Watchet house prices are built from 3,279 sales lodged with HM Land Registry, the oldest in 1995 and the most recent on 9 Jun 2026. The median price paid across the whole record is £154,000. Across the 10 years from 2016 to 2026 the median moved +47.1% in cash — but once inflation is taken out, the change in 2026 money is +5.3%.
Median price paid
£154,000
Change in cash, 2016–2026
+47.1%
Change in real terms
+5.3%
Median per m²
£1,923
HM Land Registry3,279 sales590 with floor areaLatest sale 9 Jun 2026
Section 01
How Watchet prices moved
The chart tracks the median Watchet house price for every year with a recorded sale, from 1995 to 2026. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5 | £48,000 | £106,583 |
| 2000s | 10 | £144,000 | £262,326 |
| 2010s | 10 | £170,000 | £239,700 |
| 2020s | 7 | £251,000 | £256,457 |
The highest yearly median on record for Watchet is £265,000 in 2024; the lowest is £45,000 in 1995. Across the full 32-year record the cash median has moved from £45,000 to £250,000.
In 2026 money that first median is worth £99,921, so the real change over the whole record is +150.2% — about +3.00% 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: +47.1% in cash against +5.3% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Wyndham Road | 9 Jun 2026 | Semi-detached | £248,000 | £248,000 |
| 9 Rangoon Road | 26 May 2026 | Semi-detached | £240,000 | £240,000 |
| 1 Atlantic Villas | 22 May 2026 | Semi-detached | £265,000 | £265,000 |
| 36 West Street | 18 May 2026 | Terraced | £154,000 | £154,000 |
| 4 Werren Close | 15 May 2026 | Semi-detached | £275,000 | £275,000 |
| 12 Severn Terrace | 13 May 2026 | Terraced | £110,000 | £110,000 |
| 4 ST DECUMANS HEIGHTS St Decumans Road | 6 May 2026 | Detached | £480,000 | £480,000 |
| Higher Sminhays Cottage | 24 Apr 2026 | Detached | £370,000 | £370,000 |
| FLAT 2 MALVERN COURT South Road | 24 Apr 2026 | Flat or maisonette | £85,000 | £85,000 |
| 18A St Decumans Road | 19 Apr 2026 | Detached | £260,000 | £260,000 |
| 10 Holm View | 17 Apr 2026 | Terraced | £180,000 | £180,000 |
| 17 Verdun Terrace | 14 Apr 2026 | Terraced | £230,500 | £230,500 |
| 12 Wristland Road | 13 Apr 2026 | Detached | £370,000 | £370,000 |
| 10 Admirals Close | 13 Apr 2026 | Detached | £290,000 | £290,000 |
| THE OLD STABLES Station Road | 26 Mar 2026 | Detached | £350,000 | £350,000 |
| 17 Market Street | 20 Mar 2026 | Semi-detached | £214,000 | £214,000 |
| 2A Cassino Road | 18 Mar 2026 | Semi-detached | £227,500 | £227,500 |
| 26 Five Bells | 16 Mar 2026 | Detached | £580,000 | £580,000 |
| 10 Brendon Road | 6 Mar 2026 | Detached | £290,000 | £290,000 |
| 12 Castle Mead | 27 Feb 2026 | Semi-detached | £272,500 | £272,500 |
| 8 Anchor Street | 24 Feb 2026 | Terraced | £250,000 | £250,000 |
| 2 FAIRCROSS COTTAGES Faircross | 19 Feb 2026 | Semi-detached | £382,500 | £382,500 |
| 4 Risdon Road | 6 Feb 2026 | Semi-detached | £205,000 | £205,000 |
| MAGNOLIA HOUSE Abbey Road | 4 Feb 2026 | Detached | £605,000 | £605,000 |
| 16 Brendon Road | 29 Jan 2026 | Semi-detached | £329,000 | £329,000 |
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 Watchet values — no mix of property types can flatter the number.
| Address | First recorded sale | Most recent sale | Cash a year | Real a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Wyndham Road | £44,000 (1997) | £248,000 (2026) | +6.1% | +3.4% |
| 9 Rangoon Road | £35,000 (1997) | £240,000 (2026) | +6.9% | +4.1% |
| 1 Atlantic Villas | £185,000 (2018) | £265,000 (2026) | +4.6% | +0.9% |
| 36 West Street | £28,000 (1997) | £154,000 (2026) | +6.1% | +3.3% |
| 4 Werren Close | £82,000 (2001) | £275,000 (2026) | +5.0% | +2.2% |
| 4 ST DECUMANS HEIGHTS St Decumans Road | £300,000 (2009) | £480,000 (2026) | +2.8% | -0.2% |
| FLAT 2 MALVERN COURT South Road | £36,500 (2000) | £85,000 (2026) | +3.3% | +0.6% |
| 18A St Decumans Road | £50,000 (1997) | £260,000 (2026) | +5.8% | +3.1% |
| 10 Holm View | £130,000 (2006) | £180,000 (2026) | +1.6% | -1.2% |
| 17 Verdun Terrace | £140,000 (2014) | £230,500 (2026) | +4.2% | +1.2% |
| 10 Admirals Close | £82,500 (1999) | £290,000 (2026) | +4.8% | +2.0% |
| 12 Wristland Road | £239,950 (2017) | £370,000 (2026) | +4.9% | +1.4% |
Section 04
What sells here
The mix of property types explains a large part of any area's median. Watchet 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terraced | 1,173 | 35.8% | £136,000 | £8,250 – £480,000 |
| Detached | 961 | 29.3% | £232,000 | £17,500 – £2,500,000 |
| Semi-detached | 886 | 27.0% | £162,500 | £20,000 – £530,000 |
| Flat or maisonette | 259 | 7.9% | £88,000 | £15,000 – £446,700 |
Section 05
How big homes are in Watchet
Energy Performance Certificates record a floor area for every home that has been surveyed, sold or let — far more homes than have changed hands. 905 certificates cover Watchet, and their median floor area is 75 m².
