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4 Bacon Drive, Taunton, TA1 2LQ

Property type
End terrace
Habitable rooms
7
From EPC
Floor area
114 m²
1227 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 38
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 4 Bacon Drive

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

4 Bacon Drive is an end-of-terrace house in Taunton (TA1 2LQ). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1227 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2013) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 68), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg. The latest certificate is from October 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since December 2005, a hold of 20 years that's notably long for the area. At 114 m² the property is well over the postcode median (79 m² across 47 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2003–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £273,000 sits 60.6% above the 2005 sale of £170,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£139/sq ft) was about 18.7% below the postcode norm.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

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

4 Bacon Drive sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Oct 2023

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F38
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 4 Bacon Drive, Taunton, TA1 2LQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

4 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.

4 Bacon Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£273,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.7% per year over 2 years.

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Last sold (2005)

£170,000

Growth on file: 1.7% per year over 2 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 19 December 2005Most recent

    £170,000

    +4.3%over 2 years
  2. 10 July 2003

    £162,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in TA1 2LQ: £185,000 (2025–2020).

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.

4 Bacon Drive is notably below the street on price per m².

Price per m²

£1,491

Street avg £2,190

Strongly below

Floor Area

114 m²

Street avg 81 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

5.8 t/year

Street avg 3.0 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 4 Bacon Drive

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
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.

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.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

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 road noise heatmap for TA1 2LQ

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
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 4 Bacon Drive, Taunton, TA1 2LQ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.