Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Estimated value
£314,000
Newest record on this page: April 2023. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Our estimate
£314,000
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The estimate for 287 is modelled from its 92 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in TA3 5BY. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Floor area
92 m² from the EPC lodged in November 2017
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2018
Recent sales in TA3 5BY
5 sales, median £350,000 (2023–2018)
| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: April 2023 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | None on this home | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
287 changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
23 January 2018Most recent
£240,000
+71.4%over 8 months1 June 2017
£140,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TA3 5BY: £350,000 (2023–2018).
The Cottage, Stoke St Mary, Taunton, TA3 5BY
Sold Apr 2023
Smithy Cottage, Stoke St Mary, Taunton, TA3 5BY
Sold Jun 2021
Court Croft, Stoke St Mary, Taunton, TA3 5BY
Sold Mar 2020
Coseley, Stoke St Mary, Taunton, TA3 5BY
Sold Mar 2019
Woodfordes, Stoke St Mary, Taunton, TA3 5BY
Sold May 2018
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287 is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Stoke St. Mary, Taunton, Taunton (TA3 5BY). It has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (around 990 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2017) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in January 2014 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Period features are noted in the property record.
Last sold in January 2018, so it's been off the market for around 9 years. Across 2017–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 71.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £314,000 is 30.8% above the 2018 sale price.
287's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Certificate validity
Valid until 9 November 2027
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Wall insulation improved
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
287 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.
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
0.1 km
Village Hall — bus stop.
Closest school
1.3 km
Thurlbear Church of England Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
41.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.4dB
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Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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