UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/postcode/ba8
BA8Templecombe, Somerset, England
House prices in BA8, Templecombe
Homes in BA8 sold for a median of £290,000 between September 2024 and August 2026, from 121 standard sales.
That makes it the ninth most expensive of the 18 BA postcode districts with at least 100 sales.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 52 | £401,500 | £338,000 to £489,000 |
| Semi-detached | 30 | £251,500 | £209,000 to £294,000 |
| Terraced | 35 | £209,000 | £178,000 to £257,000 |
BA8 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 BA8's, it was £3,541 per m² from 464 linked sales.
Detached houses were the most common type sold here, at 43% of sales, ahead of terraced houses at 29%.
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Where prices are higher in BA8
Each dot is a postcode in BA8 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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Prices over time
The median rose 57%, from £197,500 in 2016 to £309,500 in 2025, the tenth biggest rise of the 249 districts in the South West.
Sales picked up in 2025: 80 standard sales in BA8, 48% more than the 54 in 2024.
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. BA8 is the fourteenth most expensive. BA8 and the 14 districts nearest it in the ranking are shown.
- BA11 Frome£335,000
- 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, this district£290,000
- 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
All 32 districts in Somerset, ranked
Energy ratings of homes for sale
| Rating | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| B | 3 | |
| C | 21 | |
| D | 55 | |
| E | 51 | |
| F | 13 | |
| G | 2 |
Only 17% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 41 | ||
| 5 | ||
| 5 | ||
| 10 | ||
| 31 | ||
| 21 | ||
| 26 | ||
| 6 |
With 28% 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 £250,000 for a terraced house on Townsend Farm Barton to £695,000 for a detached house on Wessex Court.
The latest standard sales recorded in BA8. 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.
- 1 Church CloseSold for £400,000
- 14 Templars BartonSold for £290,000
- Sunset Church StreetSold for £630,000
- 19 Old Station GardensSold for £275,000
- 15 Wessex CourtSold for £695,000
- 10 Townsend Farm BartonSold for £250,000
- 5 St Nicholas CloseSold for £250,000
- 26 Bowden RoadSold for £280,000
- Cotton Corner House Marsh LaneSold for £440,000
- 45 Bowden RoadSold for £270,000
Living in BA8
Crime
63 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 86% 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
95% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Higher than 73 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 212 live postcodes in BA8 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 121 standard sales in BA8, the latest on 19 August 2026 (what counts as a standard sale). Of these, 21% were new builds and 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.