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Steps Water, Wellington Road, Taunton, TA1 5AP

Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
3
Floor area
125 m²
1345 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 60
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Steps Water

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

Steps Water is a three-bedroom detached house in Taunton (TA1 5AP). It has a recorded floor area of 125 m² (around 1345 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (May 2017) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot.

Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in April 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 125 m² it's 19% larger than the typical home in the postcode (105 m² median across 19 EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £554,000 is 40.3% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£294/sq ft) was about 67.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms3

Outside

  • GarageYes
  • LandYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

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

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D60
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
5.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Steps Water, Wellington Road, Taunton, TA1 5AP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Steps Water 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.

The latest sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market — a high-water reference point.

Current estimate

£554,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2007)

£395,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 26 April 2007Most recent

    £395,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in TA1 5AP: £465,000 (2024–2022).

On the street

Versus other Wellington Road homes

Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Steps Water is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£3,160

Street avg £2,742

Above

Floor Area

125 m²

Street avg 181 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

5.3 t/year

Street avg 5.8 t/year

Above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Steps Water

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

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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

0.1 km

Aylands Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

The Castle School. 22 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around TA1 5AP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for TA1 5AP

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for TA1 5AP

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.3dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Steps Water, Wellington Road, Taunton, TA1 5AP. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.