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Past price cycles in Somerset

Sale prices have fallen by 3% or more 3 times since 1995. The deepest began in September 2007.

Deepest fall
−17.5%
Recovery from the low
76 months

Prices in Somerset and the UK, indexed

Average sale prices, both set to 100 in January 1995.

  • Somerset
  • United Kingdom
  • 100 = January 1995
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PeriodSomersetUnited Kingdom
Aug 2026546.8534.7
Jul 2026546.1532.9
Jun 2026544.2530.1
May 2026541.1533.1
Apr 2026539.0530.6
Mar 2026541.3526.0
Feb 2026540.1527.6
Jan 2026537.3526.4
Dec 2025533.5524.8
Nov 2025537.3529.6
Oct 2025540.0528.4
Sep 2025540.2527.8
Aug 2025531.8529.8
Jul 2025529.6526.5
Jun 2025521.7522.4
May 2025527.9517.1
Apr 2025531.5509.5
Mar 2025535.4524.8
Feb 2025535.7518.5
Jan 2025531.2518.8
Dec 2024533.0517.0
Nov 2024530.5518.0
Oct 2024532.4519.4
Sep 2024533.7518.4
Aug 2024532.3519.1
Jul 2024524.0514.0
Jun 2024516.3508.3
May 2024511.5506.3
Apr 2024517.3502.2
Mar 2024521.7499.5
Feb 2024524.2498.6
Jan 2024523.2501.2
Dec 2023527.9501.6
Nov 2023535.6505.9
Oct 2023544.9509.4
Sep 2023544.1511.7
Aug 2023540.5514.2
Jul 2023534.5511.4
Jun 2023530.3505.8
May 2023533.0503.9
Apr 2023538.1502.2
Mar 2023544.3501.1
Feb 2023549.4506.8
Jan 2023552.8511.0
Dec 2022556.3515.4
Nov 2022560.1519.5
Oct 2022555.1520.3
Sep 2022555.3520.3
Aug 2022548.2519.2
Jul 2022544.8514.8
Jun 2022535.7505.4
May 2022527.5499.4
Apr 2022523.9493.8
Mar 2022517.6488.0
Feb 2022512.9486.2
Jan 2022506.5485.7
Dec 2021496.5480.1
Nov 2021497.6477.7
Oct 2021491.6468.5
Sep 2021486.9480.5
Aug 2021480.8466.8
Jul 2021475.1453.1
Jun 2021477.3475.4
May 2021472.9451.4
Apr 2021472.4448.4
Mar 2021473.5455.2
Feb 2021474.9448.6
Jan 2021472.4447.3
Dec 2020469.8447.3
Nov 2020464.6443.9
Oct 2020460.4439.4
Sep 2020455.8435.7
Aug 2020447.7431.1
Jul 2020444.3426.9
Jun 2020439.6423.4
May 2020439.2417.6
Apr 2020439.9415.5
Mar 2020443.3419.7
Feb 2020442.6416.0
Jan 2020443.2418.4
Dec 2019441.1418.1
Nov 2019442.9418.7
Oct 2019444.4420.2
Sep 2019444.8421.3
Aug 2019443.4421.0
Jul 2019438.7419.6
Jun 2019435.7415.0
May 2019430.4413.2
Apr 2019432.3412.6
Mar 2019431.3409.7
Feb 2019436.0410.8
Jan 2019436.5411.8
Dec 2018439.2414.4
Nov 2018439.0415.3
Oct 2018439.8417.1
Sep 2018439.7417.5
Aug 2018437.7418.3
Jul 2018432.5417.0
Jun 2018430.6411.9
May 2018427.4409.2
Apr 2018429.2407.5
Mar 2018426.7403.7
Feb 2018427.3406.1
Jan 2018426.2405.0
Dec 2017427.1406.5
Nov 2017427.0404.9
Oct 2017424.8406.0
Sep 2017422.1405.7
Aug 2017420.1407.2
Jul 2017416.3405.4
Jun 2017413.9400.2
May 2017411.1396.8
Apr 2017407.2394.4
Mar 2017405.9388.3
Feb 2017402.9389.1
Jan 2017404.0388.3
Dec 2016401.0388.7
Nov 2016401.2388.0
Oct 2016400.8386.2
Sep 2016399.3387.5
Aug 2016398.2388.1
Jul 2016392.8388.1
Jun 2016391.6384.0
May 2016387.8380.4
Apr 2016388.6376.0
Mar 2016386.2374.6
Feb 2016385.0370.8
Jan 2016383.1370.6
Dec 2015379.8369.6
Nov 2015378.9368.4
Oct 2015379.5365.6
Sep 2015379.6365.1
Aug 2015377.3364.3
Jul 2015372.4361.0
Jun 2015369.1355.0
May 2015365.2352.3
Apr 2015362.0348.5
Mar 2015362.9345.5
Feb 2015362.2344.2
Jan 2015361.1343.9
Dec 2014358.3345.7
Nov 2014360.4344.9
Oct 2014363.4346.1
Sep 2014364.9346.6
Aug 2014362.5346.2
Jul 2014358.0342.2
Jun 2014356.0337.5
May 2014352.9334.6
Apr 2014350.5331.1
Mar 2014345.4323.9
Feb 2014344.7322.7
Jan 2014344.2321.4
Dec 2013344.8321.0
Nov 2013343.5318.1
Oct 2013343.8316.4
Sep 2013343.5317.7
Aug 2013341.5317.4
Jul 2013338.4314.9
Jun 2013336.9311.4
May 2013336.4308.9
Apr 2013336.2307.3
Mar 2013335.1304.3
Feb 2013332.5302.5
Jan 2013331.8302.5
Dec 2012333.9304.6
Nov 2012338.8305.3
Oct 2012340.1305.0
Sep 2012338.5307.2
Aug 2012335.6308.3
Jul 2012333.1307.9
Jun 2012332.0306.7
May 2012330.7303.8
Apr 2012329.1302.8
Mar 2012326.4299.3
Feb 2012325.6298.5
Jan 2012331.4299.3
Dec 2011334.5301.3
Nov 2011335.5302.6
