Board Cross, Shepton Mallet house prices are built from 81 sales lodged with HM Land Registry, the oldest in 2000 and the most recent on 15 Aug 2025. The median price paid across the whole record is £98,000. Across the 7 years from 2000 to 2007 the median moved +190.7% in cash — but once inflation is taken out, the change in 2026 money is +152.7%.
Median price paid
£98,000
Change in cash, 2000–2007
+190.7%
Change in real terms
+152.7%
Median per m²
£1,915
HM Land Registry81 sales18 with floor areaLatest sale 15 Aug 2025
Section 01
How Board Cross, Shepton Mallet prices moved
The chart tracks the median Board Cross, Shepton Mallet house price for every year with a recorded sale, from 2000 to 2007. The dashed line restates each year in 2026 money, so the two lines separate exactly as much as inflation has eroded the cash figure.
| Decade | Years with sales | Median paid | In today's money |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6 | £78,250 | £142,548 |
The highest yearly median on record for Board Cross, Shepton Mallet is £148,250 in 2007; the lowest is £51,000 in 2000. Across the full 8-year record the cash median has moved from £51,000 to £148,250.
In 2026 money that first median is worth £102,000, so the real change over the whole record is +152.7% — about +14.16% a year after inflation. Cash growth and real growth are not the same story, and the gap is the part most price reports leave out.
Over the last decade alone the difference is stark: +190.7% in cash against +152.7% once inflation is removed. A buyer who sold at the end of that decade would have needed the real figure, not the headline one, to know whether they had actually gained.
Section 02
The most recent sales
Every row is a completed sale as lodged with HM Land Registry. The right-hand column restates the price in 2026 money, which is the only fair way to compare a sale from the 1990s with one from last year.
| Address | Sold | Type | Price paid | In today's money |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 15 Aug 2025 | Semi-detached | £265,000 | £270,761 |
| 42 | 18 Nov 2024 | Semi-detached | £120,000 | £126,269 |
| 26 | 9 Oct 2024 | Terraced | £157,000 | £165,201 |
| Flat 8 Rose Court | 30 Oct 2023 | Flat or maisonette | £129,950 | £140,406 |
| Flat 13 Rose Court | 25 Oct 2023 | Flat or maisonette | £125,000 | £135,057 |
| 40 | 23 Sep 2022 | Terraced | £250,000 | £289,647 |
| 33 | 17 Dec 2021 | Terraced | £220,000 | £277,957 |
| Flat 5 Rose Court | 17 Dec 2021 | Flat or maisonette | £118,000 | £149,086 |
| Flat 4 Rose Court | 23 Oct 2020 | Flat or maisonette | £112,500 | £145,661 |
| 1 | 19 Jun 2019 | Detached | £300,000 | £392,393 |
| 4 | 19 Oct 2018 | Semi-detached | £190,000 | £253,214 |
| 2 | 15 Dec 2017 | Terraced | £243,000 | £330,724 |
| 42 | 10 Aug 2017 | Semi-detached | £125,000 | £170,125 |
| 48 | 2 Jun 2017 | Terraced | £210,000 | £285,811 |
| 3 | 12 May 2017 | Terraced | £227,500 | £309,628 |
| Flat 3 Rose Court | 31 Mar 2016 | Flat or maisonette | £105,000 | £146,584 |
| 24 | 23 Feb 2016 | Terraced | £127,500 | £177,995 |
| Flat 2 Rose Court | 3 Jul 2015 | Flat or maisonette | £100,000 | £141,000 |
| Dolphin House | 3 Oct 2014 | Detached | £166,500 | £238,825 |
| Flat 13 Rose Court | 19 Aug 2013 | Flat or maisonette | £83,800 | £122,190 |
| 22 | 29 Aug 2012 | Terraced | £128,000 | £191,186 |
| Flat 6 Rose Court | 2 Jul 2012 | Flat or maisonette | £81,000 | £120,985 |
| 48 | 11 Nov 2011 | Terraced | £185,000 | £283,533 |
| 2 | 2 Aug 2011 | Terraced | £175,000 | £268,207 |
| 41 | 21 Feb 2011 | Detached | £510,000 | £781,630 |
Section 03
Homes that sold twice
These addresses appear in the register more than once, so the same bricks are being priced twice. That makes them the strongest evidence of what actually happened to Board Cross, Shepton Mallet values — no mix of property types can flatter the number.
| Address | First recorded sale | Most recent sale | Cash a year | Real a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Board Cross | £56,500 (1997) | £265,000 (2025) | +5.7% | +3.0% |
| 42 Board Cross | £125,000 (2017) | £120,000 (2024) | -0.6% | -4.2% |
| FLAT 8 ROSE COURT Board Cross | £27,000 (1999) | £129,950 (2023) | +6.8% | +4.0% |
| FLAT 13 ROSE COURT Board Cross | £32,000 (2001) | £125,000 (2023) | +6.4% | +3.5% |
| 33 Board Cross | £51,550 (1999) | £220,000 (2021) | +6.8% | +4.5% |
| FLAT 5 ROSE COURT Board Cross | £74,000 (2003) | £118,000 (2021) | +2.6% | +0.4% |
| FLAT 4 ROSE COURT Board Cross | £27,500 (1997) | £112,500 (2020) | +6.3% | +4.1% |
| 2 Board Cross | £50,000 (1995) | £243,000 (2017) | +7.5% | +5.1% |
| 48 Board Cross | £59,500 (1996) | £210,000 (2017) | +6.2% | +3.9% |
| FLAT 3 ROSE COURT Board Cross | £29,000 (1995) | £105,000 (2016) | +6.3% | +4.0% |
| 24 Board Cross | £105,000 (2009) | £127,500 (2016) | +2.8% | +0.4% |
| FLAT 2 ROSE COURT Board Cross | £92,500 (2007) | £100,000 (2015) | +1.0% | -1.6% |
Section 04
What sells here
The mix of property types explains a large part of any area's median. Board Cross, Shepton Mallet is dominated by the type at the top of this table, so its overall median leans that way.
