Somerset
TA1 house prices in Somerset
Sold prices, council tax, schools, deprivation and planning for Somerset, from official UK data in one place.
Typical sold price
£259,500
Range £139,500–£440,975 · 250 real sales
- Real sales
- 250
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 17 Feb 2026 and 25 Aug 2026.
Summary
House prices in TA1: the typical (median) sold price is £259,500, close to the UK average (£272,611) (UK House Price Index, July 2026). TA1 is an active market, with about 40 recorded sales a month. By property type, 29% were terraced homes (typically £231,500) and 26% were semi-detached homes (typically £290,000).
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 TA1: a steady market, so let the sold prices lead
250 sales since February 2026 make TA1 a steady market, enough to learn from, though the year-on-year comparison is too thin to quote, so lean on the recent sold homes.
When selling here, detached homes typically sold for £422,500 against £157,750 for flats, which explains a spread of £139,500 to £440,975, so lean on the nearest like-for-like sale rather than the middle figure; sales arrive at a steady pace, so there is no need to rush to a low price.
Sell houseFor buyers, TA1 sits close to the UK average for typical prices, so hold any asking price up against the sold homes of the same type.
Do your own homework first: planning history nearby (1,231 applications on record within 500 m), flood risk over the long term and council tax (Band D is £2,561 a year), then hand the title to your conveyancer.
The sold prices leave a lot open; the free TA1 OfferCheck closes some of the gap with flood, crime, planning and council tax.
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At a glance
TA1 in four numbers
The headline figures from the records below, each one real and dated.
Typical price
£259,500
HM Land Registry
Sales a month
40.3
Across 250 sales
Council tax, Band D
£2,561
A year
The data, honestly
House prices in TA1
These 250 sales are what every figure here rests on. The typical price is the middle sale.
By property type
Average house price in TA1 by property type
Detached homes have the highest typical price at £422,500, and flat / maisonette the lowest at £157,750.
See the figures
| Type | Sales | Typical | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 53 | £422,500 | £291,000–£770,000 |
| Semi-detached | 63 | £290,000 | £220,800–£389,500 |
| Terraced | 71 | £231,500 | £180,000–£295,000 |
| Flat / maisonette | 56 | £157,750 | £80,000–£247,500 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 17 Feb 2026 and 25 Aug 2026.
24-month trend
Typical price by quarter in TA1
The quarterly typical price rose 5.2%, from £252,000 in Q1 2026 (64 sales) to £265,000 in Q3 2026 (62 sales).
See the figures
| Quarter | Typical price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | £252,000 | 64 |
| Q2 2026 | £257,500 | 124 |
| Q3 2026 | £265,000 | 62 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 17 Feb 2026 and 25 Aug 2026. Median of each quarter's recorded sales.
Range and mix
The spread of TA1 prices
How far prices run either side of the typical one, who owns what, and homes that have sold twice.
Price range
Where most TA1 homes sold
Eight in ten sales fell between £139,500 and £440,975, around a typical £259,500.
Lower and upper end are the 10th and 90th percentile of recorded sales.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 17 Feb 2026 and 25 Aug 2026.
Mix of homes
Who is selling in TA1
Terraced homes were 29% of recorded sales (71 of 243). 75% of sales were freehold and 25% leasehold.
Property type
- Detached22%
- Semi-detached26%
- Terraced29%
- Flat / maisonette23%
Tenure
- Freehold75%
- Leasehold25%
See the figures
187 freehold (75%) and 63 leasehold (25%) across the 250 most recent recorded sales in TA1. Leasehold is normal for flats; check the remaining lease term before you offer.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 17 Feb 2026 and 25 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 TA1 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 TA1
52, PRIORY BRIDGE ROAD, TAUNTON
Semi-detached · Freehold · 25 Aug 2026
£283,500
40, ESSEX DRIVE, TAUNTON
Semi-detached · Freehold · 21 Aug 2026
£336,500
5, BALDWIN ROAD, TAUNTON
Semi-detached · Freehold · 19 Aug 2026
£235,500
15, ALFRED STREET, TAUNTON
Terraced · Freehold · 18 Aug 2026
£270,000
38, RYBURN CLOSE, TAUNTON
Semi-detached · Freehold · 18 Aug 2026
£176,750
Sources: HM Land Registry · postcodes.io / ONS · OpenStreetMap (© contributors). TA1 includes the Bishop's Hull & Taunton West ward.
In plain English
What the Somerset (TA1) numbers mean
- The headline number blends very different homes: detached homes sold for a typical £422,500 against £157,750 for flats: about 2.7 times as much. Use the figure for your type of home, not the mix.
- Prices here are widely spread: most sales fell between £139,500 and £440,975, so the median says little about any one home.
- This is an active district: about 40 recorded sales a month.
Based on 250 recorded sales between 17 February 2026 and 25 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 TA1
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 TA1
£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 TA1 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 TA1
8
open schools within 3 km, nearest St George's Catholic School.
All schools
St George's Catholic School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · TA1 3NR
389 m
Good · 2013
Silver Bridge School
Special schools · TA1 3DL
465 m
Not graded
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academies · TA1 3AF
722 m
Good · 2023
North Town Academy
Primary · Academies · TA1 1DF
733 m
Good · 2013
St James Church School
Primary · Academies · TA1 1XU
820 m
Good · 2015
Parkfield Primary School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · TA1 4RT
836 m
Good · 2020
King's College Taunton
Independent schools · TA1 3LA
905 m
Not graded
Richard Huish College
16 plus · Academies · TA1 3DZ
936 m
Not graded
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 TA1 district centroid, not from any address.
