Property searches in Somerset

England · figures updated 2026-10-29

Type any address in Somerset for a free report: flood risk, planning constraints, listed buildings, radon, ground and mining, old landfill, noise, sold prices, council tax band and more, with links and ready-made letters for the searches that are not free.

House prices

The average home in Somerset cost £282,498 in August 2026. Prices have risen 2.8% in the last year.

Type	Average	Last 12 months
All homes	£282,498	+2.8%
Detached	£459,165	+2.5%
Semi-detached	£289,787	+3.6%
Terraced	£235,285	+3.4%
Flat or maisonette	£136,214	+0.2%
First-time buyers	£232,749	+3.1%

UK House Price Index, HM Land Registry.

Council tax 2026-27

A band D home in Somerset pays £2,561 a year including parish charges (council average). A single adult gets 25% off.

Band	A year	A month (10 payments)
A	£1,707	£171
B	£1,992	£199
C	£2,276	£228
D	£2,561	£256
E	£3,130	£313
F	£3,699	£370
G	£4,268	£427
H	£5,121	£512

Renting

The average private rent is £1,021 a month (+6.3% in a year). Against the average price, that is a gross yield of about 4.3% a year before costs.

Bedrooms	A month
1	£695
2	£918
3	£1,142
4 or more	£1,628

ONS Price Index of Private Rents, September 2026.

Neighbourhoods

Somerset is split into 339 small neighbourhoods. 9% of them are among the most deprived 20% in England and 10% among the least deprived 20% (English Indices of Deprivation 2025). On average across them, 67% of homes are owned, 17% privately rented and 14% socially rented; 25% of people are 65 or over and 14% of households have no car (Census 2021). Search an address to see its own neighbourhood.

Mobile signal

99.1% of homes get 4G indoors from at least one network and 79.1% from all four; 94.5% get 5G outdoors (Ofcom, January 2026).

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