Somerset
TA23 house prices in Somerset
Sold prices, council tax, schools, deprivation and planning for Somerset, from official UK data in one place.
Typical sold price
£250,000
Range £164,600–£510,000 · 250 real sales
- Real sales
- 250
- 12-month change
- -3.9%
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 5 Apr 2024 and 24 Aug 2026.
Summary
House prices in TA23: the typical (median) sold price is £250,000, below the UK average (£272,611) (UK House Price Index, July 2026). Over the last twelve months the local median is down 3.9%, comparing 79 sales with 133, so a handful of homes can swing it. TA23 is a quiet market, with about 9 recorded sales a month. By property type, 32% were detached homes (typically £390,000) and 32% were terraced homes (typically £216,500).
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 TA23: few sales, so go in with your eyes open
Only about 9 sales a month sell in TA23, with a median below last year’s, so buyers have time on their side, though a few sales can mislead either way.
When selling here, the spread in TA23 is wide, with most sales between £164,600 and £510,000, 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, TA23 sits below the UK average for typical prices, with prices slipping, so negotiate, but ask what lies behind the lower prices before you assume a bargain.
Worth checking before you commit: planning history nearby (23 applications on record within 500 m), long-term flood risk and council tax (Band D is £2,561 a year); your conveyancer should look at the title too.
With averages this broad, the free TA23 OfferCheck adds flood, crime, planning and council tax from the official sources.
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
TA23 in four numbers
The headline figures from the records below, each one real and dated.
Typical price
£250,000
HM Land Registry
Sales a month
8.7
Across 250 sales
12-month change
-3.9%
-3.9% from last year
Local median
Council tax, Band D
£2,561
A year
The data, honestly
House prices in TA23
These 250 sales are what every figure here rests on. The typical price is the middle sale.
By property type
Average house price in TA23 by property type
Detached homes have the highest typical price at £390,000, and flat / maisonette the lowest at £151,000.
See the figures
| Type | Sales | Typical | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 74 | £390,000 | £265,000–£578,500 |
| Semi-detached | 70 | £242,500 | £184,500–£343,250 |
| Terraced | 74 | £216,500 | £159,750–£324,000 |
| Flat / maisonette | 15 | £151,000 | £94,000–£198,000 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 5 Apr 2024 and 24 Aug 2026.
24-month trend
Typical price by quarter in TA23
The quarterly typical price fell 15.2%, from £250,000 in Q4 2024 (37 sales) to £212,000 in Q3 2026 (9 sales).
See the figures
| Quarter | Typical price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | £250,000 | 37 |
| Q1 2025 | £240,000 | 39 |
| Q2 2025 | £265,000 | 27 |
| Q3 2025 | £285,000 | 19 |
| Q4 2025 | £222,500 | 25 |
| Q1 2026 | £255,000 | 19 |
| Q2 2026 | £260,000 | 21 |
| Q3 2026 | £212,000 | 9 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 5 Apr 2024 and 24 Aug 2026. Median of each quarter's recorded sales.
Range and mix
The spread of TA23 prices
How far prices run either side of the typical one, who owns what, and homes that have sold twice.
Price range
Where most TA23 homes sold
Eight in ten sales fell between £164,600 and £510,000, around a typical £250,000.
Lower and upper end are the 10th and 90th percentile of recorded sales.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 5 Apr 2024 and 24 Aug 2026.
Mix of homes
Who is selling in TA23
Detached homes were 32% of recorded sales (74 of 233). 94% of sales were freehold and 6% leasehold.
Property type
- Detached32%
- Semi-detached30%
- Terraced32%
- Flat / maisonette6%
Tenure
- Freehold94%
- Leasehold6%
See the figures
235 freehold (94%) and 15 leasehold (6%) across the 250 most recent recorded sales in TA23, including 36 new-build sales. Leasehold is normal for flats; check the remaining lease term before you offer.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 5 Apr 2024 and 24 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.
