The Dell, Outwood, West Lyng, Taunton, TA3 5AJ
About The Dell
The Dell is a detached house in West Lyng, Taunton, Taunton (TA3 5AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1950-1966. The latest certificate (June 2023) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 80 m² it sits well below the postcode median (156 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a porch and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £342,000 is 14% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£348/sq ft) was about 75.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: December 2023 at £300,000.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
3 applications on record at The Dell, Outwood, West Lyng, Taunton, TA3 5AJ
- Apr 2024OutlineOutcome in report
Certificate of Lawfulness for the proposed erection of an implement shed.
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 32/24/00001
- More recent applications — locked
- PorchFeb 2025Decision
- PorchAug 2024Decision
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Sales history & valuation
£342,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£300,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
11 December 2023Most recent
£300,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TA3 5AJ: £440,500 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in TA3 5AJ
Turntable Cottage, Outwood, West Lyng, Taunton, TA3 5AJ
Sold Apr 2025
£440,500Jubilee Cottage, Outwood, West Lyng, Taunton, TA3 5AJ
Sold Jul 2021
£675,000Sunnydale, Outwood, West Lyng, Taunton, TA3 5AJ
Sold Mar 2020
£365,000Highfield, Outwood, West Lyng, Taunton, TA3 5AJ
Sold Jan 2016
£545,000Ludbrook Cottage, Outwood, West Lyng, Taunton, TA3 5AJ
Sold Nov 2011
£200,000
Versus other Outwood homes
Floor Area for The Dell lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,750
Street avg £2,774
Floor Area
80 m²
Street avg 161 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 7.9 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







