Merchant House, 5, Penn Place, BA5 1DS

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Merchant House, 5, Penn Place, in BA5, is a freehold terraced house on Penn Place. It last sold for £500,000 in 2026 — its 2nd recorded sale, up 14% on its first recorded sale of £440,000 in 2021.

What this home is

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

Property type
Terraced 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.

Indicatively £473,000£537,000 today, projected from its 2026 sale.

Indicative value
£473,000£537,000
Carrying the 2026 sale forward at this home's own compounded growth — 2.7%/yr across 2 recorded sales. It can't see condition or improvements.
Last sold (2026)
£500,000
Growth on file: 2.7% per year across 2 sales.
Sold 2026 · £500k£537k£473k2026

From the 2026 sale, the indicative range widens as time passes — the cone is that growing uncertainty, not a forecast.

BA5 £/m² (recent sales)£3,400
The local market
Official house price index (UK HPI)

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

Detached£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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A point estimate with likely and wide ranges, built from individual comparable sales nearby — each listed with address, date, size and adjusted price.

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Point estimate
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Indicative range projected from HM Land Registry sold prices; not a formal valuation, survey or appraisal.

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Sale history

Every transaction HM Land Registry records for Merchant House, 5, Penn Place, newest first.

2 recorded sales since 2021, up 14% from first to latest.

£100k£200k£300k£400k£500k200820122016202020242026£351k+14%Sold 2026: £500,000£500kSold 2021: £440,000£440k
£100k£200k£300k£400k£500k201520212026£351k+14%Sold 2026: £500,000£500kSold 2021: £440,000£440k
BA5 yearly medianThis home's recorded sales

This home's recorded sales joined up, with the change between each — against BA5's yearly median.

9 Apr 2026Most recent
£500,000+14%
Terraced house · Freehold · +2.7%/yr since the previous sale
28 Jun 2021
£440,000
Terraced house · Freehold

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

How it compares on Penn Place

Against the 5 homes HM Land Registry and the EPC register know on this street.

Broadly typical of Penn Place

Penn Place 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.

The practical file

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

gigabit broadband reaches 0% of premises.

Gigabit broadband
0%
of premises here
Top speed
0 Mbps
median 0 Mbps
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Every amenity, counted and priced

The full amenity list by category with names and distances — supermarkets to GPs to gyms — plus parks with sizes and every connectivity measure in full.

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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 Mendip 008A neighbourhood, from the Census and the Indices of Deprivation.

IMD decile 6/10mid-range for England; household income about 16% below the national average; shared/rented housing low.

6/10Mid-range for England
1 · most deprived10 · least deprived

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

Breakdown by domain
Income5/10
Employment4/10
Education & skills6/10
Health8/10
Crime4/10
Housing & access9/10
Living environment4/10

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

The street and the area

Where Merchant House, 5, Penn Place sits in its local market.

BA5 median
£315,000
last 8 years
BA5 £/m²
£3,400
last 8 years

Merchant House, 5, Penn Place: quick answers

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

When did Merchant House, 5, Penn Place last sell, and for how much?

Merchant House, 5, Penn Place last sold for £500,000 on 9 Apr 2026, according to HM Land Registry.

How many times has Merchant House, 5, Penn Place been sold?

HM Land Registry records 2 sales for Merchant House, 5, Penn Place between 2021 and 2026. Sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset.

What is Merchant House, 5, Penn Place worth today?

Carrying its 2026 sale price forward with its own compounded sale-price growth of 2.7% a year across 2 sales suggests roughly £473,000–£537,000 as of 2026. This is indicative only — the full report values it against individual comparable sales.

How fast is broadband at Merchant House, 5, Penn Place?

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

Other homes at BA5 1DS

Recorded sales for the other addresses sharing this postcode on Penn Place.

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

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The data behind this dossier
HM Land RegistryEPC RegisterValuation Office AgencyPolice.ukDfE & OfstedEnvironment AgencyDEFRAUKHSA & BGSCoal AuthorityOfcomNaPTANOpenStreetMap

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.