What type of property is 24 Bacon Drive, TA1 2LQ?

24 Bacon Drive, TA1 2LQ is a 2-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What did 24 Bacon Drive, TA1 2LQ sell for?

24 Bacon Drive, TA1 2LQ last sold for £185,000 in July 2021, around 5 years ago. Before that, it sold for £128,500 in April 2013, so prices have been rising over 8 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 24 Bacon Drive, TA1 2LQ appreciated in value?

Across 2 sales between April 2013 and July 2021, 24 Bacon Drive, TA1 2LQ rose from £128,500 to £185,000, a change of £56,500. That works out to roughly +4.6% per year compounded over 8 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 24 Bacon Drive, TA1 2LQ have?

The current EPC rating for 24 Bacon Drive, TA1 2LQ is D with a score of 62 out of 100, lodged in January 2013. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 24 Bacon Drive, TA1 2LQ?

24 Bacon Drive, TA1 2LQ has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (850 sq ft), around 40 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

How is 24 Bacon Drive, TA1 2LQ heated?

The latest EPC at 24 Bacon Drive, TA1 2LQ records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 24 Bacon Drive, TA1 2LQ?

24 Bacon Drive, TA1 2LQ is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is 24 Bacon Drive, TA1 2LQ located?

24 Bacon Drive, TA1 2LQ sits in Taunton. It falls within the TA1 postcode district in Somerset.

Is 24 Bacon Drive, TA1 2LQ in a safe area?

Police records around 24 Bacon Drive, TA1 2LQ 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.

Which schools serve 24 Bacon Drive, TA1 2LQ?

The closest primary school to 24 Bacon Drive, TA1 2LQ is Holway Park Community Primary School (228m), one of 13 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Richard Huish College (1.1km), with 4 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 24 Bacon Drive, TA1 2LQ?

The closest bus stop to 24 Bacon Drive, TA1 2LQ is Ashbourne Crescent, 135m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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24 Bacon Drive, Taunton, TA1 2LQ

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

79 m²

850 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 62

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 24 Bacon Drive

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

24 Bacon Drive is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Taunton (TA1 2LQ). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2013) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Across 2013–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £228,000 is 23.2% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£218/sq ft) was about 37.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £185,000 in July 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1

Outside

Private gardenRear

Building

RefurbishedYes

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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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Jan 2023

EPC Rating

D62

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.4 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 24 Bacon Drive, Taunton, TA1 2LQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

24 Bacon Drive 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

£228,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.6% per year over 8 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£185,000

Growth on file: 4.6% per year over 8 years.

Sales timeline

1 July 2021Most recent
£185,000
+44.0%over 8 years
23 April 2013
£128,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in TA1 2LQ: £190,000 (2025–2020).

Nearby sales in TA1 2LQ

On the street

Versus other Bacon Drive homes

Four headline reads against 35 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 24 Bacon Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,342

Street avg £2,105

Strongly above

Floor Area

79 m²

Street avg 82 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

3.4 t/year

Street avg 3.1 t/year

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

0.1 km

Ashbourne Crescent — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Holway Park Community Primary School. 17 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.4dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for TA1 2LQ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.9dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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