2 Higher Palmerston Road, Taunton, TA1 1DT
About 2 Higher Palmerston Road
2 Higher Palmerston Road is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Taunton (TA1 1DT). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 895 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (February 2012) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The latest certificate is from February 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
Most recent transfer: August 2021 at £161,000. Across the public record there are 5 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 2001–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.9% per year.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
2 Higher Palmerston Road's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Feb 2022
EPC Rating
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Level 3 Building Survey
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Planning history
2 Higher Palmerston Road has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
2 Higher Palmerston Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2001.
£176,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.9% per year over 20 years.
£161,000
Growth on file: 4.9% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
26 August 2021Most recent
£161,000
+13.0%over 3 years15 February 2018
£142,500
+13.4%over 12 years23 August 2005
£125,650
+15.8%over 2 years13 August 2003
£108,500
+75.0%over 1 year27 September 2001
£62,000
Median price across the last 2 sales in TA1 1DT: £55,250 (2001–1995).
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Richmond Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
North Town Academy. 23 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.2dB