Oct 2011336.1302.5
Sep 2011339.1305.8
Aug 2011340.1306.6
Jul 2011337.8306.4
Jun 2011335.8302.6
May 2011335.4302.1
Apr 2011333.4303.4
Mar 2011332.3298.8
Feb 2011335.6300.2
Jan 2011339.4301.8
Dec 2010341.8304.3
Nov 2010342.4304.9
Oct 2010344.1308.5
Sep 2010343.5312.0
Aug 2010343.7312.8
Jul 2010341.1312.8
Jun 2010340.5309.7
May 2010337.4308.2
Apr 2010336.3306.7
Mar 2010337.1302.8
Feb 2010337.2302.8
Jan 2010335.7302.1
Dec 2009333.9303.2
Nov 2009333.3301.2
Oct 2009333.6300.2
Sep 2009329.9298.2
Aug 2009325.6295.9
Jul 2009320.6293.0
Jun 2009314.2287.8
May 2009312.7285.0
Apr 2009312.9281.1
Mar 2009317.9278.6
Feb 2009316.2280.3
Jan 2009321.0283.6
Dec 2008326.3290.3
Nov 2008336.0294.8
Oct 2008342.8303.4
Sep 2008347.6309.6
Aug 2008355.0317.6
Jul 2008360.1324.4
Jun 2008366.7328.0
May 2008369.3332.4
Apr 2008365.9330.4
Mar 2008369.7329.8
Feb 2008370.2332.2
Jan 2008378.4335.1
Dec 2007376.2341.3
Nov 2007378.1341.8
Oct 2007377.2342.0
Sep 2007378.8342.8
Aug 2007376.5342.3
Jul 2007373.7340.4
Jun 2007368.9336.1
May 2007368.4332.5
Apr 2007362.3328.7
Mar 2007359.8322.2
Feb 2007354.7319.8
Jan 2007354.7318.8
Dec 2006353.6319.0
Nov 2006351.6315.0
Oct 2006351.9313.4
Sep 2006349.1311.6
Aug 2006346.3310.3
Jul 2006340.1307.7
Jun 2006334.8303.4
May 2006330.0300.5
Apr 2006325.1297.7
Mar 2006321.9291.4
Feb 2006321.7289.0
Jan 2006320.9288.6
Dec 2005322.6289.0
Nov 2005322.2287.4
Oct 2005324.9286.6
Sep 2005325.2287.1
Aug 2005325.9287.6
Jul 2005322.7286.4
Jun 2005319.9282.8
May 2005318.9280.6
Apr 2005318.7277.6
Mar 2005318.3273.7
Feb 2005315.3271.5
Jan 2005315.9271.7
Dec 2004318.9271.9
Nov 2004321.2273.9
Oct 2004319.3274.3
Sep 2004317.1272.3
Aug 2004311.6272.8
Jul 2004308.9269.7
Jun 2004300.7264.1
May 2004298.5259.5
Apr 2004290.4256.4
Mar 2004288.1245.3
Feb 2004281.8244.7
Jan 2004280.0247.1
Dec 2003275.9245.6
Nov 2003273.6240.9
Oct 2003271.2243.6
Sep 2003268.3239.4
Aug 2003265.2240.2
Jul 2003263.0236.0
Jun 2003257.6231.9
May 2003255.4231.4
Apr 2003250.5233.0
Mar 2003249.4227.6
Feb 2003245.5222.8
Jan 2003243.9225.2
Dec 2002240.8226.8
Nov 2002236.5219.5
Oct 2002233.2217.3
Sep 2002228.0215.7
Aug 2002222.8210.6
Jul 2002214.6206.0
Jun 2002208.2204.4
May 2002202.2196.4
Apr 2002197.6191.4
Mar 2002192.2188.9
Feb 2002188.7182.5
Jan 2002187.4176.1
Dec 2001188.2176.7
Nov 2001186.1176.7
Oct 2001183.0176.7
Sep 2001179.8180.3
Aug 2001177.9180.3
Jul 2001175.9180.3
Jun 2001172.7174.1
May 2001170.4174.1
Apr 2001166.1174.1
Mar 2001162.9168.0
Feb 2001160.2168.0
Jan 2001160.7168.0
Dec 2000162.6168.9
Nov 2000164.0168.9
Oct 2000163.8168.9
Sep 2000161.9164.0
Aug 2000159.5164.0
Jul 2000158.7164.0
Jun 2000156.1161.0
May 2000153.7161.0
Apr 2000149.1161.0
Mar 2000146.9152.6
Feb 2000145.4152.6
Jan 2000143.9152.6
Dec 1999142.6148.8
Nov 1999141.2148.8
Oct 1999139.8148.8
Sep 1999137.4145.1
Aug 1999134.3145.1
Jul 1999132.0145.1
Jun 1999129.2137.1
May 1999126.6137.1
Apr 1999126.0137.1
Mar 1999124.7131.5
Feb 1999124.4131.5
Jan 1999123.4131.5
Dec 1998123.2130.7
Nov 1998123.1130.7
Oct 1998123.7130.7
Sep 1998124.2131.3
Aug 1998123.6131.3
Jul 1998121.9131.3
Jun 1998119.6125.8
May 1998118.8125.8
Apr 1998117.5125.8
Mar 1998117.9119.5
Feb 1998116.9119.5
Jan 1998116.2119.5
Dec 1997115.2116.5
Nov 1997114.6116.5
Oct 1997114.6116.5
Sep 1997113.5117.4
Aug 1997112.7117.4
Jul 1997110.8117.4
Jun 1997109.8111.7
May 1997109.3111.7
Apr 1997108.3111.7
Mar 1997107.1109.5
Feb 1997105.2109.5
Jan 1997104.6109.5
Dec 1996103.8108.0
Nov 1996103.5108.0
Oct 1996103.3108.0
Sep 1996103.8106.2
Aug 1996103.1106.2
Jul 1996101.9106.2
Jun 1996101.5102.2
May 1996100.6102.2
Apr 1996100.8102.2
Mar 199699.0102.1
Feb 199699.0102.1
Jan 199698.4102.1
Dec 199599.7100.6
Nov 1995100.9100.6
Oct 1995101.3100.6
Sep 1995101.1102.0
Aug 1995101.1102.0
Jul 1995102.1102.0
Jun 1995103.1101.1
May 1995102.9101.1
Apr 1995102.5101.1
Mar 1995101.1100.0
Feb 1995100.9100.0
Jan 1995100.0100.0

