Somerset
BA7 house prices in Somerset
Sold prices, council tax, schools, deprivation and planning for Somerset, from official UK data in one place.
Typical sold price
£285,000
Range £140,000–£656,400 · 250 real sales
- Real sales
- 250
- 12-month change
- -25.6%
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 20 Dec 2022 and 19 Aug 2026.
Summary
House prices in BA7: the typical (median) sold price is £285,000, close to the UK average (£272,611) (UK House Price Index, July 2026). Over the last twelve months the local median is down 25.6%, comparing 69 sales with 66, so a handful of homes can swing it. BA7 is a quiet market, with about 6 recorded sales a month. By property type, 35% were terraced homes (typically £242,500) and 30% were detached homes (typically £475,000).
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 BA7: few sales, so go in with your eyes open
At around 6 sales a month, BA7 is quiet, at a lower median than a year ago, so the pressure is on sellers and buyers can take their time.
When selling here, detached homes typically sold for £475,000 against £144,758 for flats, which explains a spread of £140,000 to £656,400, so lean on the nearest like-for-like sale rather than the middle figure; with so few sales, allow extra time and a local agent’s view; if certainty matters more than price, a quick cash sale usually means accepting about 70–85% of market value (a rough guide, not a quote).
Sell houseFor buyers, on price, BA7 is close to the UK average, and prices have eased, so you can reasonably ask for the evidence behind an asking price.
Do your own homework first: planning history nearby (728 applications on record within 500 m), whether the home is at risk of flooding and council tax (Band D is £2,561 a year), then hand the title to your conveyancer.
Where the numbers are this loose, the free BA7 OfferCheck gives you something firmer to hold: flood, crime, planning and council tax, each with its source.
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At a glance
BA7 in four numbers
The headline figures from the records below, each one real and dated.
Typical price
£285,000
HM Land Registry
Sales a month
5.7
Across 250 sales
12-month change
-25.6%
-25.6% from last year
Local median
Council tax, Band D
£2,561
A year
The data, honestly
House prices in BA7
These 250 sales are what every figure here rests on. The typical price is the middle sale.
24-month trend
Typical price by quarter in BA7
The quarterly typical price fell 22.3%, from £325,000 in Q4 2024 (21 sales) to £252,500 in Q3 2026 (6 sales).
See the figures
| Quarter | Typical price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | £325,000 | 21 |
| Q1 2025 | £277,500 | 12 |
| Q2 2025 | £307,500 | 14 |
| Q3 2025 | £300,000 | 23 |
| Q4 2025 | £242,000 | 25 |
| Q1 2026 | £197,500 | 16 |
| Q2 2026 | £244,500 | 12 |
| Q3 2026 | £252,500 | 6 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 20 Dec 2022 and 19 Aug 2026. Median of each quarter's recorded sales.
By property type
Average house price in BA7 by property type
Detached homes have the highest typical price at £475,000, and flat / maisonette the lowest at £144,758.
See the figures
| Type | Sales | Typical | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 69 | £475,000 | £213,250–£844,000 |
| Semi-detached | 62 | £282,500 | £123,400–£413,238 |
| Terraced | 80 | £242,500 | £158,700–£365,500 |
| Flat / maisonette | 18 | £144,758 | £92,650–£179,400 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 20 Dec 2022 and 19 Aug 2026.
Range and mix
The spread of BA7 prices
How far prices run either side of the typical one, who owns what, and homes that have sold twice.
Price range
Where most BA7 homes sold
Eight in ten sales fell between £140,000 and £656,400, around a typical £285,000.
Lower and upper end are the 10th and 90th percentile of recorded sales.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 20 Dec 2022 and 19 Aug 2026.
Mix of homes
Who is selling in BA7
Terraced homes were 35% of recorded sales (80 of 229). 86% of sales were freehold and 14% leasehold.
Property type
- Detached30%
- Semi-detached27%
- Terraced35%
- Flat / maisonette8%
Tenure
- Freehold86%
- Leasehold14%
See the figures
215 freehold (86%) and 35 leasehold (14%) across the 250 most recent recorded sales in BA7, including 4 new-build sales. Leasehold is normal for flats; check the remaining lease term before you offer.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 20 Dec 2022 and 19 Aug 2026.
Sold twice: what the same home resold for
The strongest price signal there is: the same door, sold twice. Change shown in £, %, and per year. A big % over two decades is smaller than it looks.
