53 East Reach, Taunton, TA1 3EZ

53 East Reach is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Taunton (TA1 3EZ). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1087 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. The latest certificate (July 2022) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in September 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.

At 101 m² the property is well over the postcode median (29 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Most recent transfer: April 2023 at £194,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1998–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£178/sq ft) was about 69.1% below the postcode norm.