What issues does selling land in the Somerset Levels involve?

Issues to consider include flood risk, drainage, nutrient neutrality and environmental protection; some areas have been designated Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs). It may be advisable to seek advice from an environmental consultant.

How does the green belt affect selling land in Somerset?

Much of the North Somerset and Bath and North East Somerset local authority areas are within the Bristol and Bath Green Belt. This does not entirely prohibit development; it encourages the use of brownfield land.

Sell Land in Somerset

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The Somerset Land Market Right Now

There are 333 land listings on the market in Somerset right now, asking £448,063 on average (£43k per acre). The average land listing has been on the market 116 days, and 7 arrived in the last week.

333

Land listings right now

£448k

Average asking price

£43k

Average price per acre

116

Average days on market

£235k

Median asking price

2,873

Acres on the market

11.0

Average parcel (acres)

New this week

Live figures from land currently listed on LandSale.

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One quick form with your property details, our team assesses it and recommends the best route for you. You are in control the whole time and we simply give you the best options with our understanding of the active market.

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We Assess It and Recommend the Strongest Route

We consider your property against live demand in Somerset and active market competition and recommend one of three paths.

Open Market

We suggest up to three hand-picked specialist agencies that deal with your type of property in that area.

Secure Auction

Certainty and speed: around 28 days to completion, no seller fees.

Off-Market

Direct introduction to developers, who are often willing to pay more for the right property.

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Somerset is one of the few counties that can claim to be below sea level, at least partly. The Somerset Levels and Moors comprise a large coastal plain with wetlands. Elsewhere it is stereotypically rolling hills: the Mendips, Quantocks and Blackdown Hills plus Exmoor in the west. This topography shapes demand for land in Somerset. Most of the county is farmland: extensive pasture for beef and dairy with vegetable farming, soft fruits and cider apple orchards adding to the mix. The market in the north is much more residential, being commutable to Bristol and Bath. Quarrying is a significant industry and the construction of Hinkley Point C nuclear power station impacts the residential and commercial markets around Bridgwater.

The potential for selling land in Somerset is strongly dictated by location: land in urban areas with good transport access, along the M5 and main A roads including Bath, Weston-super-Mare, Bridgwater, Taunton and Yeovil may have prospects for commercial or residential development, and could suit open market sale, auction or a direct offer to a developer. Elsewhere demand for larger parcels of land is likely to be agricultural. Smaller plots of land may appeal to lifestyle buyers.

What Land Sells Well in Somerset

Pasture land. Including permanent grassland and rough grazing, with demand mainly from existing farmers looking to add acreage
Residential development land. Land with an allocation for residential development, for sale to developers
Smaller plots. Including land suitable for equestrian use, amenity, hobby farming and cider apple orchards

How Somerset Towns Compare

Live figures from land currently listed in Somerset by town.

Town	Land listings	Price per acre	Avg days on market
Taunton	24	£90k	141
Yeovil	24	£102k	155
Ilminster	23	£33k	94
Street	19	£71k	145
Bridgwater	18	£33k	136
Midsomer Norton	17	£36k	122
Keynsham	16	£95k	128
Weston-super-Mare	15	£127k	62
Burnham-on-Sea	14	£92k	68
Norton Radstock	14	£93k	134
Glastonbury	14	£79k	162
Chard	13	£40k	98
Nailsea	13	£149k	106
Bath	13	£57k	89
Frome	12	£23k	112