22, PRIORYGATE COURT, CASTLE CARY
£355,000 (2024)£360,000 (2025)+1.4% over 1.1 yrs (+1.3%/yr)
THE RED HOUSE, CUMNOCK ROAD, CASTLE CARY
£300,000 (2023)£762,000 (2025)+154% over 2.6 yrs (+44%/yr)
KNIGHTS YARD, HIGH STREET, CASTLE CARY
£240,000 (2024)£532,500 (2025)+121.9% over 1.8 yrs (+54.8%/yr)
19, STATION ROAD, CASTLE CARY
£138,000 (2023)£200,000 (2024)+44.9% over 1 yrs (+47.6%/yr)
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Real transactions, never estimates. All sales.
On the map
Where BA7 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 BA7
10, BRIDGEWATER BUILDINGS, CASTLE CARY
Terraced · Freehold · 19 Aug 2026
£165,000
9, MONTAGUE GARDENS, CASTLE CARY
Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 24 Jul 2026
£125,000
5, CHURCHFIELD DRIVE, CASTLE CARY
Semi-detached · Freehold · 23 Jul 2026
£295,000
CANTERBURY BELLS, ANSFORD HILL, CASTLE CARY
Detached · Freehold · 23 Jul 2026
£427,000
24, CASTLE RISE, CASTLE CARY
Terraced · Freehold · 22 Jul 2026
£210,000
Sources: HM Land Registry · postcodes.io / ONS · OpenStreetMap (© contributors). BA7 includes the Castle Cary ward.
In plain English
What the Somerset (BA7) numbers mean
- The headline number blends very different homes: detached homes sold for a typical £475,000 against £144,758 for flats: about 3.3 times as much. Use the figure for your type of home, not the mix.
- Prices here are widely spread: most sales fell between £140,000 and £656,400, so the median says little about any one home.
- This is a quiet district: only about 6 recorded sales a month.
Only 250 sales sit behind these figures, so they are a rough guide rather than a firm reading.
Based on 250 recorded sales between 20 December 2022 and 19 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 BA7
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 BA7
£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 BA7 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 BA7
2
open schools within 3 km, nearest Castle Cary Community Primary School.
All schools
Castle Cary Community Primary School
Primary · Academies · BA7 7EH
474 m
Requires improvement · 2021
Ansford Academy
Middle deemed secondary · Academies · BA7 7JJ
994 m
Requires improvement · 2023
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 BA7 district centroid, not from any address.
Source: Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · 2 open schools within 3 km, 2 with a grade on record
Area context
Planning and deprivation near BA7
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 BA7
728
applications within 500 m of the district centre, as last checked 23 July 2026.
Recent applications
SouthSomerset/26/01426/FULUndecided
97 m
Conversion of former ambulance station with self-contained flat into single dwelling with associated works (retrospective application)
Received 2026-06-19
SouthSomerset/26/01323/S73Undecided
475 m
S73 Application to vary Condition 03 (materials) due to the Bradstone Block being discontinued, alternative options are being sought relating to 25/00843/HOU; Conversion of existing double garage ground floor into a wheelchair-accessible bedroom and wet room, installation of additional windows to front & rear
Received 2026-06-09
SouthSomerset/26/01284/TCAPermitted
480 m
Notification of intent to carry out Tree Surgery Works to No. 2 Trees within a Conservation Area. T1 - Oak: crown raise by approx 1-2m all around. Thin remainder of the canopy by approx 20%. Both processes are in aid of encouraging better light to the gardens to allow shrubs etc to flourish and to provide clearance from the outbuildings. T2 - Apple: thin by up to 20%.
Received 2026-06-04 · decided 2026-07-06
SouthSomerset/26/01285/TCAPermitted
491 m
Notification of intent to carry out tree surgery works to No. 1 Apple Tree (T1) to reduce canopy by approx 2m and thin the remainder of the tree by up to 20% to manage size within a Conservation Area
Received 2026-06-04 · decided 2026-07-02
SouthSomerset/26/01182/LBCRejected
438 m
Shop fascia sign; black with white lettering : "Ultra Barber". Circular lit sign perpendicular to the shop front at same height and attached to shop fascia. Rectangular lit welcome sign in shop window (Implemented).
Received 2026-05-21 · decided 2026-07-07
SouthSomerset/26/01004/ADVRejected
438 m
Shop fascia sign; black with white lettering : "Ultra Barber". Circular lit sign perpendicular to the shop front at same height and attached to shop fascia. Rectangular lit welcome sign in shop window (Retrospective).
