Somerset
TA16 house prices in Somerset
Sold prices, council tax, schools, deprivation and planning for Somerset, from official UK data in one place.
Typical sold price
£271,000
Range £178,500–£495,000 · 238 real sales
- Real sales
- 238
- 12-month change
- -7.3%
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 2 Jan 2020 and 18 Jun 2026.
Summary
House prices in TA16: the typical (median) sold price is £271,000, close to the UK average (£272,611) (UK House Price Index, July 2026). Over the last twelve months the local median is down 7.3%, comparing 36 sales with 37, so a handful of homes can swing it. TA16 is a quiet market, with about 3 recorded sales a month. By property type, 42% were terraced homes (typically £237,500) and 29% were semi-detached homes (typically £268,000).
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 TA16: few sales, so go in with your eyes open
TA16 sees just 3 sales a month, and prices have drifted down, so sellers should plan for a longer sale and buyers can afford to be patient.
When selling here, £271,000 is the middle of a £178,500 to £495,000 range, so check where your home would sit among the recent sales before choosing a number; with so little to compare, give yourself extra time; 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, TA16 sits close to the UK average for typical prices, and prices have eased, so you can reasonably ask for the evidence behind an asking price.
Worth checking before you commit: planning history nearby (712 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.
The sold prices leave a lot open; the free TA16 OfferCheck closes some of the gap with flood, crime, planning and council tax.
Get OfferCheckOur opinion, drawn from the figures on this page: not advice and not a forecast. We earn from OfferCheck reports and from introducing sellers to cash buyers, so weigh it with that in mind (see our disclosure). We are not authorised or regulated by the FCA.
At a glance
TA16 in four numbers
The headline figures from the records below, each one real and dated.
Typical price
£271,000
HM Land Registry
Sales a month
3.1
Across 238 sales
12-month change
-7.3%
-7.3% from last year
Local median
Council tax, Band D
£2,561
A year
The data, honestly
House prices in TA16
These 238 sales are what every figure here rests on. The typical price is the middle sale.
24-month trend
Typical price by quarter in TA16
The quarterly typical price rose 1.4%, from £256,500 in Q3 2024 (12 sales) to £260,000 in Q2 2026 (11 sales).
See the figures
| Quarter | Typical price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | £256,500 | 12 |
| Q4 2024 | £306,750 | 12 |
| Q1 2025 | £325,000 | 9 |
| Q2 2025 | £235,000 | 4 |
| Q3 2025 | £279,000 | 3 |
| Q4 2025 | £207,500 | 12 |
| Q1 2026 | £314,000 | 8 |
| Q2 2026 | £260,000 | 11 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 2 Jan 2020 and 18 Jun 2026. Median of each quarter's recorded sales.
By property type
Average house price in TA16 by property type
Detached homes have the highest typical price at £395,000, and flat / maisonette the lowest at £130,000.
See the figures
| Type | Sales | Typical | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 59 | £395,000 | £246,000–£671,000 |
| Semi-detached | 65 | £268,000 | £193,500–£366,800 |
| Terraced | 93 | £237,500 | £181,000–£356,400 |
| Flat / maisonette | 5 | £130,000 | £84,800–£199,800 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 2 Jan 2020 and 18 Jun 2026.
Range and mix
The spread of TA16 prices
How far prices run either side of the typical one, who owns what, and homes that have sold twice.
Price range
Where most TA16 homes sold
Eight in ten sales fell between £178,500 and £495,000, around a typical £271,000.
Lower and upper end are the 10th and 90th percentile of recorded sales.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 2 Jan 2020 and 18 Jun 2026.
Mix of homes
Who is selling in TA16
Terraced homes were 42% of recorded sales (93 of 222). 99% of sales were freehold and 1% leasehold.
Property type
- Detached27%
- Semi-detached29%
- Terraced42%
- Flat / maisonette2%
Tenure
- Freehold99%
- Leasehold1%
See the figures
235 freehold (99%) and 3 leasehold (1%) across the 238 most recent recorded sales in TA16, including 2 new-build sales. Leasehold is normal for flats; check the remaining lease term before you offer.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 2 Jan 2020 and 18 Jun 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.
