High-end Somerset listings and unopposed Wiltshire housing plan show two sides of regional property market

Two Somerset properties placed on the market this week illustrate the upper end of the area's rural housing stock. The Somerset County Gazette reported that a three-bedroom barn conversion in East Coker, complete with annexe, studio and countryside setting, is listed for offers over £600,000 [1]. The Weston Mercury reported a four-bedroom detached period home in Bleadon, priced at £700,000, with coastal views, parking, garden and extension potential [3].

At the same time, the Wiltshire Times reported that plans for 175 houses on the edge of Devizes will not be challenged when they go to appeal [2]. The two Somerset listings and the Wiltshire planning decision were both reported this week, offering a contrast between the existing high-value housing market and plans for a large new development.