The Old Post Office, Curland, Taunton, TA3 5BD
About The Old Post Office
The Old Post Office is a detached house in Curland, Taunton, Taunton (TA3 5BD). It has a recorded floor area of 172 m² (around 1851 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (March 2023) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). Main heating runs on oil.
Held since May 2001 — that's 25 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 172 m² the property is well over the postcode median (110 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1998–2001, sale prices on this property compounded at 18.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £651,000 sits 145.7% above the 2001 sale of £265,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£143/sq ft) was about 47% below the postcode norm.
Energy performance
The Old Post Office's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
The Old Post Office has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
The Old Post Office's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£651,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 18.2% per year over 3 years.
£265,000
Growth on file: 18.2% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
14 May 2001Most recent
£265,000
+60.6%over 2 years16 July 1998
£165,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TA3 5BD: £350,000 (2024–1997).
Versus the street
On price per m², The Old Post Office runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,541
Street avg £3,635
Floor Area
172 m²
Street avg 117 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.3 t/year
Street avg 8.1 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
1.4 km
The Greyhound — bus stop.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.9dB