The median across the whole register is 76 m², so homes here are about the same size than average — -1.3%. Size explains a large part of why one area's median price sits above another's, which is why the price per square metre further up this page is the fairer comparison.
| Measure | Floor area | Sample |
|---|---|---|
| Median floor area | 75 m² | about 807 sq ft |
| Smaller quarter, up to | 55 m² | about 592 sq ft |
| Larger quarter, from | 98 m² | about 1,055 sq ft |
| Under 60 m² | 31.7% | 287 homes |
| 150 m² and over | 7.3% | 66 homes |
Section 06
Ownership and new build in Watchet
264 of the sales on record are leasehold and 3,015 freehold — 8.1% 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 £84,000 and the median freehold sale £160,000 — a gap of +90.5%. 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 | 264 | 8.1% | £84,000 |
| Freehold | 3,015 | 91.9% | £160,000 |
| New build | 346 | 10.6% | £154,141 |
| Existing home | 2,933 | 89.4% | £154,000 |
New builds sold for more than the median existing home — +0.1%. 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.
A further 162 transfers for this area are on the register but are left out of every figure above. HM Land Registry marks them as additional price paid entries: repossessions, buy-to-let portfolio moves, transfers between companies or family, and sales at a discount such as right to buy. They are real records but they are not open-market prices, and including them would drag the median somewhere no buyer ever paid.
Section 09
How Watchet compares
The median across the whole archive is £157,500. Watchet sits below that national figure — -2.2%.
Where an EPC floor area could be matched to the sale, the median works out at £1,923 per square metre, across 590 of the 3,279 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 £8,250 to £2,500,000. 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 in Watchet
- West Street194 sales
- Doniford Road112 sales
- South Road106 sales
- Swain Street91 sales
- Brendon Road90 sales
- Holm View81 sales
- Liddymore Road76 sales
- Admirals Close72 sales
- St Decumans Road72 sales
- Five Bells71 sales
- Causeway Terrace62 sales
- Gladstone Terrace60 sales
- Whitehall59 sales
- Mariners Way57 sales
- Almyr Terrace55 sales
- Castlemead53 sales
- Helwell Street50 sales
- Market Street48 sales
- Normandy Avenue47 sales
- Quantock Road45 sales
- Wyndham Road45 sales
- Woodland Road42 sales
- Churchill Way40 sales
- Kingsland39 sales
- Bay View38 sales
- Wedlakes38 sales
- Greenway36 sales
- Risdon Road34 sales
- Severn Terrace32 sales
- Portland Terrace30 sales
- Anchor Street29 sales
- Flowerdale Road29 sales
- Greenfield Road29 sales
- Wristland Road29 sales
- Mill Street28 sales
- Reed Close28 sales
- Torre28 sales
- Castle Mead26 sales
- Doniford Meadow26 sales
- Watersmeet Close25 sales
- Courtlands Close24 sales
- Station Road24 sales
- Belle Vue23 sales
- Culvercliffe Road22 sales
- Brendon Close21 sales
- Esplanade Lane21 sales
- Wouldham Road21 sales
- Abbey Road19 sales
- Claydon Close19 sales
- Copse Close19 sales
- Ramon Avenue19 sales
- Cassino Road18 sales
- Quarry Road18 sales
- Schwarz Avenue18 sales
- The Rope Walk18 sales
- Cherry Tree Way17 sales
- Alamein Avenue15 sales
- Grove Close15 sales
- Maglands Road15 sales
- Penny Lea15 sales
Postcode districts covering Watchet
- TA23£154,000 median
Quick answers
Common questions about this data
What is the average house price in Watchet?
The median price paid in Watchet across every sale on the register is £154,000. 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 Watchet?
3,279 sales are on record for Watchet, the most recent completing on 9 Jun 2026. Every one is a completed transfer lodged with HM Land Registry, not an asking price or an estimate.
Have Watchet house prices actually risen?
In cash, the median rose +47.1% between 2016 and 2026. In 2026 money — that is, after inflation — the change is +5.3%. Both numbers are true; only the second one tells you whether buying here preserved value.
When were Watchet house prices at their highest?
The highest yearly median on record is £265,000, set in 2024. 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 Watchet?
£1,923 per square metre, from the 590 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 9 Jun 2026. 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, “Watchet 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.