Typical 3-bedroom house£352kmost £301k–£446k
Houses per m²£3,958flats £3,122
Sold last year1671,177 in five years
Prices in Somerset+3.1%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in BA5 sold for £351,830 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £301,286 and £445,534, for about 94 m² of space.
167 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £125k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in BA5 1 (£3,881) and the most in BA5 3 (£4,138).
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 £1,604 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £70,000 for that mortgage: what £70,000 buys.
Questions about BA5
Is BA5 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 (65% against 64%); the best secondary is below it (40.8% against 43.8%); 167 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 BA5?
A typical 3-bedroom house in BA5 sold for £351,830 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £301,286 and £445,534.
How many homes sell in BA5 each year?
167 homes sold in the last year and 1,177 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.
What are the schools like near BA5?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is St Joseph and St Teresa Catholic Primary School, where 65% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
Where is cheaper near BA5?
For a 3-bedroom house, BA4 (£306k, 10 km), BA16 (£304k, 12 km), BA3 (£302k, 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.