| Property type | Sales | Share | Median paid | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat or maisonette | 36 | 44.4% | £79,500 | £24,500 – £129,950 |
| Terraced | 25 | 30.9% | £128,000 | £48,000 – £250,000 |
| Semi-detached | 13 | 16.0% | £125,000 | £50,000 – £265,000 |
| Detached | 7 | 8.6% | £300,000 | £160,000 – £510,000 |
Section 06
Ownership and new build in Board Cross, Shepton Mallet
36 of the sales on record are leasehold and 45 freehold — 44.4% of the market. Tenure is not a detail: a leasehold flat and a freehold house are different assets, and mixing them into one median hides the difference.
The median leasehold sale is £79,750 and the median freehold sale £133,000 — a gap of +66.8%. Most of that gap is property type rather than tenure itself: leasehold here is largely flats, freehold largely houses.
| Category | Sales | Share | Median paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leasehold | 36 | 44.4% | £79,750 |
| Freehold | 45 | 55.6% | £133,000 |
| New build | 2 | 2.5% | £102,475 |
| Existing home | 79 | 97.5% | £98,000 |
New builds sold for more than the median existing home — +4.6%. A new-build premium is normal: the buyer gets a warranty and nothing to fix, and the price is set by a developer rather than negotiated between two households.
Section 09
How Board Cross, Shepton Mallet compares
The median across the whole archive is £157,500. Board Cross, Shepton Mallet sits below that national figure — -37.8%.
Within Shepton Mallet the street ranks 281 of 301 by median price, and its median is below the town figure of £162,000 (-39.5%).
Where an EPC floor area could be matched to the sale, the median works out at £1,915 per square metre, across 18 of the 81 sales on record. Price per square metre is the only figure that compares a two-bed flat with a four-bed house honestly.
The full range on record runs from £24,500 to £510,000. Extremes usually mean something unusual — a plot sold without a house on it, a transfer between family members, or a very large property — so the median is the number to trust.
Section 10
Nearby on the record
Streets nearby
- High Street£125,500 median
- Finch Close£144,000 median
- Charlton Road£160,000 median
- Barrington Place£132,500 median
- Beech Avenue£144,500 median
- Whitstone Road£145,000 median
- Bishop Crescent£130,500 median
- Garston Street£108,000 median
- Coombe Lane£141,750 median
- Little Brooks Lane£175,500 median
- Westbrook Vale£124,250 median
- Victoria Grove£127,750 median
- Willow Drive£99,500 median
- Walnut Grove£181,500 median
- Nightingale Grove£145,000 median
- Hyatt Place£157,000 median
Addresses with more than one recorded sale
- 48 Board Cross6 sales
- FLAT 8, ROSE COURT Board Cross5 sales
- FLAT 13, ROSE COURT Board Cross5 sales
- 4 Board Cross4 sales
- 33 Board Cross4 sales
- FLAT 4, ROSE COURT Board Cross4 sales
- FLAT 3, ROSE COURT Board Cross4 sales
- 2 Board Cross3 sales
- DOLPHIN HOUSE Board Cross3 sales
- FLAT 6, ROSE COURT Board Cross3 sales
- FLAT 14, ROSE COURT Board Cross3 sales
- 42 Board Cross2 sales
- FLAT 5, ROSE COURT Board Cross2 sales
- 24 Board Cross2 sales
- FLAT 2, ROSE COURT Board Cross2 sales
- 22 Board Cross2 sales
- FLAT 12, ROSE COURT Board Cross2 sales
- FLAT 1, ROSE COURT Board Cross2 sales
- 50 Board Cross2 sales
- 35 Board Cross2 sales
- FLAT 11, ROSE COURT Board Cross2 sales
- 41A Board Cross2 sales
- 2, ASH FIRS Board Cross2 sales
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Quick answers
Common questions about this data
What is the average house price in Board Cross, Shepton Mallet?
The median price paid in Board Cross, Shepton Mallet across every sale on the register is £98,000. The median is used rather than the mean because a handful of very large sales would otherwise drag the average away from what a typical buyer paid.
How many homes have sold in Board Cross, Shepton Mallet?
81 sales are on record for Board Cross, Shepton Mallet, the most recent completing on 15 Aug 2025. Every one is a completed transfer lodged with HM Land Registry, not an asking price or an estimate.
Have Board Cross, Shepton Mallet house prices actually risen?
In cash, the median rose +190.7% between 2000 and 2007. In 2026 money — that is, after inflation — the change is +152.7%. Both numbers are true; only the second one tells you whether buying here preserved value.
When were Board Cross, Shepton Mallet house prices at their highest?
The highest yearly median on record is £148,250, set in 2007. That is the cash figure; measured in 2026 money the peak may fall in a different year, because inflation reshapes the series.
What is the price per square metre in Board Cross, Shepton Mallet?
£1,915 per square metre, from the 18 sales where an EPC floor area could be matched to the address. Price per square metre strips out size, so a flat and a house can be compared on the same basis.
How current is this data?
The latest sale shown here completed on 15 Aug 2025. HM Land Registry publishes Price Paid Data monthly and a sale can take a month or two to appear after completion, so the most recent weeks are always incomplete.
Cite this page: Sold Price History, “Board Cross, Shepton Mallet house prices”, 2026. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data © Crown copyright and database right, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Inflation adjustment: ONS CPIH.