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About Bower House
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Bower House is a detached house in Thurlbear, Taunton, Taunton (TA3 5AY). It has a recorded floor area of 281 m² (around 3025 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Untraded for 27 years, with the last transfer in October 1999. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 281 m² the property is well over the postcode median (196 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £962,000 sits 300.8% above the 1999 sale of £240,000. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Bower House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E43
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
14.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Bower House, Thurlbear Road, Thurlbear, Taunton, TA3 5AY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Jul 2020OutbuildingPending
Erection of a triple bay timber framed garage at Bower House, Thurlbear Road, Orchard Portman (retention of part works already undertaken)
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Bower House's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1999).
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£962,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (1999)
£240,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Thurlbear Road homes
Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On floor area, Bower House stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
43 (E)
Street avg 51 (E)
Floor Area
281 m²
Street avg 182 m²
CO₂ Emissions
14.0 t/year
Street avg 7.8 t/year
Similar properties nearby
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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
0.7 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around TA3 5AY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.6dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 19 points of interest in total.
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