Highfield, Outwood, West Lyng, Taunton, TA3 5AJ
About Highfield
Highfield is a detached house in West Lyng, Taunton, Taunton (TA3 5AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 295 m² (around 3175 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (May 2013) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from May 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 295 m² the property is well over the postcode median (137 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £698,000 is 28.1% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£172/sq ft) was about 30.3% below the postcode norm. Last changed hands 10 years ago, in January 2016.
Energy performance
Highfield's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 May 2023
EPC Rating
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Planning history
2 applications on record at Highfield, Outwood, West Lyng, Taunton, TA3 5AJ
- Apr 2004ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Conversion of garage to living accommodation, erection of first floor extension to garage forming ancillary accommodation and part single storey, part two storey link extension
- Reference
- 32/04/00005
- More recent applications — locked
- Garage ConversionJun 2004Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1996.
£698,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.8% per year over 20 years.
£545,000
Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
14 January 2016Most recent
£545,000
+71.9%over 13 years3 October 2002
£317,000
+76.1%over 6 years30 June 1996
£180,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TA3 5AJ: £440,500 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in TA3 5AJ
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Sold Apr 2025
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Sold Dec 2023
£300,000Jubilee Cottage, Outwood, West Lyng, Taunton, TA3 5AJ
Sold Jul 2021
£675,000Sunnydale, Outwood, West Lyng, Taunton, TA3 5AJ
Sold Mar 2020
£365,000Ludbrook Cottage, Outwood, West Lyng, Taunton, TA3 5AJ
Sold Nov 2011
£200,000
Versus other Outwood homes
Floor Area for Highfield runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,847
Street avg £3,091
Floor Area
295 m²
Street avg 130 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 6.7 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
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Woodcroft — bus stop.
Closest school
2.8 km
North Newton Community Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.0dB







