Estate agents in Bridgwater
Bridgwater is a town in the South West with about 47,846 residents. HM Land Registry recorded 574 standard home sales there between August 2025 and July 2026, with a median price paid of £226,750.
How estate agents in Bridgwater compare
Bridgwater at a glance
HM Land Registry recorded 579 sales in Bridgwater from September 2025 to August 2026, at a median price of £225,500.
49.6% of these homes had also sold since January 2016. Their sellers had owned them for a median of 5.6 years and sold for a median of 22.9% more than they paid.
The median price was £158,500 in 2016 and £225,250 in 2025.
Figures checked 3 November 2026. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, standard sales.
House prices in Bridgwater
Median sale price in Bridgwater: £225,500
| All homes | 579 sales, median £225,500 |
|---|---|
| Detached | 107 sales, median £335,000 |
| Semi-detached | 181 sales, median £245,000 |
| Terraced | 237 sales, median £205,000 |
| Flats and maisonettes | 54 sales, median £132,750 |
Across Somerset the average price was £281,150 in June 2026, up 4.3% on a year earlier.
| 2016 | £158,500 (863 sales) |
|---|---|
| 2017 | £167,250 (877 sales) |
| 2018 | £175,000 (853 sales) |
| 2019 | £179,950 (848 sales) |
| 2020 | £194,950 (777 sales) |
| 2021 | £203,000 (1,093 sales) |
| 2022 | £222,500 (823 sales) |
| 2023 | £220,000 (581 sales) |
| 2024 | £225,000 (645 sales) |
| 2025 | £225,250 (597 sales) |
Checked 3 November 2026; Price Paid figures are refreshed weekly.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data and the UK House Price Index. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Transport links
Bridgwater station is about 0.6 miles from the centre of town, with Highbridge and Burnham station about 7 miles away and Taunton station about 8 miles away. The A39, A38 and A372 pass through or beside the area. M5 junction 24 (Huntworth Interchange) is about 1 mile from the centre. The A48(M) junction 29A at St. Mellons is about 28 miles away. Bristol Airport is about 22 miles from the centre and Cardiff Airport is about 24 miles. Central London is about 127 miles away in a straight line.
Schools in and near Bridgwater
Bridgwater has 11 primary schools within about 2 miles of the centre. The nearest are Hamp Nursery and Infants' School, Westover Green Community School and Autism Centre (an academy) and Hamp Academy, all about 0.4 miles away, followed by Northgate Primary School (a free school) at about 0.5 miles and Eastover Primary School at about 0.6 miles. For secondary education, Robert Blake Academy is about 0.3 miles from the centre. Haygrove School is about 0.8 miles away, while Bridgwater College Academy and Chilton Trinity School are each about 1.1 miles and all four are academies. Special schools include Polden Bower School at about 0.3 miles and Petherton Park School at about 2.6 miles. For further and higher education, University Centre Somerset College Group is about 0.9 miles away and Richard Huish College is about 8.9 miles.
Living in Bridgwater
Bridgwater is an urban town in Somerset with around 47,800 residents and a median age of 37. Terraced and semi-detached houses each make up about a third of homes and about 57% are owner occupied. Within about 1.7 miles of the centre there are at least 300 shops, including around 10 supermarkets such as Morrisons, Asda and Aldi, along with more than 25 convenience stores. Food and drink includes at least 35 pubs, more than 25 cafés and more than 20 restaurants. Health services include 6 doctors' surgeries, 9 pharmacies and 5 dentists, with Taunton Road Medical Centre about 0.1 miles away. Bridgwater Community Hospital is about 1.7 miles away, while the nearest emergency department is at Musgrove Park Hospital, about 9 miles away. There is a library and 5 post offices and 6 named parks include Blake Gardens, about 0.2 miles from the centre.
A short history of Bridgwater
Bridgwater appears in the Domesday Book as Brugie, with Brugia also used and after the Norman invasion the land passed to Walter of Douai, from whom the name is thought to derive. In 1200 King John granted charters for a castle, a borough and a market and in 1201 William Briwere became lord of the manor. He founded St John's hospital and the friary. Henry III granted a guild merchant in 1227. The town was incorporated in 1468. Its Royalist castle surrendered to Parliament on 21 July 1645 and was slighted the following year. A new dock was built in 1841. There are 214 listed buildings, 17 of them Grade I, including the Church of St Mary and Bridgwater Arts Centre.
Sport and leisure
Trinity Sports & Leisure and Robert Blake & Elmwood Leisure are multi sport centres in Bridgwater. Bridgwater & Albion Rugby Club covers rugby union and Bridgwater Town Football Club provides a soccer pitch. Bowls is played at Bridgwater Bowls Club, Eastover Bowling Club and Victoria Park Bowling Club. Eastover Park Tennis caters for tennis and Allstars Sports Bowl is a bowling alley. Bridgwater Cricket Club and Wembdon Cricket Club sit among the open spaces, which also include Eastover Park, Parkway Park, Quantock Road Park, Wembdon Recreation Ground, Blake Gardens, Brewery Field, St Matthews Field and The Green at Wembdon. There are a number of children's playgrounds across the town and PureGym is one of its fitness centres.
Common questions
- What is the median price paid for a home in Bridgwater?
- The median price paid in Bridgwater over the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026 was £226,750. By property type, the median price paid was £334,000 for detached houses, £249,950 for semi-detached houses, £205,000 for terraced houses and £131,250 for flats.
- How many homes were sold in Bridgwater in the last year?
- There were 574 standard sales in Bridgwater in the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026, according to HM Land Registry. Of these, 239 were terraced houses, 175 were semi-detached houses, 106 were detached houses and 54 were flats.
- What are the transport links in Bridgwater?
- Bridgwater railway station is about 0.6 miles from the centre and M5 junction 24 (Huntworth Interchange) is about 1 mile away. The A39, A38 and A372 pass through or beside the area. Bristol Airport is about 22 miles away.
- What schools are near the centre of Bridgwater?
- There are 11 primary schools within about 2.0 miles of the centre, the nearest being Hamp Nursery and Infants' School, Westover Green Community School and Autism Centre and Hamp Academy, each about 0.4 miles away. The nearest secondary school is Robert Blake Academy at about 0.3 miles, followed by Haygrove School at about 0.8 miles.
- How many estate agents have an office in Bridgwater?
- There are 16 estate agent sales branches with an office in Bridgwater.
Areas near Bridgwater
- Wembdon
- Compass
- North Petherton
- Chedzoy
- Dunball
- Cannington
- Bawdrip
- Puriton
Bridgwater is in Somerset.
Estate agents near Bridgwater
- Joseph Casson Estate AgencyBridgwater TA6 3LL0.2 miles
- Bramley & DinnesBridgwater TA6 3LY0.2 miles
- Wilkie May & TuckwoodBridgwater TA6 3LY0.2 miles
- Charles Dickens Estate AgentsBridgwater TA6 3BG0.2 miles
- Bradleys Estate AgentsBridgwater TA6 3BG0.2 miles
- CJ HoleBridgwater TA6 3BY0.2 miles
- Linda Saunders Estate AgentsBridgwater TA6 3BG0.3 miles
- Lees & WatersBridgwater TA6 3BG0.3 miles
- Palmer SnellBridgwater TA6 3BG0.3 miles
- Gibbins RichardsBridgwater TA6 3BE0.3 miles
Nearest agents first. Distances are in a straight line from the centre of Bridgwater.