Buying a home in TA16, Merriott. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£300kmost £263k–£344k

Houses per m²£3,283

Sold last year20120 in five years

Prices in Somerset+3.1%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in TA16 sold for £300,000 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £262,895 and £343,742, for about 92 m² of space.

20 homes sold here in the last year: a small market where few homes come up, so it pays to set alerts and be patient.

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 £1,368 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £60,000 for that mortgage: what £60,000 buys.

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House prices in TA16 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
2	£234,141	£206k–£278k	70 m²	48
3	£300,000	£263k–£344k	92 m²	55
4	£391,551	£316k–£516k	124 m²	10
5+	£536,099	£502k–£734k	174 m²	7

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	—	£234k	£300k	£392k	£536k
Detached	—	—	£344k	£455k	£504k
Semi-detached	—	£275k	£285k	—	—
Terraced	—	£219k	£266k	—	—

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

Schools near TA16

Best state primary within 2 kmMerriott Primary School30% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%1 state primaries within 2 km

Best state secondary within 5 kmWadham School36.5% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%2 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

TA17 Hinton St. George · 3 km3-bed house £455k TA18 Crewkerne · 3 km3-bed house £273k TA13 South Petherton · 4 km3-bed house £372k TA14 Stoke-Sub-Hamdon · 5 km3-bed house £304k TA15 Montacute · 7 km3-bed house £329k TA12 Martock · 7 km3-bed house £285k TA19 Ilminster · 9 km3-bed house £294k DT8 Beaminster · 10 km3-bed house £354k

Questions about TA16

Is TA16 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 below the England average (30% against 64%); the best secondary is below it (36.5% against 43.8%); 20 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 TA16?

A typical 3-bedroom house in TA16 sold for £300,000 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £262,895 and £343,742.

How many homes sell in TA16 each year?

20 homes sold in the last year and 120 in five years: a small market where few homes come up, so it pays to set alerts and be patient.

What are the schools like near TA16?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Merriott Primary School, where 30% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near TA16?

For a 3-bedroom house, BA21 (£242k, 12 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.