1 Bishop Fox Drive, Taunton, TA1 3HQ
About 1 Bishop Fox Drive
1 Bishop Fox Drive is a detached house in Taunton (TA1 3HQ). It has a recorded floor area of 115 m² (around 1238 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (December 2025) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band.
Held since June 1995 — that's 31 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 115 m² the property is well over the postcode median (72 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 78% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £382,000 sits 377.8% above the 1995 sale of £79,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£65/sq ft) was about 72.2% below the postcode norm.
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 17 December 2035
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Planning history
1 Bishop Fox 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
1 Bishop Fox Drive's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1995).
£382,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£79,950
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 June 1995Most recent
£79,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in TA1 3HQ: £275,000 (2022–2007).
Nearby sales in TA1 3HQ
Versus other Bishop Fox Drive homes
Price per m² for 1 Bishop Fox Drive lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£695
Street avg £2,879
Floor Area
115 m²
Street avg 71 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 2.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
366/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Bishops Fox School — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Bishop Fox's School. 16 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
44.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.2dB







