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3 sales on record
About 172
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
172 is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Higher Durston, Taunton, Taunton (TA3 5AG). It has a recorded floor area of 108 m² (around 1163 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows a G (score 19), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 59), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on wood logs. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£288/sq ft) was about 48.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 108 m² the property is well over the postcode median (69 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). Sold November 2022 for £335,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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
- StudyYes
- FireplaceYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
G19
Main Heating
—
Main Fuel
—
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Price for 172 has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£341,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 26 years.
Last sold (2022)
£335,000
Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 26 years.
Sales timeline
Versus the street
Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Years Held for 172 lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,102
Street avg £2,782
Floor Area
108 m²
Street avg 74 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around TA3 5AG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.9dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 31 points of interest in total.
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