17a, The Avenue, Taunton, TA1 1EB
About 17a
17a is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Taunton (TA1 1EB). It has a recorded floor area of 250 m² (around 2691 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (May 2015) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 250 m² the property is well over the postcode median (113 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £626,000 is 25.2% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£186/sq ft) was about 42.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in February 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Energy performance
17a's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 May 2025
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Planning history at 17a is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
2 applications on record at 17a, The Avenue, Taunton, TA1 1EB
- Nov 2006Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
APPLICATION TO CARRY OUT MANAGEMENT WORK TO ONE CEDAR TREE INCLUDED IN TAUNTON DEANE BOROUGH (STAPLEGROVE NO.2) TREE PRESERVATION ORDER 1976 AT 17A THE AVENUE, TAUNTON (TD85)
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 38/06/0443/T
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksMay 2016Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 17a was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£626,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£500,050
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
12 February 2016Most recent
£500,050
Median price across the last 5 sales in TA1 1EB: £350,000 (2021–2005).
Versus other The Avenue homes
EPC Rating for 17a lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,000
Street avg £2,588
Floor Area
250 m²
Street avg 139 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
13.0 t/year
Street avg 5.5 t/year
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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
0.4 km
St Andrew's Church School. 23 schools nearby.
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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
52.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.5dB







