North Somerset: the market in figures
Ranked 40th of 135, North Somerset averages £314,307. Inside the South West that is 6th of 13. The gap to the regional £304,139 is 3.3% above, and the gap to the UK's £273,037 is 15.1% above. In the latest year the price recorded a lift of 3.6%, with the South West at no change. The UK average used throughout is £273,037; the covered table runs from City of Aberdeen at the bottom to Kensington and Chelsea at the top, and North Somerset sits 40th.
The series opens at £233,910 in 2016. Its biggest move is 12.6% in 2022, followed by 4.4% in 2021; its weakest year is 2025, at a drop of 1.6%. By 2026 the price stands at £314,307, 34.4% up on 2016, an extra £80,397. No earlier year reached £314,307. For 2019 the average was £252,768; for 2022, £305,498.
Property type sets the scale here. At the bottom, flats average £169,859; at the top, detached homes reach £536,372, with terraced (£274,586) and semi-detached (£342,114) in between. That is a spread of £366,513, or 215.8%. Those buying for the first time pay £246,206 on average, a discount of 21.7% on the all-buyer price.
Take City of Bristol first: its centre is 15 km away, and its average is £353,596, costing 12.5% more. Then the extremes: City of Bristol at £353,596 (costing 12.5% more) and Cardiff at £272,443 (costing 13.3% less). The latest annual changes range from a climb of 0.9% (City of Bristol) to a climb of 2.8% (Somerset). In kilometres, it is 15 km from City of Bristol, 26 km from South Gloucestershire, 34 km from Cardiff, 52 km from Somerset and 58 km from Wiltshire. Cardiff, in Wales, is the one neighbour under Welsh rules: an average-priced North Somerset home would owe £5,358 of Land Transaction Tax there.
On a purchase at the average price, Stamp Duty Land Tax comes to £5,715 for someone moving home, equal to 1.8%. First-time buyers pay £715 and an additional property is charged £21,431. HM Land Registry takes £150. The count of sales is 3,572. The price month is August 2026, the sales window June 2025 to May 2026.
Payotte, from the UK HPI and the calculator.
Property professionals in North Somerset
One firm per trade, selected by Payotte on public data (2 of 5 trades filled in North Somerset). Companies, never individuals, with a regulator or register you can check with the official body.
| Trade | Firm | Google rating | Reviews | Score /100 | Status | Listing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estate agent | Vacant | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mortgage adviser | Buzz Financial | 5 | 37 | 68 | Partial | View |
| Conveyancer | Lawlight | 5 | 104 | 70 | Selected | View |
| Surveyor | Vacant | — | — | — | — | — |
| Valuer | Vacant | — | — | — | — | — |
One firm per trade and per area, chosen on public data and scored out of 100 points — Google reviews (35), age of the company (30), checkable regulator or register (15), local anchoring (15), bonus (5). The ranking is never paid for. No firm can buy its place or its recommendation. How Payotte ranks firms
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Frequently asked questions
What is the average house price in North Somerset?
The average price of a home in North Somerset was £314,307 in August 2026, +3.6% over twelve months (UK House Price Index).
Have house prices gone up in North Somerset?
The average price in North Somerset went from £233,910 in August 2016 to £314,307 in August 2026, a change of +34.4%; +3.6% over the last twelve months (UK House Price Index).
How much Stamp Duty Land Tax on an average-priced home in North Somerset?
On £314,307, Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) comes to £5,715 for a home mover, £715 for a first-time buyer and £21,431 for an additional property, at the rates in force in England.
How much tax when you sell a home in North Somerset?
None on your main home if it was your only home, lived in for all the time you owned it, not let out and not used exclusively for business (Private Residence Relief). A second home or a buy-to-let pays Capital Gains Tax above the £3,000 allowance (2026 to 2027; rates in the calculator above). Bought at the average price in North Somerset in August 2016 (£233,910) and sold at the August 2026 average (£314,307), the gain of £80,397 costs a higher rate taxpayer £18,575, before deducting the costs of buying, selling and improving. The tax is reported and paid within 60 days of completion (HMRC).
Is North Somerset expensive?
North Somerset ranks 40th of the 135 areas Payotte covers for the average price in August 2026, from £1,204,072 in Kensington and Chelsea to £133,782 in City of Aberdeen.
Prices by property type, August 2026
| Type | Average price | South West |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £536,372 | £497,091 |
| Semi-detached | £342,114 | £325,573 |
| Terraced | £274,586 | £266,094 |
| Flat or maisonette | £169,859 | £173,470 |
| All types | £314,307 | £304,139 |
| First-time buyers | £246,206 | £250,662 |
The UK HPI is a mix-adjusted average (a hedonic model), not the price of the homes sold in the month. Northern Ireland figures are quarterly.
The trend, August of each year
| Year | Average price | Change on the year before |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | £233,910 | — |
| 2017 | £240,925 | +3% |
| 2018 | £248,527 | +3.2% |
| 2019 | £252,768 | +1.7% |
| 2020 | £259,854 | +2.8% |
| 2021 | £271,413 | +4.4% |
| 2022 | £305,498 | +12.6% |
| 2023 | £303,453 | -0.7% |
| 2024 | £308,184 | +1.6% |
| 2025 | £303,316 | -1.6% |
| 2026 | £314,307 | +3.6% |
Sources
- Prices and sales: UK House Price Index, file UK-HPI-full-file-2026-08.csv. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2020. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Purchase tax: rates and sources of the calculator (HMRC).
- Tax when you sell: Capital Gains Tax rates, Tax when you sell your home and Report and pay your Capital Gains Tax (GOV.UK, HMRC).