Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Garden Cottage, Fons George, Taunton, TA1 3JT
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
2
From EPC
Floor area
49 m²
527 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 52
Council tax
Band A
Tenure
Private Rental
About Garden Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Garden Cottage is a detached house in Taunton (TA1 3JT). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 527 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (September 2021) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (October 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump.
Today's modelled estimate of £680,000 is 31.3% below the 2022 sale of £990,000, an unusual pattern given regional price growth and worth checking against the EPC condition. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,877/sq ft) was about 1278.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 49 m² it sits well below the postcode median (128 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Most recent transfer: February 2022 at £990,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Garden Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
Current Certificate(1 of 3)
Sept 2021
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E52
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.6 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Certificate validity
Valid until 8 September 2031
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Jul 2011from Oct 2009
EPC improved fromD57toE44
Heating Controls
Prog + TRVsFull
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Windows
SingleFull Double
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Walls
Very PoorPoor
Wall insulation improved
Low Energy Lighting
40%17%
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Sept 2021from Jul 2011
Roof Insulation
UninsulatedPartial
Roof insulation improved
Low Energy Lighting
17%77%
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Garden Cottage, Fons George, Taunton, TA1 3JT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Garden Cottage 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
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on Garden Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£680,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2022)
£990,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
2 February 2022Most recent
£990,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TA1 3JT: £360,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in TA1 3JT
Wilton Cottage, Fons George, Taunton, TA1 3JT
Sold May 2025
£265,0003 Belle Vue Terrace, Fons George, Taunton, TA1 3JT
Sold Mar 2025
£360,0001 Belle Vue Terrace, Fons George, Taunton, TA1 3JT
Sold Jul 2024
£595,000All Winds, Fons George, Taunton, TA1 3JT
Sold Sept 2022
£525,0002 Belle Vue Terrace, Fons George, Taunton, TA1 3JT
Sold Jan 2022
£380,000
Versus other Fons George homes
Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On price per m², Garden Cottage stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£20,204
Street avg £3,241
Floor Area
49 m²
Street avg 135 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 4.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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
Middleway — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Parkfield Primary School. 19 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around TA1 3JT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.8dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
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