TA1 3XL

Orchid Close, Taunton

Median, last 3 years

£217,250

10 sales, Jun 2023 – May 2026

Last standard sale

£286,000

10 Oct 2025

Standard sales

114

since 1995 (+2 additional entries)

TA1 district median

£260,000

595 sales, 12 months to May 2026

By property type, Jun 2023 – May 2026: Terraced median £217,000 (7 sales) · Semi-detached sold for £200,000 and £268,000 · Detached sold for £290,000

Medians count standard sales only (Price Paid category A). Additional entries (category B) - repossessions, buy-to-lets with an identifiable mortgage, and purchases by companies and other non-private buyers - are listed below but left out.

Median price by year

2011 to 2025. Every year since 1995 is in the figures below.

Paler bars rest on fewer than three sales, so they show which homes sold more than how prices moved.

Show the figures

Median sale price and number of sales by year
Year	Median	Sales
2025	£246,500	6
2024 (few sales)	£200,000	1
2023	£185,000	3
2022	£265,000	3
2021 (few sales)	£230,000	1
2019	£157,000	3
2018	£177,500	4
2017	£172,500	4
2016 (few sales)	£152,000	1
2015	£156,000	5
2014	£164,000	3
2013 (few sales)	£178,000	1
2012 (few sales)	£134,500	2
2011	£127,000	3
2010 (few sales)	£125,000	1
2009	£132,000	3
2008 (few sales)	£145,000	2
2007	£125,000	5
2006	£129,975	8
2005	£150,975	4
2004	£112,450	6
2003	£81,750	3
2002	£81,950	3
2001	£59,475	4
2000	£76,500	7
1999	£52,500	11
1998	£36,500	4
1997	£45,625	8
1996	£48,750	4
1995 (few sales)	£29,000	1

Sale history (116 records · 35 homes sold more than once)

