26 Priestley Way, TA8 1QX

Detached houseBand DFreehold

26 Priestley Way is a freehold detached house on Priestley Way in TA8. It last sold for £240,000 in 2016 — its 2nd recorded sale, up 153% on its first recorded sale of £94,995 in 1999.

32 min walk to Highbridge and BurnhamLow crimeFlood risk very low12 of 16 schools Good+Quiet by DEFRA mapping
51.23076, -2.98392 · TA8 1QX

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 £325,000£360,000 today, from its £240,000 sale carried along the local index — in a pocket cheaper than the wider area.

Most likely range today
£325,000£360,000
The last sold price carried forward along the local price index. Wider 80% range £285,000 – £395,000. It can't see condition or improvements.
Last sold (2016)
£240,000
The known fact every projection starts from — HM Land Registry's recorded price.
£240,000£360,000£325,000sold Oct 16today
£240k£360k£325ksold Oct 16today
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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TA8 £/m² (recent sales)£3,023
The local market
Recent sold prices around this home
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5-year
+15%
local sold prices
1-year
+2%
local sold prices
Latest-month median
£280,429
all types, local area
What each type sells for
Detached · this home£361,618
£3,077/m² · ~99 m² · 22 sales · last 12 months
Semi-detached£273,856
£3,081/m² · ~80 m² · 36 sales · last 12 months
Terraced£227,486
£2,143/m² · ~97 m² · 27 sales · last 12 months
Flat / maisonette£178,663
£2,131/m² · ~61 m² · 18 sales · last 2 yrs
Higher or lower-priced pocket?

TA8 1 is a lower-priced pocket — median of this property type is -5% vs the wider TA8 area (last 12 months, same window both sides).

TA8 1 · postcode sector£356,250
TA8 · postcode district£375,000
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 Priestley Way, newest first.

2 recorded sales since 1999, up 153% from first to latest.

£100k£200k£300k1999200420092014201920242026£286k+153%Sold 2016: £240,000£240kSold 1999: £94,995£95k
£100k£200k£300k201520212026£286kSold 2016: £240,000£240k
TA8 yearly medianThis home's recorded sales

This home's recorded sales joined up, with the change between each — against TA8's yearly median.

14 Oct 2016Most recent
£240,000+153%
Detached house · Freehold · +5.6%/yr since the previous sale
3 Sept 1999
£94,995
Detached house · Freehold · New build

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

How it compares on Priestley Way

Against the 62 homes HM Land Registry and the EPC register know on this street.

Broadly typical of Priestley Way

Priestley Way sold prices & full street profile →

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.

Highbridge and Burnham — about a 32-minute walk
Rail station. Closest bus stop about 116 m away.
Stations (blue rail, indigo underground) and nearest bus stops (amber) — NaPTAN
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Nearest station
Highbridge and Burnham
Rail
Walk time
~32 min
1.6 km
Nearest bus stop
116 m
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Schools

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

Strong schools
16 schools within range, 12 rated Good or Outstanding. Nearest is The King Alfred School an Academy (494 m).
Nearest schools — blue primary, pink secondary (DfE/Ofsted)
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St Joseph's Catholic Primary and Nursery School · PrimaryOutstanding607 mOfsted ↗
St Andrew's Church Junior School · PrimaryGood891 mOfsted ↗
Churchfield Church School · PrimaryGood982 mOfsted ↗
The King Alfred School an Academy · SecondaryGood494 mOfsted ↗
Hugh Sexey Church of England Middle School · SecondaryGood10.0 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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St Joseph's Catholic Primary and Nursery School — KS2 results, admission odds & capacity
St Andrew's Church Junior School — KS2 results, admission odds & capacity
Churchfield Church School — KS2 results, admission odds & capacity
The King Alfred School an Academy — Progress 8, GCSE results & admission odds
Hugh Sexey Church of England Middle School — Progress 8, GCSE results & admission odds
The other 11 schools in range, with Ofsted & distance
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The practical file

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

Council tax band D (≈£2,561/yr) · gigabit broadband reaches 100% of premises · 8 amenities in a 15-minute walk.

