorded sales. · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities, Somerset, 2026-27.
Address by address
Address by address
What individual homes in BA5 sold for
The 24 most recently sold doors of the 241 distinct addresses in the records we hold for BA5. Real recorded transactions: never estimates.
19, OLD MILL WAY, WELLS
BA5 2JU · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£605,000
2026-08-21
3, MELBOURNE HOUSE MEWS, WELLS
BA5 2PG · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£255,000
2026-08-18
34, ST ANDREWS MEWS, WELLS
BA5 2LB · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£245,000
2026-08-17
11, NORTH ROAD, WELLS
BA5 2TJ · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£685,000
2026-08-14
1E, KEWARD MILL WAY, WELLS
BA5 1PZ · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£435,000
2026-08-14
28, BEKYNTON AVENUE, WELLS
BA5 3NF · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£475,000
2026-08-10
11, EVERETT CLOSE, WELLS
BA5 3JG · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£250,000
2026-08-10
HILLSIDE, ROCK STREET, WELLS
BA5 3QT · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£265,000
2026-08-10
5, BROAD CLOSE, WELLS
BA5 3NJ · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£295,000
2026-08-07
12, PRIEST ROW, WELLS
BA5 2PY · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£250,000
2026-08-05
16, CLARES ROAD, WELLS
BA5 1FJ · Flat / maisonette · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£195,000
2026-07-31
64, KNIGHT ROAD, WELLS
BA5 1FT · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£580,000
2026-07-31
46, MOUNT PLEASANT AVENUE, WELLS
BA5 2JQ · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£315,000
2026-07-30
4, MORGANS YARD, WELLS
BA5 1UJ · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£330,000
2026-07-29
3, CASTLE COURT, WELLS
BA5 1GE · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£640,000
2026-07-28
8, FAIRWAYS, WELLS
BA5 2DF · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£250,000
2026-07-24
38, SOUTHOVER, WELLS
BA5 1UH · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£255,000
2026-07-22
30, MANOR COURT, WELLS
BA5 1ER · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£300,000
2026-07-17
DERE COTTAGE, WELLS
BA5 3ED · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£267,500
2026-07-17
85, BALCH ROAD, WELLS
BA5 2BX · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£260,000
2026-07-17
5, HOPE CLOSE, WELLS
BA5 2FH · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£242,500
2026-07-14
PROSPECT FARM BARN, WELLS
BA5 1QJ · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£975,000
2026-07-10
HOMECHIME HOUSE, PRIORY ROAD, WELLS
BA5 1SH · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£110,000
2026-07-09
6, SINGLETON COURT, WELLS
BA5 2NE · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£300,000
2026-07-08
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Addresses come from recorded sales since 1995, so homes that have never sold do not appear. 0 of these 24 doors resolve to a confident property record and link through; the rest are listed without a link. We match a door to a property record only where the match is certain, never by guessing.
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Nearby
Postcode districts near BA5
The closest districts to BA5 by straight-line distance between district centres.
- House prices in BA6 (Glastonbury) 5.4 miles
- House prices in BA4 (Shepton Mallet) 6 miles
- House prices in BS27 (Cheddar) 6.6 miles
- House prices in BS28 (Wedmore) 7 miles
- House prices in BA16 (Street) 7.3 miles
- House prices in BA3 (Radstock) 8.7 miles
- House prices in BS40 (Bristol) 9.4 miles
- House prices in BS39 (Bristol) 9.6 miles
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Data sources
Every BA5 figure is official and dated
Real recorded data from the UK's official registers, never an estimated valuation.
- HM Land RegistrySold prices
- MHCLGCouncil tax & deprivation
- Department for Education · OfstedSchools
- Local planning authoritiesPlanning applications
- Police.UKStreet-level crime
- Environment AgencyFlood risk
- postcodes.io · ONSGeography
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities · Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · Local planning authority records via PlanIt · Police.UK · Environment Agency · postcodes.io / ONS. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. All figures are real, attributed and carry the sample they rest on: never estimates, never a valuation. All sales · Get Free Valuation · About Your Property Check.