UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/postcode/ba4
BA4Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England
House prices in BA4, Shepton Mallet
Homes in BA4 sold for a median of £287,000 between September 2024 and August 2026, from 467 standard sales.
That makes it the ninth cheapest of the 18 BA postcode districts with at least 100 sales.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 140 | £467,500 | £355,000 to £643,000 |
| Semi-detached | 147 | £285,000 | £241,000 to £328,000 |
| Terraced | 133 | £240,000 | £205,000 to £287,000 |
| Flats and maisonettes | 47 | £148,000 | £118,000 to £161,000 |
BA4 has too few sales linked to an energy certificate for its own price per m². Across the BA postcode area, whose median sale price is within 20% of BA4's, it was £3,541 per m² from 464 linked sales.
Semi-detached houses and detached houses sold in similar numbers here, at 32% and 30% of sales.
The gap between types is wide: detached houses sold for 3.2 times the median for flats, so compare an asking price with the same type of home.
Compare an asking price
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- How much to offer, then how to put the offer in writing
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Where prices are higher in BA4
Of the postcode sectors with at least 20 standard sales, prices were highest in BA4 6, around Evercreech, with a median of £341,000, and lowest in BA4 5, around Shepton Mallet, at £246,000. Dashed outlines on the map show roughly where the two sectors are.
Each dot is a postcode in BA4 with at least 3 standard sales from September 2024 to August 2026, shaded by the median price of those sales. Select a dot for its median and a link to its sales, or use the list below the map.
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List the 52 postcodes on the map, dearest first
| Postcode | Median price | Standard sales |
|---|---|---|
| BA4 6SF | £875,000 | 3 |
| BA4 4SZ | £575,000 | 3 |
| BA4 5NY | £480,000 | 3 |
| BA4 4AW | £431,500 | 4 |
| BA4 6RQ | £425,000 | 3 |
| BA4 6AN | £420,000 | 4 |
| BA4 5XN | £401,500 | 4 |
| BA4 6DY | £377,500 | 3 |
| BA4 5PW | £372,500 | 3 |
| BA4 5QB | £360,000 | 3 |
| BA4 6LJ | £360,000 | 3 |
| BA4 5QR | £355,000 | 3 |
| BA4 4AL | £351,000 | 4 |
| BA4 5XX | £342,500 | 4 |
| BA4 5GD | £340,000 | 3 |
| BA4 4FS | £325,000 | 5 |
| BA4 5XY | £318,000 | 5 |
| BA4 6LR | £315,000 | 4 |
| BA4 5GH | £312,500 | 5 |
| BA4 5YA | £298,000 | 3 |
| BA4 4FD | £295,000 | 6 |
| BA4 4BW | £288,000 | 6 |
| BA4 6HT | £285,000 | 3 |
| BA4 6JN | £285,000 | 5 |
| BA4 4HX | £280,000 | 3 |
| BA4 5UE | £278,500 | 3 |
| BA4 5GA | £275,000 | 3 |
| BA4 5YG | £271,500 | 3 |
| BA4 4EG | £260,000 | 3 |
| BA4 6JT | £257,500 | 6 |
| BA4 5NJ | £257,000 | 5 |
| BA4 5XW | £251,500 | 4 |
| BA4 4TR | £250,000 | 3 |
| BA4 6JB | £250,000 | 3 |
| BA4 5GL | £240,000 | 5 |
| BA4 5JU | £239,000 | 4 |
| BA4 4LR | £235,000 | 4 |
| BA4 5UP | £229,500 | 4 |
| BA4 5TJ | £226,500 | 4 |
| BA4 5JX | £220,000 | 5 |
| BA4 5TT | £220,000 | 4 |
| BA4 5QH | £217,500 | 5 |
| BA4 4TU | £215,000 | 3 |
| BA4 5NW | £207,500 | 6 |
| BA4 5LX | £202,500 | 6 |
| BA4 5FA | £182,000 | 4 |
| BA4 5DX | £166,000 | 4 |
| BA4 4LW | £160,000 | 3 |
| BA4 4HF | £157,500 | 3 |
| BA4 5FE | £151,500 | 4 |
| BA4 5AQ | £112,000 | 4 |
| BA4 5AA | £93,000 | 3 |
Prices over time
The median rose 44%, from £203,500 in 2016 to £293,000 in 2025, more than the 36% rise for a typical district in the South West.
Postcode districts in the Somerset council area
Median sale price of the 32 districts with at least 100 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first, each named by its post town. BA4 is the fifteenth most expensive. BA4 and the 14 districts nearest it in the ranking are shown.
- BA5 Wells£330,000
- TA7 Bridgwater£330,000
- TA4 Taunton£315,000
- TA5 Bridgwater£315,000
- TA19 Ilminster£300,000
- BA22 Yeovil£294,000
- BA8 Templecombe£290,000
- BA4 Shepton Mallet, this district£287,000
- TA24 Minehead£285,000
- BA6 Glastonbury£283,000
- BA9 Wincanton£281,500
- TA8 Burnham-on-Sea£279,000
- TA9 Highbridge£273,500
- TA12 Martock£271,000
- BA7 Castle Cary£270,000
All 32 districts in Somerset, ranked
When the homes were built
| Built | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 161 | ||
| 24 | ||
| 14 | ||
| 61 | ||
| 67 | ||
| 72 | ||
| 89 | ||
| 39 |
With 31% built before 1900, ask early whether a home is listed or in a conservation area, which limits the work you can do: see buying a listed building and buying in a conservation area.
Prices by council ward
Median price in the council wards that cover most of BA4, from the sales in BA4, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first:
- Mendip Central and East 32 sales£397,500
- Mendip South 130 sales£361,500
- Shepton Mallet 315 sales£255,000
Recent sales
The 10 latest sales ran from £130,000 for a semi-detached house on Heron Close to £611,585 for a terraced house on Weymouth Road.
The latest standard sales recorded in BA4. Sales take 2 weeks to 2 months to appear (how to find out what a house sold for). Select an address to check that home, or a postcode for every sale there.
- 35 Willow DriveSold for £220,000
- 6 Somerville CloseSold for £375,000
- 4 Compton CornerSold for £268,000
- 18 Garston StreetSold for £187,500
- 6 Weymouth RoadSold for £611,585
- 14 Duchy RoadSold for £232,000
- Home FarmSold for £2,750,000
- 4 Heron CloseSold for £130,000
- 2A Cornwall RoadSold for £247,000
- 11 Douglas DriveSold for £250,000
Living in BA4
Crime
60 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Near the middle of all postcode districts. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of postcode districts are between 47 and 93.
The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.
Gigabit broadband
Across its postcodes, an average of 53% of homes can get it
Lower than 90 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of postcode districts are between 73% and 94%.
Radon
99% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Higher than 79 in 100 postcode districts.
In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.
Council tax
Band D is £2,561 a year in Somerset for 2026 to 2027
Higher than 82 in 100 council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.
Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.
The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).
Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Energy ratings of homes for sale
| Rating | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 3 | |
| B | 21 | |
| C | 218 | |
| D | 169 | |
| E | 81 | |
| F | 30 | |
| G | 5 |
Coal mining
None of the 834 live postcodes in BA4 is in the Mining Remediation Authority's coal mining reporting area, although 10% of postcodes in the South West are.
About these figures
The figures come from 467 standard sales in BA4, the latest on 28 August 2026 (what counts as a standard sale). Of these, 10% were flats.
Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.