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Wells

From July 2023 to June 2026, homes in Wells typically sold for £330,000. Half of the 923 sales were between £250k and £460k, against a typical £280,000 across Somerset.

Postcode BA5

All of Somerset
Draycott, Westbury & WookeyWells Town
The neighbourhoods of Wells, in Somerset.Open the map
Typical price Typical priceThe middle sale. Half sold for more and half for less. £330k half sold for £250k to £460k
Homes sold Homes soldHomes sold from July 2023 to June 2026. 923 July 2023 to June 2026
Over 5 years Over 5 yearsThe change in the typical price against the same three years five years before. +11.4% typical price, against 5 years before
New builds 2% of sales · 20% leasehold

By type of home

What homes sold for

The band is the middle half of sales, a quarter sold for less and a quarter for more, with the typical price marked. The dashed line is the typical price for the same type across Somerset.

  • Detached £530,000 typical
    Half between £422k and £676k · 272 sales · Somerset £420k
  • Semi-detached £320,000 typical
    Half between £281k and £371k · 231 sales · Somerset £275k
  • Terraced £295,000 typical
    Half between £240k and £363k · 271 sales · Somerset £230k
  • Flat £185,000 typical
    Half between £139k and £243k · 149 sales · Somerset £145k

Since 1995

Each year in Wells

This town Somerset Homes sold
£0£200k£400k 1995: £58,0001996: £60,0001997: £64,0001998: £73,5001999: £80,5002000: £94,9502001: £105,0002002: £137,0002003: £152,5002004: £178,5002005: £185,0002006: £193,4752007: £215,0002008: £220,0002009: £180,0002010: £205,0002011: £220,0002012: £202,0002013: £210,0002014: £215,9502015: £240,0002016: £255,0002017: £270,0002018: £285,0002019: £285,0002020: £290,0002021: £305,0002022: £320,0002023: £331,0002024: £320,0002025: £335,000 1995: 345 sold1996: 400 sold1997: 442 sold1998: 424 sold1999: 447 sold2000: 420 sold2001: 452 sold2002: 504 sold2003: 409 sold2004: 393 sold2005: 310 sold2006: 380 sold2007: 424 sold2008: 219 sold2009: 289 sold2010: 263 sold2011: 273 sold2012: 243 sold2013: 336 sold2014: 451 sold2015: 403 sold2016: 410 sold2017: 424 sold2018: 396 sold2019: 360 sold2020: 326 sold2021: 499 sold2022: 412 sold2023: 315 sold2024: 317 sold2025: 321 sold 1995200020052010201520202025
£0£200k£400k 1995: £58,0001996: £60,0001997: £64,0001998: £73,5001999: £80,5002000: £94,9502001: £105,0002002: £137,0002003: £152,5002004: £178,5002005: £185,0002006: £193,4752007: £215,0002008: £220,0002009: £180,0002010: £205,0002011: £220,0002012: £202,0002013: £210,0002014: £215,9502015: £240,0002016: £255,0002017: £270,0002018: £285,0002019: £285,0002020: £290,0002021: £305,0002022: £320,0002023: £331,0002024: £320,0002025: £335,000 1995: 345 sold1996: 400 sold1997: 442 sold1998: 424 sold1999: 447 sold2000: 420 sold2001: 452 sold2002: 504 sold2003: 409 sold2004: 393 sold2005: 310 sold2006: 380 sold2007: 424 sold2008: 219 sold2009: 289 sold2010: 263 sold2011: 273 sold2012: 243 sold2013: 336 sold2014: 451 sold2015: 403 sold2016: 410 sold2017: 424 sold2018: 396 sold2019: 360 sold2020: 326 sold2021: 499 sold2022: 412 sold2023: 315 sold2024: 317 sold2025: 321 sold 199520102025

The typical price is the middle sale of each full year, shown where at least 5 homes sold. It moves with which homes happened to sell, so a single year can jump.

The homes that sell here

  • Detached30% · Somerset 33%
  • Terraced29% · Somerset 28%
  • Semi-detached25% · Somerset 29%
  • Flat16% · Somerset 10%

New builds and leaseholds

New builds, share of sales2% · Somerset 7%
Leaseholds, share of sales20% · Somerset 11%

New builds can take up to a year to appear in Land Registry's figures, so the latest year may show fewer than were sold.

Neighbourhoods

Where in Wells

The 2 neighbourhoods mostly in Wells and what homes sold for in each from July 2023 to June 2026. The range is the middle half of sales.

Neighbourhood Typical price Typical priceThe middle sale. Half sold for more and half for less. Middle half Middle halfHalf the homes sold within this range. A quarter sold for less and a quarter for more. Sales SalesHomes sold from July 2023 to June 2026. Over 5 years Over 5 yearsThe change in the typical price against the same three years five years before.
Draycott, Westbury & Wookey £375,000 £294k to £545k 349 +10.7%
Wells Town £310,000 £235k to £390k 459 +11.7%

About these figures

Every standard home sale registered with HM Land Registry since 1995: homes sold at full market value to a person, so repossessions and sales to companies are left out. Recent months fill in as late sales are registered. Not financial advice.

Sources and licences

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Neighbourhood names: contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 (House of Commons Library). Neighbourhood boundaries and the postcode lookup: source, Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026.