26 Lower Ream, BA21 3SB

Detached houseBand BFreehold

26 Lower Ream, in BA21, is a freehold detached house on Lower Ream. It last sold for £135,000 in 2009 — its 2nd recorded sale, up 93% on its first recorded sale of £70,000 in 1999.

Low crimeFlood risk very low13 of 16 schools Good+Quiet by DEFRA mappingCouncil tax B
50.94506, -2.66756 · BA21 3SB

What this home is

The physical record — from its EPC assessments, HM Land Registry and the VOA.

Property type
Detached house
Tenure
Freehold

EPC data © Crown copyright; bedrooms are the register's estimate, not a survey. Tenure from HM Land Registry.

What is it worth now?

An indicative projection from its own sale record — the report's valuation prices it against individual comparable sales.

Most likely worth £225,000£250,000 today, from its £135,000 sale carried along the local index — in a pocket in line with the wider area.

Most likely range today
£225,000£250,000
The last sold price carried forward along the local price index. Wider 80% range £200,000 – £275,000. It can't see condition or improvements.
Last sold (2009)
£135,000
The known fact every projection starts from — HM Land Registry's recorded price.
£135,000£250,000£225,000sold Oct 09today
£135k£250k£225ksold Oct 09today
core 50% range wider 80% range

From the last sold price to today, along the local price index. The bands widen with time since the sale — the inner band is where the value most likely sits, the outer the wider plausible spread.

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BA21 £/m² (recent sales)£2,562
The local market
Recent sold prices around this home
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5-year
+14%
local sold prices
1-year
+0%
local sold prices
Latest-month median
£227,060
all types, local area
What each type sells for
Detached · this home£353,162
£2,853/m² · ~119 m² · 25 sales · last 12 months
Semi-detached£246,944
£2,900/m² · ~84 m² · 58 sales · last 12 months
Terraced£196,762
£2,571/m² · ~76 m² · 35 sales · last 12 months
Flat / maisonette£125,926
£2,339/m² · ~54 m² · 18 sales · last 12 months
Higher or lower-priced pocket?

BA21 3 is in line with the wider area — median of this property type is +1% vs the wider BA21 area (last 12 months, same window both sides).

BA21 3 · postcode sector£350,000
BA21 · postcode district£346,000
Official house price index (UK HPI)

Across Somerset, the official average home value is £277,347+1% in a year, +14% over five.

Detached · this home£451,798
Semi-detached£284,867
Terraced£230,175
Flat / maisonette£133,481

Covers the whole Somerset area, not this postcode.

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Sale history

Every transaction HM Land Registry records for 26 Lower Ream, newest first.

2 recorded sales since 1999, up 93% from first to latest.

£50k£100k£150k£200k1999200420092014201920242026£226k+93%Sold 2009: £135,000£135kSold 1999: £70,000£70k
£50k£100k£150k£200k199920132026£226k+93%Sold 2009: £135,000£135kSold 1999: £70,000£70k
BA21 yearly medianThis home's recorded sales

This home's recorded sales joined up, with the change between each — against BA21's yearly median.

16 Oct 2009Most recent
£135,000+93%
Detached house · Freehold · +6.8%/yr since the previous sale
15 Oct 1999
£70,000
Detached house · Freehold

HM Land Registry Price Paid Data; sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset.

How it compares on Lower Ream

Against the 27 homes HM Land Registry and the EPC register know on this street.

Broadly typical of Lower Ream

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Street medians from recorded sales in the last 8 years and EPC floor areas; a street's unsold homes are invisible to price medians.

Getting around

Stations and stops within practical reach of the front door.

Bus-served location
Closest bus stop about 163 m away.
Stations (blue rail, indigo underground) and nearest bus stops (amber) — NaPTAN
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Nearest bus stop
163 m
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Schools

The nearest primaries and secondaries, with their latest Ofsted judgement.

Strong schools
16 schools within range, 13 rated Good or Outstanding. Nearest is Preston CofE Primary School (354 m).
Nearest schools — blue primary, pink secondary (DfE/Ofsted)
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Preston CofE Primary School · PrimaryOutstanding354 mOfsted ↗
Kingfisher Primary School · PrimaryOutstanding978 mOfsted ↗
Oaklands Primary School · PrimaryGood1.6 kmOfsted ↗
Preston School Academy · SecondaryGood839 mOfsted ↗
Westfield Academy · SecondaryGood1.4 kmOfsted ↗
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Results & admissions for all 16 schools in range

Every school nearby with exam performance (KS2 progress, Progress 8) benchmarked against the borough and England, admission odds by preference, capacity, and catchment likelihood for this address.

