Buying a home in TA5, Bridgwater. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£297kmost £255k–£359k

Houses per m²£3,222flats £2,629

Sold last year96568 in five years

Prices in Somerset+3.1%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in TA5 sold for £296,506 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £254,593 and £359,236, for about 92 m² of space. That is 13% more than the same home across Bridgwater (£263,000).

96 homes sold here in the last year: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month. Flats start at around £134k for two bedrooms. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in TA5 2 (£3,211) and the most in TA5 1 (£3,300).

Across Somerset, prices are up 3.1% on a year ago and up 15% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,135 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £1,352 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £59,000 for that mortgage: what £60,000 buys.

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House prices in TA5 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
1	£195,587	£192k–£393k	45 m²	6
2	£233,612	£206k–£266k	65 m²	123
3	£296,506	£255k–£359k	92 m²	207
4	£356,941	£310k–£457k	123 m²	118
5+	£463,679	£391k–£594k	151 m²	109

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	£196k	£234k	£297k	£357k	£464k
Detached	—	£279k	£366k	£392k	£474k
Semi-detached	—	£249k	£278k	£333k	£519k
Terraced	—	£204k	£248k	£289k	£385k
Flats	—	£134k	—	—	—

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across TA5

Postcode sector	Houses	Flats
TA5 1	£3,300	—
TA5 2	£3,211	£2,590

Schools near TA5

Best state secondary within 5 kmBrymore Academy29.4% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%1 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

TA6 Bridgwater · 7 km3-bed house £244k TA2 Taunton · 12 km3-bed house £270k TA7 Bridgwater · 13 km3-bed house £307k TA9 Highbridge · 13 km3-bed house £275k TA8 Burnham-On-Sea · 13 km3-bed house £293k TA4 Taunton · 14 km3-bed house £295k TA1 Taunton · 14 km3-bed house £287k TA3 Taunton · 17 km3-bed house £355k

Questions about TA5

Is TA5 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 13% more than across Bridgwater; prices in Somerset are up 3.1% on a year ago; the best secondary is below it (29.4% against 43.8%); 96 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in TA5?

A typical 3-bedroom house in TA5 sold for £296,506 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £254,593 and £359,236.

Is TA5 expensive for Bridgwater?

A 3-bedroom house in TA5 costs 13% more than the typical 3-bedroom house across Bridgwater (£263,000).

How many homes sell in TA5 each year?

96 homes sold in the last year and 568 in five years: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month.

Where is cheaper near TA5?

For a 3-bedroom house, TA6 (£244k, 7 km), TA23 (£260k, 18 km).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.