Council tax
Band D
£2,561/yr · Somerset UA
Gigabit broadband
100%
of premises here
Top speed
0 Mbps
median 0 Mbps
Amenities
8
within a 15-minute walk
Nearest green space
245 m
Frank Foley Park
Food shops487 mMorrisons Daily
Health651 mTesco pharmacy
Parks & green space245 mFrank Foley Park
Gyms & sport342 mAstroturf
Food hygiene

Food hygiene nearby averages 5/5 across 34 rated places.

Nearest rated places (8)
5/5 Aspen @ The King Alfred School Academy424 mSchool/college/university
5/5 Rontec Viscount Service Station489 mRetailers - other
5/5 The Lighthouse524 mPub/bar/nightclub
5/5 Burnham Road Stores552 mRetailers - other
5/5 Rowes Cornish Bakers643 mRetailers - other
5/5 Yo! To Go!643 mTakeaway/sandwich shop
5/5 Tesco643 mRetailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets
5/5 St. Josephs Catholic Primary School & Nursery735 mSchool/college/university
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All 3 food shops — names & distancesnearest: Morrisons Daily
All 1 health — names & distancesnearest: Tesco pharmacy
All 1 parks & green space — names & distancesnearest: Frank Foley Park
Every amenity category, counted with nearest distances
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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 Sedgemoor 005A neighbourhood, from the Census and the Indices of Deprivation.

IMD decile 7/10less deprived than most of England; household income about 28% below the national average; shared/rented housing low.

7/10Less deprived than most of England
1 · most deprived10 · least deprived

In plain terms: living environment and crime score well, but a weaker housing & access.

Breakdown by domain
Income6/10
Employment5/10
Education & skills5/10
Health7/10
Crime9/10
Housing & access4/10
Living environment10/10

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 TA8 1QX.

Low crime
137 crimes over 24 months — about 6 a month, most often violent crime (53%). Trend rising (+6% year on year).
Lower crime than about 85% 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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violent crime72 (53%)
burglary17 (12%)
anti social behaviour12 (9%)
Full breakdown — every category, monthly trend & road safety
violent crime72 (53%)
burglary17 (12%)
anti social behaviour12 (9%)
public order10 (7%)
other theft9 (7%)
criminal damage arson7 (5%)
vehicle crime3 (2%)
other crime2 (1%)
Trend over 23 months
Trend
+6%
recent vs earlier months
Earlier months
~6
incidents / month
Recent months
~6
incidents / month
202520262024-07: 12Jul 242024-09: 12024-10: 52024-11: 82024-12: 32025-01: 62025-02: 12025-03: 82025-04: 62025-05: 62025-06: 72025-07: 72025-08: 32025-09: 52025-10: 62025-11: 42025-12: 62026-01: 62026-02: 102026-03: 72026-04: 32026-05: 92026-06: 8Jun 26

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

Road safety

No fatal or serious collisions recorded within 500 m in 4 years of records.

Collisions
4
within 500 m
Per year
1
over 4 years
Casualties
4
all severities
Fatal0
Serious0
Slight4
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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
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
No increase projected under the central climate scenario (EA NaFRA2).

Nearest watercourse: 3.4 km away.

Storm overflows & water quality
3 storm overflows monitored within 3 km
Worst site (HIGHBRIDGE PUMPING STATION): 33 spills over 19 hours in 2025.
Monitored overflows nearby (3)
ST ANDREWS SCHOOL COMBINED SEWER0 spillsinto A LOCAL DITCH · 850 m · Wessex Water
HIGHBRIDGE PUMPING STATION33 spillsinto RIVER BRUE (E) · 1.1 km · Wessex Water
HIGHBRIDGE PUMPING STATION0 spillsinto RIVER BRUE (E) · 1.1 km · Wessex Water
Energy infrastructure nearby

Watchfield Lawn (Solar Photovoltaics, 10.2 MW) is operational 2.9 km away.

All 1 projects
Watchfield Lawn10.2 MWSolar Photovoltaics · operational · 2.9 km
Radon
Lowest
< 1% of homes above action level
Coal mining
Not in a coalfield
Coal Authority
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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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Non-coal mining hazard & coastal erosion
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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 Priestley Way's location.