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Kingfisher Primary School — KS2 results, admission odds & capacity
Oaklands Primary School — KS2 results, admission odds & capacity
Preston School Academy — Progress 8, GCSE results & admission odds
Westfield Academy — Progress 8, GCSE results & admission odds
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The practical file

The running costs and everyday infrastructure a viewing can't show you.

Council tax band B (≈£1,992/yr) · gigabit broadband reaches 100% of premises · 20 amenities in a 15-minute walk.

Council tax
Band B
£1,992/yr · Somerset UA
Gigabit broadband
100%
of premises here
Top speed
0 Mbps
median 0 Mbps
Amenities
20
within a 15-minute walk
Nearest green space
84 m
Stourton Rec
Cafés, pubs & restaurants189 mKFC
Parks & green space84 mStourton Rec
Health266 mAsda
Food shops216 mAsda
Food hygiene

Food hygiene nearby averages 5/5 across 32 rated places.

Nearest rated places (8)
5/5 Mama Bears Day Nursery176 mSchool/college/university
5/5 Rowes Cornish Bakers251 mOther catering premises
5/5 Asda Stores Ltd & Petrol Station251 mRetailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets
5/5 Poundland277 mRetailers - other
5/5 Subway277 mTakeaway/sandwich shop
5/5 KFC277 mRestaurant/Cafe/Canteen
5/5 The Range277 mRetailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets
4/5 Palmers Garden Centre316 mRestaurant/Cafe/Canteen
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All 10 cafés, pubs & restaurants — names & distancesnearest: KFC
All 3 parks & green space — names & distancesnearest: Stourton Rec
All 2 health — names & distancesnearest: Asda
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VOA council-tax band with the authority's current rates; Ofcom broadband coverage; amenities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); EV charging from the National Chargepoint Registry; hygiene ratings from the Food Standards Agency.

The neighbourhood

Who lives here and how the area ranks — the South Somerset 016B neighbourhood, from the Census and the Indices of Deprivation.

IMD decile 8/10less deprived than most of England; household income about 6% below the national average; shared/rented housing low.

8/10Less deprived than most of England
1 · most deprived10 · least deprived

In plain terms: education & skills and health score well, but a weaker crime.

Breakdown by domain
Income7/10
Employment7/10
Education & skills8/10
Health8/10
Crime4/10
Housing & access7/10
Living environment8/10

ONS Census 2021 and the English Indices of Deprivation, at neighbourhood (LSOA/MSOA) level — the immediate pocket, not the whole postcode district.

Crime & safety

Reported street-level crime within about 400 m of BA21 3SB.

Low crime
338 crimes over 24 months — about 14 a month, most often shoplifting (41%). Trend rising (+75% year on year).
Lower crime than about 35% of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhood ranking from the Indices of Deprivation crime domain — relative risk of personal and property crime.
Reported crime density within ~400 m (Police.uk)
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shoplifting140 (41%)
violent crime66 (20%)
public order36 (11%)
Full breakdown — every category, monthly trend & road safety
shoplifting140 (41%)
violent crime66 (20%)
public order36 (11%)
other theft28 (8%)
anti social behaviour25 (7%)
criminal damage arson16 (5%)
burglary10 (3%)
robbery8 (2%)
Trend over 24 months
Trend
+75%
recent vs earlier months
Earlier months
~10
incidents / month
Recent months
~18
incidents / month
202520262024-07: 16Jul 242024-08: 152024-09: 52024-10: 72024-11: 52024-12: 82025-01: 82025-02: 62025-03: 152025-04: 82025-05: 92025-06: 212025-07: 72025-08: 72025-09: 122025-10: 182025-11: 332025-12: 212026-01: 102026-02: 292026-03: 232026-04: 162026-05: 192026-06: 20Jun 26

Monthly recorded crimes within ~400 m; the dark line is the 3-month rolling average.

Road safety

1 fatal or serious collision recorded within 500 m over 5 years — check whether these cluster at one junction.

Collisions
9
within 500 m
Per year
1.8
over 5 years
Casualties
13
all severities
Fatal1
Serious0
Slight8
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Police.uk street-level reports, positioned to protect privacy — points snap to anonymised map locations. Road collisions from DfT STATS19.

Flood & ground

Environment Agency, UKHSA and Coal Authority screening for this location.

