Buying a home in BA7, Castle Cary. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£329kmost £253k–£411k

Houses per m²£3,592flats £2,533

Sold last year37217 in five years

Prices in Somerset+3.1%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in BA7 sold for £329,259 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £253,370 and £411,295, for about 90 m² of space.

37 homes sold here in the last year: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month. Flats start at around £125k for two bedrooms.

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 £1,501 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £66,000 for that mortgage: what £70,000 buys.

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House prices in BA7 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
1	£167,006	£149k–£174k	40 m²	6
2	£241,937	£217k–£295k	66 m²	66
3	£329,259	£253k–£411k	90 m²	69
4	£443,086	£370k–£613k	124 m²	33
5+	£697,745	£519k–£786k	189 m²	29

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	£167k	£242k	£329k	£443k	£698k
Detached	—	£289k	£359k	£611k	£698k
Semi-detached	—	£289k	£279k	£372k	—
Terraced	£167k	£228k	£273k	£293k	—
Flats	—	£125k	—	—	—

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

Schools near BA7

Best state primary within 2 kmCastle Cary Community Primary School68% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%1 state primaries within 2 km

Best state secondary within 5 kmSexey's School45.5% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%2 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

BA10 Bruton · 6 km3-bed house £364k BA9 Wincanton · 8 km3-bed house £304k BA4 Shepton Mallet · 9 km3-bed house £306k BA8 Templecombe · 13 km3-bed house £303k TA11 Somerton · 13 km3-bed house £322k BA6 Glastonbury · 14 km3-bed house £323k BA22 Yeovil · 16 km3-bed house £310k BA16 Street · 16 km3-bed house £304k

Questions about BA7

Is BA7 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: prices in Somerset are up 3.1% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (68% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (45.5% against 43.8%); 37 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 BA7?

A typical 3-bedroom house in BA7 sold for £329,259 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £253,370 and £411,295.

How many homes sell in BA7 each year?

37 homes sold in the last year and 217 in five years: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month.

What are the schools like near BA7?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Castle Cary Community Primary School, where 68% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near BA7?

For a 3-bedroom house, BA21 (£242k, 17 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.