3, CHANCERY MEWS, MERRIOTT
£185,000 (2023)£290,000 (2026)+56.8% over 3.1 yrs (+15.4%/yr)
9, SHIREMOOR HILL, MERRIOTT
£192,000 (2024)£210,000 (2026)+9.4% over 1.8 yrs (+5.1%/yr)
82B, LOWER STREET, MERRIOTT
£350,000 (2021)£370,000 (2026)+5.7% over 4.3 yrs (+1.3%/yr)
3, KNAPP, MERRIOTT
£170,000 (2022)£200,000 (2025)+17.6% over 3.1 yrs (+5.3%/yr)
11, SHIREMOOR HILL, MERRIOTT
£157,000 (2020)£195,000 (2025)+24.2% over 5.4 yrs (+4.1%/yr)
59A, LOWER STREET, MERRIOTT
£192,000 (2021)£205,000 (2025)+6.8% over 4.5 yrs (+1.5%/yr)
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Real transactions, never estimates. All sales.
On the map
Where TA16 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 TA16
1, THE CLOSE, MERRIOTT
Semi-detached · Freehold · 18 Jun 2026
£315,000
24, GLEBELANDS, MERRIOTT
Detached · Freehold · 18 Jun 2026
£250,000
11, ORCHARD DRIVE, MERRIOTT
Terraced · Freehold · 5 Jun 2026
£315,000
10, HIGHER BEADON, MERRIOTT
Semi-detached · Freehold · 4 Jun 2026
£260,000
3, CHANCERY MEWS, MERRIOTT
Semi-detached · Freehold · 28 May 2026
£290,000
Sources: HM Land Registry · postcodes.io / ONS · OpenStreetMap (© contributors). TA16 includes the South Petherton & Islemoor ward.
In plain English
What the Somerset (TA16) numbers mean
- The headline number blends very different homes: detached homes sold for a typical £395,000 against £237,500 for terraced homes: about 1.7 times as much. Use the figure for your type of home, not the mix.
- Nearly all of these sales (99%) were freehold, which points to mostly houses.
- This is a quiet district: only about 3 recorded sales a month.
Only 238 sales sit behind these figures, so they are a rough guide rather than a firm reading.
Based on 238 recorded sales between 2 January 2020 and 18 June 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 TA16
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 TA16
£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 TA16 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 TA16
5
open schools within 3 km, nearest Merriott Primary School.
All schools
Merriott Primary School
Primary · Academies · TA16 5PT
308 m
Good · 2023
Wadham School
Middle deemed secondary · Local authority maintained schools · TA18 7NT
2.4 km
Good · 2019
Hinton St George Church of England Primary School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · TA17 8SA
2.4 km
Good · 2014
Ashlands Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academies · TA18 7AL
2.5 km
Requires improvement · 2023
West Chinnock Church School
Primary · Academies · TA18 7PU
2.5 km
Inadequate · 2022
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 TA16 district centroid, not from any address.
Source: Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · 5 open schools within 3 km, 5 with a grade on record
Area context
Planning and deprivation near TA16
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 TA16
712
applications within 500 m of the district centre, as last checked 3 October 2026.
Recent applications
SouthSomerset/26/01938/DOC1Conditions
306 m
Discharge of Condition No. 07 (service road) of planning consent 24/01205/S73A
Received 2026-08-18 · decided 2026-09-21
SouthSomerset/26/01799/LBCConditions
477 m
Replacement of 5 No. Existing Windows
Received 2026-08-03 · decided 2026-09-17
SouthSomerset/26/01669/P3MAConditions
323 m
Prior Approval for Proposed Change of Use of Hairdresser (Class E) to Residential Dwelling (C3).
Received 2026-07-20 · decided 2026-08-20
SouthSomerset/26/01652/TCAPermitted
386 m
Notification of intent to carry out tree surgery work to No. 1 trees within a Conservation Area. T1 - Pruning a magnolia in the back garden to reduce overhanging branches
Received 2026-07-17 · decided 2026-09-01
SouthSomerset/26/01417/TCAPermitted
249 m
Notification of intent to fell and replace No.01 tree within a Conservation Area - T1 being Eucalyptus - Snow Gum - E. Niphophila
Received 2026-06-18 · decided 2026-07-20
SouthSomerset/26/01226/NMAPermitted
381 m
Non Material Amendment to approved application 23/03191/FUL to relocate parking for house A and to relocate visitor parking space
Received 2026-05-27 · decided 2026-06-01
Applications are matched within 500 m of the TA16 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 TA16 for the current picture.
Source: Local planning authority records via PlanIt · 712 applications matched within 500 m of the district centre · data to 3 October 2026
Deprivation (IMD)
Area profile for TA16
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 TA16 postcodes, deprivation runs decile 6 to decile 8, with a median of decile 6 of 10: where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived.
