Somerset: Property, Schools and Retirement Costs
Across the 26 Somerset locations we cover, the average property price is £300,865 and Band D council tax averages £2,334. Bruton is the most expensive at £435,000, Highbridge the least at £240,000.
Across the 26 Somerset locations we cover, the average property price is £300,865 and Band D council tax averages £2,334. Bruton is the most expensive at £435,000, Highbridge the least at £240,000.
Buying a home in Somerset
The county average is £300,865. Across these locations 1 school holds an Outstanding Ofsted rating and 33 schools are rated Good. School quality is the main reason prices differ between towns a few miles apart.
A 10% deposit on the county average is £30,087. Bruton runs 45% above that average, so the same deposit reaches further in Highbridge.
Average property price across Somerset
Later life and property wealth in Somerset
Owners aged 55 and over across Somerset sit on an average £300,865 of property value. Typical release at 65 is around £102,294, and interest compounds against the estate from day one.
Downsizing within the county is the alternative most people skip. It costs fees and stamp duty but carries no compounding interest. Both routes are compared in the town guides below.
Retirement costs across Somerset
Band D council tax averages £2,334 across these locations. That is £194 a month before anything else. Authorities set their own rate, so the bill can change with a short move.
Housing is the fixed line in any retirement budget. Each town guide converts the local figure into the pot needed to cover it at a 4% withdrawal rate.
Towns at a glance
| Town | Average price | Band D | Good or better schools | Guides |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruton | £435,000 | £2,300 | 2 | Mortgage, Equity release, Pensions |
| Castle Cary | £365,000 | £2,300 | 0 | Mortgage, Pensions |
| Wells | £362,500 | £2,300 | 1 | Mortgage, Equity release, Pensions |
| Frome | £355,000 | £2,300 | 1 | Mortgage, Equity release, Pensions |
| Axbridge | £340,000 | £2,300 | 3 | Mortgage, Equity release, Pensions |
| Cheddar | £340,000 | £2,300 | 1 | Mortgage, Equity release, Pensions |
| Dulverton | £320,000 | £2,300 | 1 | Mortgage, Equity release, Pensions |
| Glastonbury | £315,000 | £2,300 | 1 | Mortgage, Equity release, Pensions |
| Somerton | £315,000 | £2,300 | 0 | Mortgage, Equity release, Pensions |
| Ilminster | £295,000 | £2,300 | 2 | Mortgage, Equity release, Pensions |
| Langport | £295,000 | £2,300 | 0 | Mortgage, Equity release, Pensions |
| Shepton Mallet | £295,000 | £2,300 | 1 | Mortgage, Equity release, Pensions |
| Street | £295,000 | £2,300 | 1 | Mortgage, Equity release, Pensions |
| Taunton | £295,000 | £2,704 | 2 | Mortgage, Equity release, Pensions |
| Wincanton | £295,000 | £2,300 | 1 | Mortgage, Equity release, Pensions |
| Wiveliscombe | £295,000 | £2,300 | 1 | Mortgage, Equity release, Pensions |
| North Petherton | £285,000 | £2,500 | 1 | Mortgage, Equity release, Pensions |
| Wellington | £285,000 | £2,300 | 1 | Mortgage, Equity release, Pensions |
| Crewkerne | £275,000 | £2,300 | 1 | Mortgage, Equity release, Pensions |
| Chard | £265,000 | £2,300 | 2 | Mortgage, Equity release, Pensions |
| Minehead | £265,000 | £2,300 | 1 | Mortgage, Equity release, Pensions |
| Burnham-on-Sea | £255,000 | £2,300 | 2 | Mortgage, Pensions |
| Yeovil | £250,000 | £2,300 | 3 | Mortgage, Equity release, Pensions |
| Bridgwater | £245,000 | £2,300 | 2 | Mortgage, Equity release, Pensions |
| Watchet | £245,000 | £2,300 | 1 | Mortgage, Equity release, Pensions |
| Highbridge | £240,000 | £2,570 | 2 | Mortgage, Equity release, Pensions |
Compare towns directly
Side by side on price, deposit, schools and running costs.
