UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/postcode/ba7
BA7Castle Cary, Somerset, England
House prices in BA7, Castle Cary
Homes in BA7 sold for a median of £270,000 between September 2024 and August 2026, from 119 standard sales.
That makes it the fifth cheapest of the 18 BA postcode districts with at least 100 sales.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 34 | £501,500 | £351,000 to £703,000 |
| Semi-detached | 32 | £265,000 | £210,000 to £319,000 |
| Terraced | 45 | £240,000 | £180,000 to £300,000 |
BA7 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 BA7's, it was £3,541 per m² from 464 linked sales.
Terraced houses were the most common type sold here, at 38% of sales, ahead of detached houses at 29%.
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Where prices are higher in BA7
Each dot is a postcode in BA7 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 8 postcodes on the map, dearest first
Prices over time
The median rose 35%, from £200,000 in 2016 to £270,000 in 2025, close to 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. BA7 is the eleventh cheapest. BA7 and the 14 districts nearest it in the ranking are shown.
- BA4 Shepton Mallet£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, this district£270,000
- BA16 Street£270,000
- TA21 Wellington£270,000
- TA2 Taunton£268,000
- TA1 Taunton£265,000
- TA20 Chard£256,500
- BA20 Yeovil£255,000
- TA18 Crewkerne£250,000
All 32 districts in Somerset, ranked
Energy ratings of homes for sale
| Rating | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C | 46 | |
| D | 49 | |
| E | 11 | |
| F | 5 | |
| G | 2 |
Only 41% of homes put up for sale were rated C or better, against 52% across England and Wales. D was the most common rating: see what a D rating means.
When the homes were built
| Built | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 38 | ||
| 5 | ||
| 7 | ||
| 10 | ||
| 16 | ||
| 17 | ||
| 15 | ||
| 5 |
With 34% 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.
Recent sales
The 10 latest sales ran from £115,000 for a flat on Station Road to £625,000 for a terraced house on Hardy Rise.
The latest standard sales recorded in BA7. 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.
- Flat 27, Victoria Court Station RoadSold for £115,000
- 2 Hardy RiseSold for £625,000
- 49 Churchfield DriveSold for £270,000
- Hillcrest Farm Ansford HillSold for £580,000
- 10 Bridgewater BuildingsSold for £165,000
- 9 Montague GardensSold for £125,000
- Canterbury Bells Ansford HillSold for £427,000
- 5 Churchfield DriveSold for £295,000
- 24 Castle RiseSold for £210,000
- Cary Hill House Cary HillSold for £461,051
Living in BA7
Crime
61 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 87% of homes can get it
Near the middle of all postcode districts. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of postcode districts are between 73% and 94%.
Radon
96% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Higher than 74 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.
Coal mining
None of the 202 live postcodes in BA7 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 119 standard sales in BA7, the latest on 28 August 2026 (what counts as a standard sale). Of these, fewer than 1 in 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.