What kind of home is 8 Cornish Close, TA1 3FX?

8 Cornish Close, TA1 3FX is a 2-bedroom semi-detached house, which has been extended.

What was the last sold price for 8 Cornish Close, TA1 3FX?

8 Cornish Close, TA1 3FX last sold for £232,000 in December 2021, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £200,000 in April 2019. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 8 Cornish Close, TA1 3FX changed over time?

Across 3 sales between April 2019 and December 2021, 8 Cornish Close, TA1 3FX rose from £200,000 to £232,000, a change of £32,000. That works out to roughly +5.7% per year compounded over 3 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 8 Cornish Close, TA1 3FX?

The current EPC rating for 8 Cornish Close, TA1 3FX is B with a score of 84 out of 100, lodged in March 2019. The assessor estimates the property could reach a A. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 8 Cornish Close, TA1 3FX?

8 Cornish Close, TA1 3FX has a recorded floor area of 63 m² (678 sq ft), around 32 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 21% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in TA1 3FX. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 8 Cornish Close, TA1 3FX use?

The latest EPC at 8 Cornish Close, TA1 3FX records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Which area is 8 Cornish Close, TA1 3FX in?

8 Cornish Close, TA1 3FX sits in Taunton. It falls within the TA1 postcode district in Somerset.

Is 8 Cornish Close, TA1 3FX in a safe area?

Police records around 8 Cornish Close, TA1 3FX show an average of 4 reported crimes per month over the last 12 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 52% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is rising (356% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 8 Cornish Close, TA1 3FX?

The closest primary school to 8 Cornish Close, TA1 3FX is Holway Park Community Primary School (1.3km), one of 12 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Bishop Fox's School (583m), with 3 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 8 Cornish Close, TA1 3FX?

The closest bus stop to 8 Cornish Close, TA1 3FX is Fullands Road, 353m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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8 Cornish Close, Taunton, TA1 3FX

EPC B3 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

63 m²

678 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 84

Overview

About 8 Cornish Close

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

8 Cornish Close is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Taunton (TA1 3FX). It has a recorded floor area of 63 m² (around 678 sq ft). The latest certificate (March 2019) returns a B (score 84), comfortably above the UK average. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 97). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

At 63 m² it's 19.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (79 m² median across 12 EPCs). Across 2019–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.7% per year. Last sale on file: £232,000 in December 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms2
CloakroomYes

Outside

ParkingOff street

Building

Previously extendedYes
RefurbishedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

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

8 Cornish Close's carbon output is low for the local stock.

EPC Rating

B84

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Very Good

CO2 Emissions

0.9 t/year

Occupancy

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Cornish Close, Taunton, TA1 3FX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Cornish Close 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.

8 Cornish Close saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.

Current estimate

£252,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.7% per year over 3 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£232,000

Growth on file: 5.7% per year over 3 years.

Sales timeline

10 December 2021Most recent
£232,000
+14.6%over 2 years
20 November 2019
£202,500
+1.3%over 7 months
7 April 2019
£200,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in TA1 3FX: £285,000 (2024–2019).

Nearby sales in TA1 3FX

On the street

Versus other Cornish Close homes

Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

8 Cornish Close outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,683

Street avg £3,188

Strongly above

Floor Area

63 m²

Street avg 81 m²

Below

CO₂ Emissions

0.9 t/year

Street avg 1.2 t/year

Strongly above

Years Held

4 years

Street avg 6 years

Below

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Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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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.

Full Taunton report

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

0.4 km

Fullands Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

Bishop Fox's School. 15 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around TA1 3FX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.4dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for TA1 3FX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.1dB

Low

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FAQ

Common questions

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