BA8 — Templecombe
Templecombe's BA8 postcode sits in South Somerset. The board behind it is assembled from 2,523 sales over 32 years of actual sales in 6 areas.
Across the recorded period the typical BA8 sale went from £59,975 in 1995 to £195,000 in 2026 — 3.3× growth. If you could time-travel once, aim for just before 2004 — prices moved +38.0% that year. The one to avoid was 2026: the median moved -29.1%, the roughest year in the local record.
Median sold price in BA8
| Year | Median sold price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | £59,975 | 84 |
| 2000 | £85,000 | 87 |
| 2005 | £164,975 | 98 |
| 2010 | £175,000 | 55 |
| 2015 | £210,000 | 81 |
| 2020 | £277,000 | 69 |
| 2025 | £275,000 | 79 |
| 2026 | £195,000 | 13 |
The areas on the board
6 areas make up the board, weighted by sales activity:
- Templecombe (BA8 0) (46% of local sales) — busiest streets: Yarn Barton, High Street, Bowden Road
- Henstridge (37% of local sales) — busiest streets: Townsend Green, Old Station Gardens, High Street
- Horsington (6% of local sales) — busiest streets: Foxcombe Lane, High Road, Manor Court
- South Cheriton (4% of local sales) — busiest streets: Behind Hayes, Marsh Lane, Turnpike Villas
- North Cheriton (3% of local sales) — busiest streets: Tomlins, Landseer, Hardings Lane
- Yenston (3% of local sales) — busiest streets: High Street, Chapel Lane, Sally Lovells Lane
Reading about 2004 is easy; surviving 2026 is the game. Play the BA8 board.
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Prices are medians of real Land Registry sales. Street lists show street names only — never individual addresses. New to the game? Start with how to play.