UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/postcode/bs26
BS26Axbridge, Somerset, England
House prices in BS26, Axbridge
Homes in BS26 sold for a median of £368,000 between September 2024 and August 2026, from 123 standard sales.
It is the second most expensive of the 32 postcode districts in the Somerset council area with at least 100 sales.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 54 | £522,500 | £436,000 to £647,000 |
| Semi-detached | 24 | £324,000 | £290,000 to £382,000 |
| Terraced | 33 | £300,000 | £250,000 to £368,000 |
| Flats and maisonettes | 12 | £144,000 | £94,000 to £201,000 |
BS26 has too few sales linked to an energy certificate for its own price per m². Across the BS postcode area, whose median sale price is within 20% of BS26's, it was £4,011 per m² from 960 linked sales.
Detached houses were the most common type sold here, at 44% of sales, ahead of terraced houses at 27%.
The gap between types is wide: detached houses sold for 3.6 times the median for flats, so compare an asking price with the same type of home.
Compare an asking price
- Check a home for its floor area
- How much to offer, then how to put the offer in writing
- Work out stamp duty
Where prices are higher in BS26
Each dot is a postcode in BS26 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 11 postcodes on the map, dearest first
| Postcode | Median price | Standard sales |
|---|---|---|
| BS26 2NN | £585,000 | 3 |
| BS26 2DE | £495,000 | 5 |
| BS26 2FX | £492,500 | 6 |
| BS26 2FW | £475,000 | 5 |
| BS26 2BA | £430,000 | 3 |
| BS26 2JN | £422,000 | 6 |
| BS26 2DD | £312,000 | 3 |
| BS26 2DY | £310,000 | 3 |
| BS26 2DJ | £250,000 | 4 |
| BS26 2BN | £237,500 | 7 |
| BS26 2AY | £97,000 | 6 |
Prices over time
The median rose 36%, from £255,000 in 2016 to £347,500 in 2025, the same as the 36% rise for a typical district in the South West.
Sales picked up in 2025: 72 standard sales in BS26, 29% more than the 56 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. BS26 is the second most expensive. BS26 and the 14 districts nearest it in the ranking are shown.
- TA3 Taunton£392,000
- BS26 Axbridge, this district£368,000
- BS27 Cheddar£360,000
- TA13 South Petherton£360,000
- TA11 Somerton£350,000
- TA10 Langport£340,000
- 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£290,000
- BA4 Shepton Mallet£287,000
All 32 districts in Somerset, ranked
Energy ratings of homes for sale
| Rating | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| B | 3 | |
| C | 35 | |
| D | 41 | |
| E | 30 | |
| F | 7 | |
| G | 1 |
Only 32% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 37 | ||
| 5 | ||
| 4 | ||
| 14 | ||
| 28 | ||
| 8 | ||
| 19 | ||
| 2 |
With 32% 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 £197,500 for a detached house on Notting Hill Way to £790,680 for a detached house on Badgworth Lane.
The latest standard sales recorded in BS26. 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 8, Peelers Court Moorland StreetSold for £220,000
- 10 Hippisley DriveSold for £435,000
- Ashwood Notting Hill WaySold for £197,500
- Whitegates Badgworth LaneSold for £790,680
- Littlemead Notting Hill WaySold for £480,000
- Acelies Bristol RoadSold for £443,000
- Sparrow Landing Sparrow Hill WaySold for £545,000
- Ash Tree Lodge Old Coach RoadSold for £450,000
- Pippin House Sparrow Hill WaySold for £460,000
- 23 Old Church RoadSold for £290,000
Living in BS26
Crime
31 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Lower than 95 in 100 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 88% 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
72% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Near the middle of all 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.
Prices by council ward
Median price in the council wards that cover most of BS26, from the sales in BS26, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first:
- Brent 53 sales£444,500
- Cheddar 73 sales£320,000
Fewer than 30 sales, so no median: Banwell & Winscombe.
Coal mining
None of the 227 live postcodes in BS26 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 123 standard sales in BS26, 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.