Flood: very low
Nothing at this location that would typically trouble a lender.
EA Flood Map for Planning — blue shading marks rivers & sea flood zones 2–3
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Surface water (rainfall)
Very Low
Chance of flooding in heavy rainfall — EA NaFRA2.
Very low
Low
Medium
High
Rivers & sea
Very Low
Likelihood of river or sea flooding today — EA NaFRA2.
Very low
Low
Medium
High
Climate outlook · 2040s–2060s (central climate scenario)
Surface waterVery LowVery Low
Rivers & seaVery LowVery Low
No increase projected under the central climate scenario (EA NaFRA2).

Nearest watercourse: 4.1 km away.

Storm overflows & water quality
6 storm overflows monitored within 3 km
Worst site (CHILTHORNE DOMER STW): 38 spills over 8 hours in 2025.
Monitored overflows nearby (6)
55 PRESTON GROVE CSO1 spillsinto TRIBUTARY OF THE RIVER YEO · 1.6 km · Wessex Water
PRESTON GROVE CSO3 spillsinto TRIBUTARY OF THE RIVER YEO · 1.8 km · Wessex Water
HORSEY LANE COMBINED SEWER OVERFLOW15 spillsinto DODHAM BROOK · 2.3 km · Wessex Water
HENDFORD LODGE MEDICAL CENTRE CSO1 spillsinto DODHAM BROOK VIA SWS · 2.4 km · Wessex Water
COOPERS MILL CSO25 spillsinto DODHAM BROOK · 2.4 km · Wessex Water
CHILTHORNE DOMER STW38 spillsinto TRIB OF BEARLEY BROOK (S) · 2.8 km · Wessex Water
Energy infrastructure nearby

Camp Road, West Coker - Solar PV Panels (Solar Photovoltaics, 15.23 MW) is awaiting construction 2.5 km away — 3 projects within 3 km in all.

All 3 projects
Westland Leisure Complex0.22 MWSolar Photovoltaics · operational · 1.4 km
Tesco Queensway Place0.3 MWSolar Photovoltaics · operational · 2.3 km
Camp Road, West Coker - Solar PV Panels15.23 MWSolar Photovoltaics · awaiting construction · 2.5 km
Radon
Lowest
< 1% of homes above action level
Coal mining
Not in a coalfield
Coal Authority
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The deep ground file

The EA planning flood zone, historic flooding and landfill within 1 km, BGS GeoSure six-theme ground-stability screening, non-coal mining hazard and coastal erosion — and what each finding means for insurance and conveyancing.

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EA Flood Map for Planning zone (rivers & sea, zones 2–3)
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Environment Agency flood mapping and storm-overflow monitoring, UKHSA radon atlas, Coal Authority reporting areas and the Renewable Energy Planning Database — location screening, not a site investigation.

Noise, air & designations

DEFRA strategic mapping and planning designations at 26 Lower Ream's location.

A quiet pocket by DEFRA mapping · NO₂ ~6 µg/m³
Road noise
DEFRA
Daytime50 dB Lden
within the 53 dB guideline — low noise
35guideline 5385 dB
Night
Not mapped at this plot (guideline 45 dB Lnight)
Rail noise
NOT MAPPED
DEFRA maps no significant rail noise at this plot or immediately bordering it.
Aircraft noise
NOT MAPPED
DEFRA maps no significant aircraft noise at this plot or immediately bordering it.
Nearest airport: Bristol, 48.8 km away — significant aircraft noise unlikely.
What does a decibel sound like?
40
Quiet library
50
Quiet home
60
Conversation
70
Busy main road
80
Heavy traffic
Decibels are logarithmic: every +10 dB sounds roughly twice as loud, so 65 dB is markedly noisier than 55 — not “a little” more.
NO₂6 µg/m³Good
PM2.56 µg/m³Moderate
PM1010 µg/m³Good
How each pollutant compares — WHO guideline, UK limit & national average
NO₂
6 µg/m³Good
6 µg/m³
WHO 10UK limit 40
National average 3 µg/m³
Cleaner than 16% of the country
PM2.5
6 µg/m³Moderate
6 µg/m³
WHO 5UK limit 20
National average 5 µg/m³
Cleaner than 30% of the country
PM10
10 µg/m³Good
10 µg/m³
WHO 15UK limit 40
National average 8 µg/m³
Cleaner than 34% of the country
Planning designations at this address
Listed buildingNo
Not statutorily listed, so the usual alteration rules apply.
Conservation areaNo
Not in a conservation area.
Article 4 directionNo
No Article 4 direction — normal permitted-development rights apply.
Tree preservation orderNo
No tree preservation order recorded on the plot.