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Guides across Somerset
- Axbridge: School Catchments and House Prices in Axbridge, How Much Deposit Do You Need to Buy in Axbridge?, The Real Cost of Buying a First Home in Axbridge, Downsizing in Axbridge: What You Would Actually Release
- Bridgwater: School Catchments and House Prices in Bridgwater, How Much Deposit Do You Need to Buy in Bridgwater?, The Real Cost of Buying a First Home in Bridgwater, Downsizing in Bridgwater: What You Would Actually Release
- Bruton: School Catchments and House Prices in Bruton, How Much Deposit Do You Need to Buy in Bruton?, The Real Cost of Buying a First Home in Bruton, What a Lifetime Mortgage Really Costs in Bruton, Downsizing in Bruton: What You Would Actually Release, Inheritance Tax on a Bruton Home, Stamp Duty on a Bruton Home
- Burnham-on-Sea: School Catchments and House Prices in Burnham-on-Sea, How Much Deposit Do You Need to Buy in Burnham-on-Sea?, The Real Cost of Buying a First Home in Burnham-on-Sea
- Castle Cary: School Catchments and House Prices in Castle Cary, How Much Deposit Do You Need to Buy in Castle Cary?, The Real Cost of Buying a First Home in Castle Cary
- Chard: School Catchments and House Prices in Chard, How Much Deposit Do You Need to Buy in Chard?, The Real Cost of Buying a First Home in Chard, Downsizing in Chard: What You Would Actually Release
- Cheddar: School Catchments and House Prices in Cheddar
- Crewkerne: School Catchments and House Prices in Crewkerne, How Much Deposit Do You Need to Buy in Crewkerne?, The Real Cost of Buying a First Home in Crewkerne, Downsizing in Crewkerne: What You Would Actually Release
- Dulverton: School Catchments and House Prices in Dulverton, How Much Deposit Do You Need to Buy in Dulverton?, The Real Cost of Buying a First Home in Dulverton, Downsizing in Dulverton: What You Would Actually Release
- Frome: School Catchments and House Prices in Frome, The Real Cost of Buying a First Home in Frome, Downsizing in Frome: What You Would Actually Release
- Glastonbury: School Catchments and House Prices in Glastonbury, How Much Deposit Do You Need to Buy in Glastonbury?, The Real Cost of Buying a First Home in Glastonbury, Downsizing in Glastonbury: What You Would Actually Release
- Highbridge: School Catchments and House Prices in Highbridge, How Much Deposit Do You Need to Buy in Highbridge?, The Real Cost of Buying a First Home in Highbridge, Downsizing in Highbridge: What You Would Actually Release, Council Tax in Highbridge: What Band D Really Costs
- Ilminster: School Catchments and House Prices in Ilminster, How Much Deposit Do You Need to Buy in Ilminster?, The Real Cost of Buying a First Home in Ilminster, Downsizing in Ilminster: What You Would Actually Release
- Langport: School Catchments and House Prices in Langport
- Minehead: School Catchments and House Prices in Minehead, How Much Deposit Do You Need to Buy in Minehead?
- North Petherton: School Catchments and House Prices in North Petherton, How Much Deposit Do You Need to Buy in North Petherton?, The Real Cost of Buying a First Home in North Petherton, Downsizing in North Petherton: What You Would Actually Release, Council Tax in North Petherton: What Band D Really Costs
- Shepton Mallet: School Catchments and House Prices in Shepton Mallet, How Much Deposit Do You Need to Buy in Shepton Mallet?
- Somerton: School Catchments and House Prices in Somerton, How Much Deposit Do You Need to Buy in Somerton?
- Street: School Catchments and House Prices in Street
- Taunton: School Catchments and House Prices in Taunton, The Real Cost of Buying a First Home in Taunton, Downsizing in Taunton: What You Would Actually Release, Council Tax in Taunton: What Band D Really Costs
- Watchet: School Catchments and House Prices in Watchet
- Wellington: School Catchments and House Prices in Wellington, Somerset, The Real Cost of Buying a First Home in Wellington, Somerset, Downsizing in Wellington, Somerset: What You Would Actually Release
- Wells: School Catchments and House Prices in Wells, How Much Deposit Do You Need to Buy in Wells?, The Real Cost of Buying a First Home in Wells, What a Lifetime Mortgage Really Costs in Wells, Downsizing in Wells: What You Would Actually Release, Inheritance Tax on a Wells Home, Stamp Duty on a Wells Home
- Wincanton: School Catchments and House Prices in Wincanton
- Wiveliscombe: School Catchments and House Prices in Wiveliscombe
- Yeovil: School Catchments and House Prices in Yeovil, How Much Deposit Do You Need to Buy in Yeovil?, The Real Cost of Buying a First Home in Yeovil, Downsizing in Yeovil: What You Would Actually Release
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