8 Blake Street, Taunton, TA1 3BE
About 8 Blake Street
8 Blake Street is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Taunton (TA1 3BE). It has a recorded floor area of 102 m² (around 1098 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2016) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 64). Period features are noted in the property record. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
At 102 m² the property is well over the postcode median (74 m² across 12 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 2000–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £223,000 is 35.2% above the 2019 sale price. Last sale on file: £165,000 in August 2019.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
- Period featuresYes
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Energy performance
8 Blake Street 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Jul 2026
EPC Rating
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Planning history
8 Blake Street 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
8 Blake Street has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2000.
£223,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.8% per year over 19 years.
£165,000
Growth on file: 4.8% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
14 August 2019Most recent
£165,000
31 May 2007
£164,950
+140.8%over 6 years2 October 2000
£68,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in TA1 3BE: £195,000 (2025–2022).
Versus other Blake Street homes
On epc rating, 8 Blake Street runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,618
Street avg £2,070
Floor Area
102 m²
Street avg 77 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.8 t/year
Street avg 3.3 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
Grays Terrace — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
St James Church School. 20 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.1dB