12 Amber Mead, Taunton, TA1 2RY
About 12 Amber Mead
12 Amber Mead is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Taunton (TA1 2RY). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 431 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2025) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since June 2014. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 95), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 40 m² it sits well below the postcode median (60 m² across 28 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Sold October 2022 for £180,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2002–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£418/sq ft) was about 141.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
Outside
- ParkingAllocated
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency decreased
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
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Planning history
12 Amber Mead 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
12 Amber Mead has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2002.
£177,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.7% per year over 20 years.
£180,000
Growth on file: 4.7% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
6 October 2022Most recent
£180,000
+34.8%over 3 years18 January 2019
£133,500
+7.2%over 3 years17 February 2015
£124,500
+41.1%over 11 years27 May 2003
£88,250
+26.2%over 1 year2 May 2002
£69,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in TA1 2RY: £215,000 (2024–2020).
Versus other Amber Mead homes
12 Amber Mead outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,500
Street avg £2,515
Floor Area
40 m²
Street avg 56 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.5 t/year
Street avg 2.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
Tyne Park — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Blackbrook Primary School. 18 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
54.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.6dB







