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Get startedTurntable Cottage is a semi-detached house in West Lyng, Taunton, Taunton (TA3 5AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 156 m² (around 1679 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (November 2019) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in August 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Very Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Main heating runs on oil.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 3.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£262/sq ft) was about 52.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. A recent sale: £440,500 in April 2025. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2014. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Turntable Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Council records include a two-storey extension at Turntable Cottage.
Extension: Two storey
Erection of a two-storey side (NE) extension to include an attached garage and formation of driveway
Turntable Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£434,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.9% per year over 4 years.
£440,500
Growth on file: 3.9% per year over 4 years.
On years held, Turntable Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,824
Street avg £2,928
Floor Area
156 m²
Street avg 150 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.3dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Roof insulation improved
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
More low energy lighting installed
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25 April 2025Most recent
£440,500
+16.5%over 4 years7 April 2021
£378,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TA3 5AJ: £545,000 (2023–2016).
CO₂ Emissions
6.0 t/year
Street avg 7.6 t/year
TA3 5PZ
Woodcroft — bus stop.
Closest school
2.8 km
North Newton Community Primary School. 1 school nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.0dB
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