A quiet pocket by DEFRA mapping · NO₂ ~5 µg/m³
Road noise
DEFRA
Daytime55 dB Lden
2 dB above the 53 dB guideline — moderate
35guideline 5385 dB
Night40 dB Lnight
within the 45 dB guideline — low noise
35guideline 4585 dB
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, 25.0 km away — occasional high-altitude overflight possible.
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.
NO₂5 µg/m³Good
PM2.55 µg/m³Moderate
PM109 µg/m³Good
How each pollutant compares — WHO guideline, UK limit & national average
NO₂
5 µg/m³Good
5 µg/m³
WHO 10UK limit 40
National average 3 µg/m³
Cleaner than 19% of the country
PM2.5
5 µg/m³Moderate
5 µg/m³
WHO 5UK limit 20
National average 5 µg/m³
Cleaner than 36% of the country
PM10
9 µg/m³Good
9 µg/m³
WHO 15UK limit 40
National average 8 µg/m³
Cleaner than 42% 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: Flood Risk Zone.

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The 2 planning applications near this address, in full

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)
Local approval rate & major developments
Odour sources within range (sewage works, landfill, industry)

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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 Priestley Way sits in its local market.

TA8 median
£255,000
last 8 years
TA8 £/m²
£3,023
last 8 years

26 Priestley Way: quick answers

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

When did 26 Priestley Way last sell, and for how much?

26 Priestley Way last sold for £240,000 on 14 Oct 2016, according to HM Land Registry.

How many times has 26 Priestley Way been sold?

HM Land Registry records 2 sales for 26 Priestley Way between 1999 and 2016. Sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset.

What council tax band is 26 Priestley Way?

26 Priestley Way is in council tax band D, costing about £2,561 a year (Somerset UA).

What is 26 Priestley Way worth today?

Carrying its 2016 sale price forward with its own compounded sale-price growth of 5.6% a year across 2 sales suggests roughly £336,000–£482,000 as of 2026. This is indicative only — the full report values it against individual comparable sales.

What is crime like near 26 Priestley Way?

Police recorded 137 crimes within about 400 m over 24 months — roughly 6 a month, most often violent crime. The trend is rising. (Source: Police.uk)

What schools are near 26 Priestley Way?

16 schools are within range, 12 rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest is The King Alfred School an Academy (494 m). (Source: DfE/Ofsted)

What transport links are near 26 Priestley Way?

The nearest station is Highbridge and Burnham, about a 32-minute walk. The closest bus stop is about 116 m away.

Is 26 Priestley Way 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 low. (Source: Environment Agency)

How fast is broadband at 26 Priestley Way?

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

Other homes at TA8 1QX

Recorded sales for the other addresses sharing this postcode on Priestley Way.

All homes at this postcode, with sales counts & floor areas (30)
Last sold
2018
Price
£265,000
Sales
2
Floor area
103 m²
Last sold
2009
Price
£166,000
Sales
3
Last sold
1999
Price
£97,500
Sales
1
Last sold
2007
Price
£220,000
Sales
4
Last sold
1999
Price
£89,950
Sales
1
Last sold
2011
Price
£200,000
Sales
3
Last sold
2017
Price
£225,000
Sales
4
Floor area
82 m²
Last sold
2024
Price
£346,000
Sales
6
Last sold
2007
Price
£179,000
Sales
4
Last sold
2016
Price
£218,000
Sales
4
Last sold
2014
Price
£164,950
Sales
3
Floor area
74 m²
Last sold
2004
Price
£179,000
Sales
2
Floor area
103 m²
Last sold
1999
Price
£99,950
Sales
1
Last sold
1999
Price
£71,995
Sales
1
Last sold
2015
Price
£223,500
Sales
4
Floor area
92 m²
Last sold
2013
Price
£156,000
Sales
5
Last sold
2011
Price
£152,000
Sales
4
Last sold
2017
Price
£203,750
Sales
6
Last sold
2023
Price
£300,000
Sales
3
Last sold
2018
Price
£276,000
Sales
2
Floor area
107 m²
Last sold
2021
Price
£259,000
Sales
4
Last sold
1999
Price
£93,000
Sales
1
Last sold
2002
Price
£147,500
Sales
3
Last sold
1999
Price
£84,995
Sales
1
Last sold
2020
Price
£310,000
Sales
4
Floor area
110 m²
Last sold
2025
Price
£260,000
Sales
3
Floor area
83 m²
Last sold
2017
Price
£271,000
Sales
5
Floor area
108 m²
Last sold
2023
Price
£327,000
Sales
5
Last sold
2006
Price
£207,000
Sales
3
Last sold
2001
Price
£124,000
Sales
2

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

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