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3 bed house for sale Portway, Wells, BA5

Guide price

£750,000

Added on 02/10/2026

Type: Detached
Bedrooms: 3
Bathrooms: 1
Size: £467 per sq ft
Tenure: Freehold

Council tax Band E £3,130 a year

Key features

Detached period home
Three bedrooms
Period features throughout
Three reception rooms
Kitchen open to the dining room
Downstairs cloakroom
Large south facing garden
Attached garage and further garden buildings/sheds
Off road parking
Offered with NO ONWARD CHAIN

About this property

DESCRIPTION

A splendid three bedroom detached property built in 1936 with an array of original period features, large south facing garden and offered to the market with no onward chain.

The property offers huge scope for someone to place their own mark and create into a their family home.

Upon approaching the house, double doors open into the entrance hall with wooden floors and stained glass windows. The large entrance hall provides ample space for shoes and coats and features a porthole window, picture rail and understairs storage.

Floorplan

Council tax

Band E £3,130 a year

Per year

Band A

£1,707
Band B

£1,992
Band C

£2,276
Band D

£2,561
Band E

This home: £3,130
Band F

£3,699
Band G

£4,268
Band H

£5,121

This home is in band E, which costs £3,130 a year in Somerset for 2026/27. The band is from the agent's description, so check it before you rely on it.

Figures from MHCLG (Open Government Licence v3): the average bill for each band across Somerset, including the typical parish precept, so a parish's own bill can differ a little. Discounts lower the bill, such as 25% off for an adult living alone. Check a home's band on GOV.UK.

Price guide

81 comparables · within 2.9 miles

Priced above 99% of the 3-bed houses for sale nearby right now.

This home, £750,000 Median £345,000 · £275,000 – £425,000

Per square foot

£467 47% over

3-bed houses nearby £317

Against sold prices

35% over

BA5 sold median £346 / sq ft, 532 sales

Compared with 81 3-bed houses for sale within 2.9 miles, on the market now or already under offer. The range is the middle 80% of their asking prices. Sold prices are HM Land Registry sales in BA5 over the last 24 months, per square foot of EPC floor area. All sold £/sq ft in BA5 →

Location

Portway, Wells, BA5

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Mortgage and stamp duty

Property price £750,000

£375k £1.1m

Deposit10% £75,000

£0 £750k

Interest rate 4.5%

0.5% 15%

Repayment period 25 years

5 years 40 years

A £675,000 mortgage. Most lenders would want a household income of about £150,000 to support it.

A guide only, for a capital repayment mortgage. The rate you are offered and what you can borrow depend on your circumstances and a full application with a lender or broker. Your home may be repossessed if you do not keep up repayments on your mortgage.

Properties sold nearby

HM Land Registry sales nearby. Floor areas from Energy Performance Certificates where matched.

Address	Type	Sold	Size	Size	£/sq ft	Price
89, Portway Detached	Detached	Jun 2024	2,217 sq ft £304/sq ft	2,217 sq ft	£304	£675,000
93, Portway Detached	Detached	Feb 2022	3,025 sq ft £284/sq ft	3,025 sq ft	£284	£860,000
101, Portway Detached	Detached	Nov 2019	1,345 sq ft £383/sq ft	1,345 sq ft	£383	£515,000
89, Portway Detached	Detached	Aug 2015	2,217 sq ft £232/sq ft	2,217 sq ft	£232	£515,000
91, Portway Detached	Detached	May 2015	893 sq ft £336/sq ft	893 sq ft	£336	£300,000
119, Portway Detached	Detached	Sept 2011	1,184 sq ft £291/sq ft	1,184 sq ft	£291	£345,000
Winston House, 109, Portway Detached	Detached	Jul 2011	2,422 sq ft £268/sq ft	2,422 sq ft	£268	£650,000
121, Portway Detached	Detached	Oct 2010	1,055 sq ft £289/sq ft	1,055 sq ft	£289	£305,000