What type of property is 17 Ashford Road, TA1 5DH?

17 Ashford Road, TA1 5DH is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 17 Ashford Road, TA1 5DH sell for?

17 Ashford Road, TA1 5DH last sold for £230,000 in April 2022, around 4 years ago. Before that, it sold for £105,000 in October 2005, so prices have been rising over 17 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 17 Ashford Road, TA1 5DH appreciated in value?

Across 2 sales between October 2005 and April 2022, 17 Ashford Road, TA1 5DH rose from £105,000 to £230,000, a change of £125,000. That works out to roughly +4.9% per year compounded over 17 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 17 Ashford Road, TA1 5DH?

The current EPC rating for 17 Ashford Road, TA1 5DH is E with a score of 50 out of 100, lodged in March 2022. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 17 Ashford Road, TA1 5DH?

17 Ashford Road, TA1 5DH has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (1,076 sq ft), around 33 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

How is 17 Ashford Road, TA1 5DH heated?

The latest EPC at 17 Ashford Road, TA1 5DH records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 17 Ashford Road, TA1 5DH?

17 Ashford Road, TA1 5DH is in council tax band A. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is 17 Ashford Road, TA1 5DH located?

17 Ashford Road, TA1 5DH sits in Taunton. It falls within the TA1 postcode district in Somerset.

How safe is the area around 17 Ashford Road, TA1 5DH?

Police records around 17 Ashford Road, TA1 5DH 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.

Which schools serve 17 Ashford Road, TA1 5DH?

The closest primary school to 17 Ashford Road, TA1 5DH is Bishop Henderson Church of England Primary School, Taunton (199m), one of 14 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is The Castle School (948m), with 3 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 17 Ashford Road, TA1 5DH?

The closest bus stop to 17 Ashford Road, TA1 5DH is Shepherds Rest, 183m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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17 Ashford Road, Taunton, TA1 5DH

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

100 m²

1076 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 50

Council tax

Band A

Overview

About 17 Ashford Road

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

17 Ashford Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Taunton (TA1 5DH). It has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (around 1076 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.

Across 2005–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £262,000 is 13.9% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£214/sq ft) was about 34.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold April 2022 for £230,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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
Bathrooms1

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageYes

Building

Heating systemGas
Period featuresYes
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.

17 Ashford Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

E50

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

6.0 t/year

Occupancy

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Ashford Road, Taunton, TA1 5DH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

17 Ashford Road 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.

17 Ashford Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2005.

Current estimate

£262,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.9% per year over 17 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£230,000

Growth on file: 4.9% per year over 17 years.

Sales timeline

27 April 2022Most recent
£230,000
+119.0%over 16 years
13 October 2005
£105,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in TA1 5DH: £225,000 (2025–2019).

Nearby sales in TA1 5DH

On the street

Versus other Ashford Road homes

Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

17 Ashford Road outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,300

Street avg £1,978

Above

Floor Area

100 m²

Street avg 106 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

6.0 t/year

Street avg 5.5 t/year

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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

0.2 km

Shepherds Rest — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Bishop Henderson Church of England Primary School, Taunton. 17 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.1dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for TA1 5DH

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.5dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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