Source: Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · 8 open schools within 3 km, 5 with a grade on record
Area context
Planning and deprivation near TA1
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 TA1
1,231
applications within 500 m of the district centre, as last checked 31 August 2026.
Recent applications
TauntonDeane/38/26/0246Undecided
452 m
Variation of condition No. 01 (approved plans) of application 38/26/0197/NMA (in relation to 38/05/0323) to reflect proposed amendments at 46 St James Street, Taunton
Received 2026-08-05
TauntonDeane/38/26/0222/LBUndecided
223 m
Removal of signage to front and side and replacement of ATM with glazing at 64a East Street, Taunton
Received 2026-07-17
TauntonDeane/38/26/0214Undecided
400 m
Change of use of office building with partial loft conversion to create 6 No. residential flats at Melville House, 12 Middle Street, Taunton
Received 2026-07-07
TauntonDeane/38/26/0215/LBUndecided
400 m
Change of use of office building with partial loft conversion to create 6 No. residential flats at Melville House, 12 Middle Street, Taunton
Received 2026-07-07
TauntonDeane/38/26/0197/NMAConditions
452 m
Application for a Non Material Amendment to application 38/05/0323 to consolidate drawings approved into a list of approved drawings at 46 St James Street, Taunton
Received 2026-06-25 · decided 2026-07-07
TauntonDeane/38/26/0194/CMAConditions
94 m
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed change of use from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) into 4 No. residential dwellings (Use Class C3) at 62-63 High Street, Taunton
Received 2026-06-19 · decided 2026-07-29
Applications are matched within 500 m of the TA1 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 TA1 for the current picture.
Source: Local planning authority records via PlanIt · 1231 applications matched within 500 m of the district centre · data to 31 August 2026
Deprivation (IMD)
Area profile for TA1
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 TA1 postcodes, deprivation runs decile 1 to decile 10, with a median of decile 4 of 10: where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived.
TA1 2PN, 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 TA1 spans several. We sampled 12 postcodes in TA1: 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 TA1, band by band
Somerset's council tax for 2026-27 set against the TA1 median sold price of £259,500 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÷ £259,500 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,707 | £142 | 0.66% |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £1,992 | £166 | 0.77% |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £2,276 | £190 | 0.88% |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,561 | £213 | 0.99% |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £3,130 | £261 | 1.21% |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,699 | £308 | 1.43% |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £4,268 | £356 | 1.64% |
| H | over £320,000 | £5,121 | £427 | 1.97% |
The last column is the band's annual charge divided by the TA1 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 TA1 sold for
The 24 most recently sold doors of the 239 distinct addresses in the records we hold for TA1. Real recorded transactions: never estimates.
52, PRIORY BRIDGE ROAD, TAUNTON
TA1 1QB · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£283,500
2026-08-25
40, ESSEX DRIVE, TAUNTON
TA1 4JY · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£336,500
2026-08-21
5, BALDWIN ROAD, TAUNTON
TA1 2AJ · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£235,500
2026-08-19
15, ALFRED STREET, TAUNTON
TA1 3HU · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£270,000
2026-08-18
38, RYBURN CLOSE, TAUNTON
TA1 2RH · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£176,750
2026-08-18
117, HAMILTON ROAD, TAUNTON
TA1 2EP · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£330,000
2026-08-14
QUEENS GATE TERRACE, QUEEN STREET, TAUNTON
TA1 3AB · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£245,000
2026-08-14
26, CHURCH STREET, TAUNTON
TA1 3JF · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£315,000
2026-08-14
43, EASTLEIGH ROAD, TAUNTON
TA1 2YB · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£208,000
2026-08-12
11, STANDISH COURT, TAUNTON
TA1 1US · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£80,000
2026-08-11
83, HAMILTON ROAD, TAUNTON
TA1 2EP · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£550,000
2026-08-10
7, SEVERN DRIVE, TAUNTON
TA1 2PN · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£230,000
2026-08-10
10, GATEHOUSE COURT, TAUNTON
TA1 1RX · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£130,000
2026-08-07
PEGASUS COURT, COAL ORCHARD, TAUNTON
TA1 1AE · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 2 recorded sales
£350,000
2026-08-07
2, STATHAM GROVE, TAUNTON
TA1 5AG · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£285,000
2026-08-07
45, JAMES WALK, TAUNTON
TA1 2LX · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£378,000
2026-08-06
1, NORTHFIELDS, TAUNTON
TA1 5DR · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£245,000
2026-08-06
13, GALMINGTON LANE, TAUNTON
TA1 5DG · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£326,500
2026-08-06
35, LONGMEAD WAY, TAUNTON
TA1 4TB · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£475,000
2026-08-05
4, BILBERRY GROVE, TAUNTON
TA1 3XN · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£217,500
2026-08-03
71, SOUTH STREET, TAUNTON
TA1 3AE · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£180,000
2026-08-03
62A, DEANE DRIVE, TAUNTON
TA1 5PQ · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£107,000
2026-07-31
82, ROWAN DRIVE, TAUNTON
TA1 2QL · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£255,000
2026-07-31
7, DENNING CLOSE, TAUNTON
TA1 4NN · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£260,000
2026-07-31
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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Postcode districts near TA1
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- House prices in TA3 (Taunton) 3.2 miles
- House prices in TA21 (Wellington) 6.6 miles
- House prices in TA4 (Taunton) 8.3 miles
- House prices in TA6 (Bridgwater) 8.9 miles
- House prices in TA5 (Bridgwater) 9 miles
- House prices in TA19 (Ilminster) 9.7 miles
- House prices in TA20 (Chard) 11 miles
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Data sources
Every TA1 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.