Flat 1, 10 Belvedere Road, Taunton, TA1 1BW

Flat 1 is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Taunton (TA1 1BW). It has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (around 721 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. At 67 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (60–67 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (45 versus a best of 63). The latest certificate (August 2019) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in April 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 67 m² the property is well over the postcode median (44 m² across 25 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 76% of similar EPCs). Sold July 2022 for £148,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2004–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 0.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£205/sq ft) was about 20.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.