Typical 3-bedroom house£287kmost £248k–£346k
Houses per m²£3,385flats £2,744
Sold last year3642,557 in five years
Prices in Somerset+3.1%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in TA1 sold for £286,982 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £248,429 and £345,983, for about 89 m² of space. That is about the same as the same home across Taunton (£292,000).
364 homes sold here in the last year: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from. Flats start at around £110k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in TA1 1 (£2,809) and the most in TA1 4 (£3,727).
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 £1,309 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £57,000 for that mortgage: what £60,000 buys.
Questions about TA1
Is TA1 a good area to buy a home?
What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs about the same as across Taunton; prices in Somerset are up 3.1% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (75% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (57.3% against 43.8%); 364 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 TA1?
A typical 3-bedroom house in TA1 sold for £286,982 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £248,429 and £345,983.
Is TA1 expensive for Taunton?
A 3-bedroom house in TA1 costs about the same as the typical 3-bedroom house across Taunton (£292,000).
How many homes sell in TA1 each year?
364 homes sold in the last year and 2,557 in five years: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from.
What are the schools like near TA1?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Bishop Henderson Church of England Primary School, Taunton, where 75% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
Where is cheaper near TA1?
For a 3-bedroom house, TA6 (£244k, 14 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.