Received 2026-05-01 · decided 2026-07-07
Applications are matched within 500 m of the BA7 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 BA7 for the current picture.
Source: Local planning authority records via PlanIt · 728 applications matched within 500 m of the district centre · data to 23 July 2026
Deprivation (IMD)
Area profile for BA7
Decile 4 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 BA7 postcodes, deprivation runs decile 4 to decile 6, with a median of decile 4 of 10: where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived.
BA7 7DU, the sampled postcode sitting at that median: On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, this postcode falls in decile 4 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 BA7 spans several. We sampled 12 postcodes in BA7: 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 BA7, band by band
Somerset's council tax for 2026-27 set against the BA7 median sold price of £285,000 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÷ £285,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,707 | £142 | 0.60% |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £1,992 | £166 | 0.70% |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £2,276 | £190 | 0.80% |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,561 | £213 | 0.90% |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £3,130 | £261 | 1.10% |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,699 | £308 | 1.30% |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £4,268 | £356 | 1.50% |
| H | over £320,000 | £5,121 | £427 | 1.80% |
The last column is the band's annual charge divided by the BA7 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 BA7 sold for
The 24 most recently sold doors of the 234 distinct addresses in the records we hold for BA7. Real recorded transactions: never estimates.
10, BRIDGEWATER BUILDINGS, CASTLE CARY
BA7 7DU · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£165,000
2026-08-19
9, MONTAGUE GARDENS, CASTLE CARY
BA7 7BR · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£125,000
2026-07-24
5, CHURCHFIELD DRIVE, CASTLE CARY
BA7 7LA · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£295,000
2026-07-23
CANTERBURY BELLS, ANSFORD HILL, CASTLE CARY
BA7 7JL · Detached · Freehold · 2 recorded sales
£427,000
2026-07-23
24, CASTLE RISE, CASTLE CARY
BA7 7ND · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£210,000
2026-07-22
CARY HILL HOUSE, CARY HILL, CASTLE CARY
BA7 7HL · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£461,051
2026-07-02
20, CASTLE RISE, CASTLE CARY
BA7 7ND · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£345,000
2026-06-30
STAFFORDSHIRE HOUSE, LOWER WOODCOCK STREET, CASTLE CARY
BA7 7BH · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£240,000
2026-06-12
7, CARTER CLOSE, CASTLE CARY
BA7 7FU · Detached · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£124,950
2026-06-08
22, BROOKFIELDS, CASTLE CARY
BA7 7BS · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£240,000
2026-05-08
7, STATION ROAD, CASTLE CARY
BA7 7BU · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£212,000
2026-05-06
1, ASHBY PLACE, CASTLE CARY
BA7 7BE · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£180,000
2026-04-30
GEANCOT, ANSFORD HILL, CASTLE CARY
BA7 7JN · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£315,000
2026-04-30
50, BROOKFIELDS, CASTLE CARY
BA7 7BS · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£317,000
2026-04-30
VICTORIA COURT, STATION ROAD, CASTLE CARY
BA7 7NL · Terraced · Freehold · 6 recorded sales
£169,880
2026-04-30
LODGE COURT, SOUTH STREET, CASTLE CARY
BA7 7ES · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£400,000
2026-04-17
4, BROOKFIELDS, CASTLE CARY
BA7 7BS · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£249,000
2026-04-10
ORCHARD STABLES, CASTLE CARY
BA7 7LX · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£835,000
2026-03-23
DUNSTAR, FLORIDA STREET, CASTLE CARY
BA7 7AE · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£440,000
2026-03-11
ALMA COTTAGE, SOUTH STREET, CASTLE CARY
BA7 7ET · Terraced · Freehold · 2 recorded sales
£300,000
2026-03-11
32, STATION ROAD, CASTLE CARY
BA7 7BX · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£180,000
2026-03-06
BUTWELL COTTAGE, ANSFORD HILL, CASTLE CARY
BA7 7JP · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£275,000
2026-03-06
7, BROOKFIELDS, CASTLE CARY
BA7 7BS · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£165,000
2026-02-27
36, BROOKFIELDS, CASTLE CARY
BA7 7BS · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£180,000
2026-02-20
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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Data sources
Every BA7 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.