Address	Date	Type	Price
69, ORCHID CLOSE 3 Jul 2007 · Terraced · Freehold	3 Jul 2007	Terraced · Freehold	£125,000
59, ORCHID CLOSE 22 Jun 2007 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £98,000 (Nov 2006) · +25%	22 Jun 2007	Terraced · Freehold	£122,500
15, ORCHID CLOSE 25 May 2007 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £84,950 (May 2000) · +101%	25 May 2007	Semi-detached · Freehold	£171,000
14, ORCHID CLOSE 15 Dec 2006 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £99,950 (Apr 2004) · +17%	15 Dec 2006	Terraced · Freehold	£117,000
59, ORCHID CLOSE 27 Nov 2006 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £92,000 (Apr 2004) · +7%	27 Nov 2006	Terraced · Freehold	£98,000
19, ORCHID CLOSE 3 Nov 2006 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £19,318 (Nov 2001) · +806%	3 Nov 2006	Semi-detached · Freehold	£175,000
31, ORCHID CLOSE 7 Sep 2006 · Semi-detached · Freehold	7 Sep 2006	Semi-detached · Freehold	£160,000
67, ORCHID CLOSE 25 Aug 2006 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £81,000 (May 2003) · +48%	25 Aug 2006	Terraced · Freehold	£120,000
53, ORCHID CLOSE 11 Aug 2006 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £78,500 (Sep 2002) · +39%	11 Aug 2006	Terraced · Freehold	£109,000
12, ORCHID CLOSE 23 Jun 2006 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £167,500 (Sep 2004) · −1%	23 Jun 2006	Semi-detached · Freehold	£166,500
21, ORCHID CLOSE 9 Jun 2006 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £136,000 (Mar 2005) · +3%	9 Jun 2006	Terraced · Freehold	£139,950
37, ORCHID CLOSE 2 Dec 2005 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £75,000 (Jan 2001) · +87%	2 Dec 2005	Semi-detached · Freehold	£139,950
11, ORCHID CLOSE 26 Jul 2005 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £85,000 (May 2002) · +91%	26 Jul 2005	Semi-detached · Freehold	£162,000
17, ORCHID CLOSE 10 Jun 2005 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £98,000 (Apr 2000) · +66%	10 Jun 2005	Semi-detached · Freehold	£163,000
21, ORCHID CLOSE 4 Mar 2005 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £104,500 (Jan 2003) · +30%	4 Mar 2005	Terraced · Freehold	£136,000
12, ORCHID CLOSE 27 Sep 2004 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £77,000 (Nov 1999) · +118%	27 Sep 2004	Semi-detached · Freehold	£167,500
20, ORCHID CLOSE 14 May 2004 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £57,700 (Sep 1999) · +118%	14 May 2004	Terraced · Freehold	£126,000
14, ORCHID CLOSE 30 Apr 2004 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £47,000 (Feb 2000) · +113%	30 Apr 2004	Terraced · Freehold	£99,950
47, ORCHID CLOSE 29 Apr 2004 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £47,950 (Jan 1997) · +161%	29 Apr 2004	Terraced · Freehold	£124,950
59, ORCHID CLOSE 26 Apr 2004 · Terraced · Freehold	26 Apr 2004	Terraced · Freehold	£92,000
61, ORCHID CLOSE 21 Apr 2004 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £38,000 (Jul 1998) · +141%	21 Apr 2004	Semi-detached · Freehold	£91,500
63, ORCHID CLOSE 24 Jun 2003 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £35,000 (Mar 1998) · +134%	24 Jun 2003	Terraced · Freehold	£81,750
67, ORCHID CLOSE 20 May 2003 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £40,000 (Aug 1999) · +103%	20 May 2003	Terraced · Freehold	£81,000
21, ORCHID CLOSE 6 Jan 2003 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £52,500 (Mar 1999) · +99%	6 Jan 2003	Terraced · Freehold	£104,500
53, ORCHID CLOSE 20 Sep 2002 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £53,950 (Aug 2001) · +46%	20 Sep 2002	Terraced · Freehold	£78,500
65, ORCHID CLOSE 2 Sep 2002 · Terraced · Freehold	2 Sep 2002	Terraced · Freehold	£81,950
11, ORCHID CLOSE 3 May 2002 · Semi-detached · Freehold	3 May 2002	Semi-detached · Freehold	£85,000
19, ORCHID CLOSE 29 Nov 2001 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £76,500 (May 2000) · −75%	29 Nov 2001	Semi-detached · Freehold	£19,318
53, ORCHID CLOSE 24 Aug 2001 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £36,250 (Mar 1997) · +49%	24 Aug 2001	Terraced · Freehold	£53,950
49, ORCHID CLOSE 23 Feb 2001 · Terraced · Freehold	23 Feb 2001	Terraced · Freehold	£65,000
37, ORCHID CLOSE 10 Jan 2001 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £55,000 (Mar 1999) · +36%	10 Jan 2001	Semi-detached · Freehold	£75,000
1, ORCHID CLOSE 1 Sep 2000 · Semi-detached · Freehold	1 Sep 2000	Semi-detached · Freehold	£73,000
55, ORCHID CLOSE 28 Jul 2000 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £43,000 (Nov 1999) · +19%	28 Jul 2000	Terraced · Freehold	£51,000
8, ORCHID CLOSE 28 Jul 2000 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £60,000 (May 1997) · +33%	28 Jul 2000	Semi-detached · Freehold	£80,000
15, ORCHID CLOSE 25 May 2000 · Semi-detached · Freehold	25 May 2000	Semi-detached · Freehold	£84,950
19, ORCHID CLOSE 19 May 2000 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £53,500 (Sep 1996) · +43%	19 May 2000	Semi-detached · Freehold	£76,500
17, ORCHID CLOSE 10 Apr 2000 · Semi-detached · Freehold	10 Apr 2000	Semi-detached · Freehold	£98,000
14, ORCHID CLOSE 11 Feb 2000 · Terraced · Freehold	11 Feb 2000	Terraced · Freehold	£47,000
55, ORCHID CLOSE 25 Nov 1999 · Terraced · Freehold	25 Nov 1999	Terraced · Freehold	£43,000
12, ORCHID CLOSE 17 Nov 1999 · Semi-detached · Freehold	17 Nov 1999	Semi-detached · Freehold	£77,000
7, ORCHID CLOSE 24 Sep 1999 · Terraced · Freehold	24 Sep 1999	Terraced · Freehold	£41,000
25, ORCHID CLOSE 22 Sep 1999 · Terraced · Freehold	22 Sep 1999	Terraced · Freehold	£57,000
20, ORCHID CLOSE 10 Sep 1999 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £48,500 (Aug 1997) · +19%	10 Sep 1999	Terraced · Freehold	£57,700
67, ORCHID CLOSE 31 Aug 1999 · Terraced · Freehold	31 Aug 1999	Terraced · Freehold	£40,000
22, ORCHID CLOSE 21 Jul 1999 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £47,250 (Sep 1997) · +12%	21 Jul 1999	Terraced · Freehold	£53,000
51, ORCHID CLOSE 9 Jul 1999 · Terraced · Freehold	9 Jul 1999	Terraced · Freehold	£39,000
18, ORCHID CLOSE 1 Apr 1999 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £44,000 (Feb 1997) · +14%	1 Apr 1999	Terraced · Freehold	£50,000
21, ORCHID CLOSE 31 Mar 1999 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £44,000 (Mar 1996) · +19%	31 Mar 1999	Terraced · Freehold	£52,500
37, ORCHID CLOSE 18 Mar 1999 · Semi-detached · Freehold	18 Mar 1999	Semi-detached · Freehold	£55,000
61, ORCHID CLOSE 17 Jul 1998 · Semi-detached · Freehold	17 Jul 1998	Semi-detached · Freehold	£38,000

Area

Postcode district: TA1
Country: England
Deprivation decile: 10 of 10
LSOA (2021): E01029295
Introduced: Apr 1985

From the English Index of Multiple Deprivation 2019, for the 2011 neighbourhood (LSOA) this postcode sits in. Decile 1 is the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 the least; ranks are not comparable between nations.

UK House Price Index

Somerset, July 2026 (provisional)

Average price: £282,062
Change since July 2025: +3.1%
First-time buyers: £232,238

Average by property type

Detached: £459,732
Semi-detached: £289,398
Terraced: £234,361
Flat / maisonette: £135,593

The official index for Somerset as a whole, not TA1 3XL alone. It is a modelled average, adjusted for the mix of homes sold, so it differs from a median of recorded sales, and its newest months are revised as late registrations arrive. Source: UK House Price Index (about the data).

Location

Postcode centroid, not a specific property.

Nearby postcodes

Median sold price and number of sales, Jun 2023 – May 2026; otherwise the last sale, if it was in the last ten years.

TA1 3XD £210,500 · 2 sales
TA1 3DE £334,500 · 2 sales
TA1 3XN £275,000 · 11 sales
TA1 3DD £380,000 · 2 sales
TA1 3XF £234,250 · 6 sales
TA1 3XJ £262,500 · 6 sales
TA1 3DB £435,000 · 1 sale
TA1 3DF £415,000 · 5 sales
TA1 3XW £362,500 · 5 sales
TA1 3XH £385,000 · 1 sale
TA1 3XA £210,000 · 7 sales
TA1 3BX £342,000 · last sale 2016