TA16 5PE, 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 TA16 spans several. We sampled 12 postcodes in TA16: 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 TA16, band by band
Somerset's council tax for 2026-27 set against the TA16 median sold price of £271,000 across 238 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÷ £271,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,707 | £142 | 0.63% |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £1,992 | £166 | 0.74% |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £2,276 | £190 | 0.84% |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,561 | £213 | 0.95% |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £3,130 | £261 | 1.15% |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,699 | £308 | 1.36% |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £4,268 | £356 | 1.57% |
| H | over £320,000 | £5,121 | £427 | 1.89% |
The last column is the band's annual charge divided by the TA16 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 238 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 TA16 sold for
The 24 most recently sold doors of the 204 distinct addresses in the records we hold for TA16. Real recorded transactions: never estimates.
1, THE CLOSE, MERRIOTT
TA16 5PE · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£315,000
2026-06-18
24, GLEBELANDS, MERRIOTT
TA16 5RE · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£250,000
2026-06-18
11, ORCHARD DRIVE, MERRIOTT
TA16 5AA · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£315,000
2026-06-05
10, HIGHER BEADON, MERRIOTT
TA16 5QU · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£260,000
2026-06-04
3, CHANCERY MEWS, MERRIOTT
TA16 5NL · Semi-detached · Freehold · 2 recorded sales
£290,000
2026-05-28
52, HIGHER BEADON, MERRIOTT
TA16 5QU · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£235,000
2026-05-26
50, GLEBELANDS, MERRIOTT
TA16 5RE · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£220,000
2026-05-26
THE LAURELS, SHIREMOOR HILL, MERRIOTT
TA16 5PH · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£588,320
2026-05-22
49, HITCHEN, MERRIOTT
TA16 5QZ · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£232,500
2026-05-08
23, CHURCH STREET, MERRIOTT
TA16 5PT · Semi-detached · Freehold · 2 recorded sales
£188,000
2026-04-29
12, SHIREMOOR HILL, MERRIOTT
TA16 5PH · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£400,000
2026-04-01
CORN PARK COTTAGE, 18, SHIREMOOR HILL, MERRIOTT
TA16 5PH · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£370,000
2026-03-31
32, MANOR DRIVE, MERRIOTT
TA16 5PB · Semi-detached · Freehold · 3 recorded sales
£295,000
2026-03-27
24, SHERLANDS GARDENS, MERRIOTT
TA16 5RF · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£285,000
2026-02-13
THE ENGINE HOUSE, 11, OLD FARM WALK, MERRIOTT
TA16 5AB · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£375,000
2026-01-30
17, GREYS ROAD, MERRIOTT
TA16 5PD · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£333,000
2026-01-19
9, SHIREMOOR HILL, MERRIOTT
TA16 5PH · Terraced · Freehold · 3 recorded sales
£210,000
2026-01-12
82B, LOWER STREET, MERRIOTT
TA16 5NW · Terraced · Freehold · 2 recorded sales
£370,000
2026-01-08
25, LOWER STREET, MERRIOTT
TA16 5NL · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£197,000
2025-12-12
5, ORCHARD DRIVE, MERRIOTT
TA16 5AA · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£260,000
2025-12-09
11, SHIREMOOR HILL, MERRIOTT
TA16 5PH · Terraced · Freehold · 2 recorded sales
£195,000
2025-11-25
3, KNAPP, MERRIOTT
TA16 5NQ · Other · Freehold · 3 recorded sales
£200,000
2025-11-25
7, SANDYHOLE, MERRIOTT
TA16 5QR · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£170,000
2025-11-13
16, GREYS ROAD, MERRIOTT
TA16 5PD · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£319,000
2025-11-07
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 TA16
The closest districts to TA16 by straight-line distance between district centres.
- House prices in TA18 (Crewkerne) 1.9 miles
- House prices in TA17 (Hinton St George) 1.9 miles
- House prices in TA13 (South Petherton) 2.7 miles
- House prices in TA14 (Stoke-Sub-Hamdon) 3.2 miles
- House prices in TA12 (Martock) 4.6 miles
- House prices in TA19 (Ilminster) 5.6 miles
- House prices in DT8 (Beaminster) 6.4 miles
- House prices in BA20 (Yeovil) 6.8 miles
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Data sources
Every TA16 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.