Also recorded here: Air Quality Management Area.

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Applications at and near this property with their outcomes, the local approval rate, major developments nearby, and odour sources within range.

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Planning applications at this property, with outcomes
Applications next door & nearby (within 40 m)
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DEFRA strategic noise mapping (dB Lden day / Lnight night) and modelled background air quality; designations from local plan open data.

The street and the area

Where 26 Lower Ream sits in its local market.

BA21 median
£207,500
last 8 years
BA21 £/m²
£2,562
last 8 years

26 Lower Ream: quick answers

From HM Land Registry, EPC, VOA, Police.uk, DfE and Environment Agency records.

When did 26 Lower Ream last sell, and for how much?

26 Lower Ream last sold for £135,000 on 16 Oct 2009, according to HM Land Registry.

How many times has 26 Lower Ream been sold?

HM Land Registry records 2 sales for 26 Lower Ream between 1999 and 2009. Sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset.

What council tax band is 26 Lower Ream?

26 Lower Ream is in council tax band B, costing about £1,992 a year (Somerset UA).

What is 26 Lower Ream worth today?

Carrying its 2009 sale price forward with its own compounded sale-price growth of 6.8% a year across 2 sales suggests roughly £306,000–£510,000 as of 2026. This is indicative only — the full report values it against individual comparable sales.

What is crime like near 26 Lower Ream?

Police recorded 338 crimes within about 400 m over 24 months — roughly 14 a month, most often shoplifting. The trend is rising. (Source: Police.uk)

What schools are near 26 Lower Ream?

16 schools are within range, 13 rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest is Preston CofE Primary School (354 m). (Source: DfE/Ofsted)

Is 26 Lower Ream at risk of flooding?

No flood warnings are in force. Surface-water (heavy rainfall) risk at this location is very low. Rivers-and-sea risk is very low. (Source: Environment Agency)

How fast is broadband at 26 Lower Ream?

Top available download speed is around 0 Mbps. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 100% of premises in this postcode. (Source: Ofcom)

Other homes at BA21 3SB

Recorded sales for the other addresses sharing this postcode on Lower Ream.

All homes at this postcode, with sales counts & floor areas (26)
Last sold
2023
Price
£230,000
Sales
1
Floor area
52 m²
Last sold
2011
Price
£125,000
Sales
4
Floor area
53 m²
Last sold
2006
Price
£179,950
Sales
1
Last sold
2026
Price
£172,000
Sales
4
Floor area
52 m²
Last sold
2005
Price
£155,000
Sales
1
Last sold
1998
Price
£58,000
Sales
1
Last sold
2017
Price
£136,000
Sales
2
Last sold
2022
Price
£260,000
Sales
3
Last sold
2014
Price
£133,000
Sales
3
Last sold
2021
Price
£115,000
Sales
3
Last sold
2014
Price
£140,000
Sales
3
Last sold
2007
Price
£160,950
Sales
2
Floor area
61 m²
Last sold
2006
Price
£120,000
Sales
1
Floor area
52 m²
Last sold
2021
Price
£240,000
Sales
3
Floor area
95 m²
Last sold
2026
Price
£168,000
Sales
2
Floor area
52 m²
Last sold
1996
Price
£46,950
Sales
1
Floor area
60 m²
Last sold
2001
Price
£105,000
Sales
2
Floor area
54 m²
Last sold
2021
Price
£200,000
Sales
2
Floor area
60 m²
Last sold
2012
Price
£135,000
Sales
1
Last sold
2016
Price
£150,000
Sales
3
Last sold
2000
Price
£70,500
Sales
2
Floor area
74 m²
Last sold
2006
Price
£136,950
Sales
2
Floor area
61 m²
Last sold
2022
Price
£230,000
Sales
5
Floor area
71 m²
Last sold
2021
Price
£204,500
Sales
4
Last sold
2016
Price
£146,500
Sales
1
Floor area
61 m²
Last sold
2014
Price
£134,500
Sales
3

HM Land Registry last recorded sale per address; unsold homes show no price.

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Contains public-sector data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 where applicable. Amenity data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset. Figures describe recorded data and are not a survey or valuation of this home; the indicative range is a projection, not an appraisal. marks detail included in the £5 report.