1 Carpenters Close, Ruishton, Taunton, TA3 5JE
About 1 Carpenters Close
1 Carpenters Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Ruishton, