What kind of home is 2 Burns Road, TA1 2HU?

2 Burns Road, TA1 2HU is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 2 Burns Road, TA1 2HU sell for?

2 Burns Road, TA1 2HU last sold for £240,000 in September 2021, around 5 years ago. Before that, it sold for £179,000 in October 2006, so prices have been rising over 15 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 2 Burns Road, TA1 2HU changed over time?

Across 2 sales between October 2006 and September 2021, 2 Burns Road, TA1 2HU rose from £179,000 to £240,000, a change of £61,000. That works out to roughly +2% per year compounded over 15 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 2 Burns Road, TA1 2HU?

The current EPC rating for 2 Burns Road, TA1 2HU is D with a score of 64 out of 100, lodged in July 2021. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 2 Burns Road, TA1 2HU?

2 Burns Road, TA1 2HU has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (980 sq ft), around 30 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 2 Burns Road, TA1 2HU use?

The latest EPC at 2 Burns Road, TA1 2HU records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 2 Burns Road, TA1 2HU?

2 Burns Road, TA1 2HU is in council tax band C.

Which area is 2 Burns Road, TA1 2HU in?

2 Burns Road, TA1 2HU sits in Taunton. It falls within the TA1 postcode district in Somerset.

How safe is the area around 2 Burns Road, TA1 2HU?

Police records around 2 Burns Road, TA1 2HU show an average of 4 reported crimes per month over the last 12 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 52% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is rising (356% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 2 Burns Road, TA1 2HU?

The closest primary school to 2 Burns Road, TA1 2HU is Holway Park Community Primary School (587m), one of 15 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Richard Huish College (970m), with 5 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 2 Burns Road, TA1 2HU?

The closest bus stop to 2 Burns Road, TA1 2HU is Burns Road, 48m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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2 Burns Road, Taunton, TA1 2HU

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

91 m²

980 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 64

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 2 Burns Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

2 Burns Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Taunton (TA1 2HU). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2006–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £276,000 is 15% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£245/sq ft) was about 29.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: September 2021 at £240,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes

Outside

GarageYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

2 Burns Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

D64

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.9 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 2 Burns Road, Taunton, TA1 2HU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

2 Burns 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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£276,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.0% per year over 15 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£240,000

Growth on file: 2.0% per year over 15 years.

Sales timeline

27 September 2021Most recent
£240,000
+34.1%over 14 years
30 October 2006
£179,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in TA1 2HU: £135,000 (2022–2019).

Nearby sales in TA1 2HU

On the street

Versus other Burns Road homes

Four headline reads against 18 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 2 Burns Road lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,637

Street avg £1,821

Strongly above

Floor Area

91 m²

Street avg 85 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

3.9 t/year

Street avg 1.9 t/year

Strongly below

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Comparables

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Taunton district page.

Full Taunton report

Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.

Crime

4/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.0 km

Burns Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

Holway Park Community Primary School. 20 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around TA1 2HU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.0dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for TA1 2HU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.6dB

Low

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