Every fall of 3% or more

From the peak to the lowest month after it, and how long prices took to get back.

PeakLowFallMonths fallingMonths to recover
June 1995January 1996−4.5%78
September 2007May 2009−17.5%2076
November 2022May 2024−8.7%18Not yet

The UK House Price Index goes back to 1968 for the UK, its nations and England's regions, to 1995 for councils in England and Wales, to 2004 in Scotland and to 2005 in Northern Ireland, where it is quarterly. A fall counts once prices drop 3% below a peak, and ends when they are back at it.

Other reports for Somerset

Sale prices have an 80% chance of landing between £276,723 and £301,668 by August 2027.

Expected, August 2027
£289,196
Chance of a rise
75%

At the average sale price, a home costs £282,498. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is £1,303 a month. The UK sets no cap on the payment; no more than 15% of new mortgages may lend over 4.5 times income.

Payment, two incomes
22%
Payment, one income
43%

Renting the average home costs less each month than owning it. Owning counts interest, running costs and the return the deposit could earn, at the average sale price; rent is the average of all private tenancies. Repaying the loan is saving, so it is left out.

Rent per month
£1,021
Owning per month
£1,330

32.2% fewer homes were started in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.

Started, 12 months
1,130
Per 1,000 residents
1.9

Figures for United Kingdom: Somerset has no reliable figures of its own.

Buyers living abroad bought 1.8% of the homes sold here in the four quarters to Q1 2025.

Bought by buyers abroad, 12 months
1.8%

In 2025 the population grew by 2,813 while 1,020 homes were finished: 2.8 new residents for every new home.

New residents per new home, 2025
2.8
Population change, 2025
+2,813

5.0% of the 264,935 homes counted in the 2021 census had nobody usually living in them.

Empty, 2021 census
5.0%
Empty homes
13,115

In 2025, 17% of the homes added came from existing buildings rather than new ones.

Homes from existing buildings, 2025
17%