LORNA DOONE, WEST STREET, WATCHET
£332,500 (2025)£250,000 (2026)-24.8% over 0.8 yrs (-28.7%/yr)
MOUNT PLEASANT, THE ROPE WALK, WATCHET
£175,000 (2025)£132,000 (2026)-24.6% over 1 yrs (-24.6%/yr)
12, WYNDHAM ROAD, WATCHET
£215,000 (2025)£248,000 (2026)+15.3% over 1.2 yrs (+12.7%/yr)
ST DECUMANS HEIGHTS, ST DECUMANS ROAD, WATCHET
£455,000 (2025)£480,000 (2026)+5.5% over 1 yrs (+5.6%/yr)
STOATES MILL, WATCHET
£330,000 (2024)£540,000 (2025)+63.6% over 0.9 yrs (+69.7%/yr)
JASMINE COTTAGE, WATCHET
£351,666 (2024)£322,500 (2025)-8.3% over 1 yrs (-8.4%/yr)
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Real transactions, never estimates. All sales.
On the map
Where TA23 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 TA23
10, GLADSTONE TERRACE, WATCHET
Terraced · Freehold · 24 Aug 2026
£230,000
29, CHURCHILL WAY, WATCHET
Terraced · Freehold · 17 Aug 2026
£178,125
LORNA DOONE, WEST STREET, WATCHET
Terraced · Freehold · 14 Aug 2026
£250,000
31, WEST STREET, WATCHET
Terraced · Freehold · 13 Aug 2026
£217,500
KYNANCE, WHITEHALL, WATCHET
Detached · Freehold · 10 Aug 2026
£265,000
Sources: HM Land Registry · postcodes.io / ONS · OpenStreetMap (© contributors). TA23 includes the Dulverton & Exmoor ward.
In plain English
What the Somerset (TA23) numbers mean
- The headline number blends very different homes: detached homes sold for a typical £390,000 against £151,000 for flats: about 2.6 times as much. Use the figure for your type of home, not the mix.
- Prices here are widely spread: most sales fell between £164,600 and £510,000, so the median says little about any one home.
- Nearly all of these sales (94%) were freehold, which points to mostly houses.
Only 250 sales sit behind these figures, so they are a rough guide rather than a firm reading.
- This is a quiet district: only about 9 recorded sales a month.
Based on 250 recorded sales between 5 April 2024 and 24 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 TA23
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 TA23
£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 TA23 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 TA23
4
open schools within 3 km, nearest Old Cleeve Church of England First School.
All schools
Old Cleeve Church of England First School
Primary · Academies · TA23 0PB
752 m
Good · 2023
Danesfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Community Middle School
Secondary · Academies · TA4 4SW
2.1 km
Not graded
St Peter's Church of England First School
Primary · Academies · TA4 4SF
2.3 km
Good · 2024
Knights Templar Community Church School & Nursery
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · TA23 0EX
2.6 km
Requires improvement · 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 TA23 district centroid, not from any address.
Source: Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · 4 open schools within 3 km, 3 with a grade on record
Area context
Planning and deprivation near TA23
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 TA23
23
applications within 500 m of the district centre, as last checked 19 October 2026.
Recent applications
WestSomerset/3/26/23/006Withdrawn
340 m
Removal of Condition No. 11 of application 3/26/22/015
Received 2023-06-14 · decided 2023-09-01
WestSomerset/3/26/22/015Permitted
340 m
Variation of Condition No. 2 of application 3/26/19/016 for amendments to site layout and dwelling designs with discharge of Condition No's. 3, 5, 8, 12, 14, 15, 16 and 17
Received 2022-11-24 · decided 2023-05-23
WestSomerset/3/26/20/008Permitted
340 m
Conversion of building into a workshop and studio
Received 2020-09-08 · decided 2020-10-30
WestSomerset/3/26/19/016Permitted
340 m
Erection of 9 No. dwellings with associated access, landscaping, public open space, drainage and footpath works
Received 2019-07-09 · decided 2022-10-12
WestSomerset/3/26/19/010Permitted
477 m
Erection of single storey extension to the north-east elevation
Received 2019-05-06 · decided 2019-06-26
WestSomerset/3/39/18/031Permitted
477 m
Installation of 1 No. rooflight
Received 2018-10-11 · decided 2018-11-20
Applications are matched within 500 m of the TA23 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 TA23 for the current picture.
Source: Local planning authority records via PlanIt · 23 applications matched within 500 m of the district centre · data to 19 October 2026
Deprivation (IMD)
Area profile for TA23
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 TA23 postcodes, deprivation runs decile 3 to decile 4, with a median of decile 4 of 10: where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived.
TA23 0DP, 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 TA23 spans several. We sampled 12 postcodes in TA23: 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 TA23, band by band
Somerset's council tax for 2026-27 set against the TA23 median sold price of £250,000 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÷ £250,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,707 | £142 | 0.68% |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £1,992 | £166 | 0.80% |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £2,276 | £190 | 0.91% |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,561 | £213 | 1.02% |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £3,130 | £261 | 1.25% |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,699 | £308 | 1.48% |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £4,268 | £356 | 1.71% |
| H | over £320,000 | £5,121 | £427 | 2.05% |
The last column is the band's annual charge divided by the TA23 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 TA23 sold for
The 24 most recently sold doors of the 241 distinct addresses in the records we hold for TA23. Real recorded transactions: never estimates.
10, GLADSTONE TERRACE, WATCHET
TA23 0DP · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£230,000
2026-08-24
29, CHURCHILL WAY, WATCHET
TA23 0JQ · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£178,125
2026-08-17
LORNA DOONE, WEST STREET, WATCHET
TA23 0FD · Terraced · Freehold · 3 recorded sales
£250,000
2026-08-14
31, WEST STREET, WATCHET
TA23 0BQ · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£217,500
2026-08-13
KYNANCE, WHITEHALL, WATCHET
TA23 0BD · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£265,000
2026-08-10
17, GLADSTONE TERRACE, WATCHET
TA23 0DP · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£210,000
2026-08-07
2, ALMYR TERRACE, WATCHET
TA23 0DB · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£210,000
2026-08-03
13, PORTLAND TERRACE, WATCHET
TA23 0DD · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£165,000
2026-07-16
8, GLADSTONE TERRACE, WATCHET
TA23 0DP · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£212,000
2026-07-09
MOUNT PLEASANT, THE ROPE WALK, WATCHET
TA23 0ET · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 2 recorded sales
£132,000
2026-06-29
RIVERDEN COTTAGE, WATCHET
TA23 0QH · Other · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£510,000
2026-06-19
16, MARINERS WAY, WATCHET
TA23 0EZ · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£202,500
2026-06-15
35, MARINERS WAY, WATCHET
TA23 0EZ · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£265,000
2026-06-12
12, WYNDHAM ROAD, WATCHET
TA23 0EA · Semi-detached · Freehold · 2 recorded sales
£248,000
2026-06-09
9, RANGOON ROAD, WATCHET
TA23 0TS · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£240,000
2026-05-26
7, GREENFIELD ROAD, WATCHET
TA23 0FF · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£177,333
2026-05-26
1, ATLANTIC VILLAS, WATCHET
TA23 0JP · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£265,000
2026-05-22
36, WEST STREET, WATCHET
TA23 0BQ · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£154,000
2026-05-18
4, WERREN CLOSE, WATCHET
TA23 0BS · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£275,000
2026-05-15
12, SEVERN TERRACE, WATCHET
TA23 0AS · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£110,000
2026-05-13
ST DECUMANS HEIGHTS, ST DECUMANS ROAD, WATCHET
TA23 0FL · Detached · Freehold · 2 recorded sales
£480,000
2026-05-06
36, SAINT RENAN ROAD, WATCHET
TA23 0GE · Other · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£536,320
2026-05-01
HIGHER SMINHAYS COTTAGE, WATCHET
TA23 0LG · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£370,000
2026-04-24
BOUBIERS COTTAGE, WATCHET
TA23 0SJ · Other · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£520,000
2026-04-24
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 TA23 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.