5 Elm Grove, Taunton, TA1 1EG
About 5 Elm Grove
5 Elm Grove is a semi-detached house in Taunton (TA1 1EG). It has a recorded floor area of 286 m² (around 3078 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (January 2021) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75).
It hasn't traded since September 1999, a hold of 27 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £675,000 sits 170% above the 1999 sale of £250,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£81/sq ft) was about 53.5% below the postcode norm. At 286 m² it's 29.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (221 m² median across 12 EPCs).
Energy performance
5 Elm Grove's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
5 Elm Grove 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
5 Elm Grove has been held in the same hands since before 2000.
£675,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£250,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
28 September 1999Most recent
£250,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TA1 1EG: £725,000 (2023–2017).
Versus other Elm Grove homes
Price per m² for 5 Elm Grove lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£874
Street avg £3,271
Floor Area
286 m²
Street avg 263 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 13.8 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
0.1 km
Richmond Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 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
50.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.2dB







