2 Barrow Drive, Taunton, TA1 2UU
About 2 Barrow Drive
2 Barrow Drive is a detached house in Taunton (TA1 2UU). It has a recorded floor area of 166 m² (around 1787 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2015) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since October 2000 — that's 26 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 166 m² the property is well over the postcode median (74 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £385,000 sits 294.9% above the 2000 sale of £97,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£55/sq ft) was about 72.1% below the postcode norm.
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Energy performance
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Sept 2025
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Planning history
2 Barrow 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.
Sales history & valuation
2 Barrow Drive's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2000).
£385,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£97,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
19 October 2000Most recent
£97,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in TA1 2UU: £245,000 (2024–2021).
Versus other Barrow Drive homes
On price per m², 2 Barrow Drive runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£587
Street avg £2,543
Floor Area
166 m²
Street avg 81 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 3.1 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
Laxton Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Minerva Primary School. 20 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
56.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
47.7dB