Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Forge Cottage, West Lyng, Taunton, TA3 5AP
Last sold (1998)
£64,000
We only model an estimate once an EPC gives us the home's size and spec. The full report sets it against recent comparable sales.
- TA3 5AP recent median£410,000
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Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 1998
Recent sales in TA3 5AP
5 sales, median £410,000 (2025–2019)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: March 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Not available | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | None on this home | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on Forge Cottage was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Sales timeline
29 April 1998Most recent
£64,000
+12.3%over 1 year3 October 1996
£57,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TA3 5AP: £410,000 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in TA3 5AP
Lyng Court, West Lyng, Taunton, TA3 5AP
Sold Mar 2025
£500,000Bethlyne, West Lyng, Taunton, TA3 5AP
Sold Mar 2025
£410,000Rosedale, West Lyng, Taunton, TA3 5AP
Sold May 2020
£432,500Summerleigh, West Lyng, Taunton, TA3 5AP
Sold Oct 2019
£310,000Gable Cottage, West Lyng, Taunton, TA3 5AP
Sold May 2019
£385,000
What this page doesn't show
1 potential issue has already been flagged for Forge Cottage, West Lyng, Taunton, TA3 5AP. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Larger development activity nearbyIn report
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About Forge Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Forge Cottage is a property in West Lyng, Taunton, Taunton (TA3 5AP).
It hasn't traded since April 1998, a hold of 28 years that's notably long for the area. Across 1996–1998, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.7% per year.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
No EPC on record
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Forge Cottage, West Lyng, Taunton, TA3 5AP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Forge Cottage has no planning applications on record.
1
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
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.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
62/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.5 km
Parsonage Farm — bus stop.
Closest school
3.0 km
Stoke St Gregory Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.
Nearest schools
- Stoke St Gregory Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary3.0km
Nearest stops
- Parsonage FarmBus stop464m
- North Curry TurnBus stop564m
- Hill View TerraceBus stop857m
- West LyngBus stop1.1km
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences366 reports45%
- Anti-social Behaviour108 reports13%
- Public Order77 reports10%
- Criminal Damage & Arson59 reports7%
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around TA3 5AP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.1dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- We don't publish an estimate for Forge Cottage because there is no EPC to tell the model the home's size and specification. The full report sets its records against recent comparable sales in TA3 5AP.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for Forge Cottage. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- There is no Energy Performance Certificate on the public register for Forge Cottage. A valid EPC is needed to sell or let a home in England and Wales, and lasts 10 years.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to Forge Cottage. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 13 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 1 school and 23 stops listed are measured in a straight line from TA3 5AP, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
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