Typical 3-bedroom house£303kmost £251k–£356k
Houses per m²£3,309flats £2,322
Sold last year25226 in five years
Prices in Somerset+3.1%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in BA8 sold for £302,648 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £251,250 and £356,394, for about 90 m² of space.
25 homes sold here in the last year: a small market where few homes come up, so it pays to set alerts and be patient. Flats start at around £119k 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 £1,380 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £61,000 for that mortgage: what £65,000 buys.
Questions about BA8
Is BA8 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 (64% against 64%); 25 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 BA8?
A typical 3-bedroom house in BA8 sold for £302,648 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £251,250 and £356,394.
How many homes sell in BA8 each year?
25 homes sold in the last year and 226 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 BA8?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Abbas and Templecombe Church School, where 64% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
Where is cheaper near BA8?
For a 3-bedroom house, BA21 (£242k, 16 km), BA20 (£270k, 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.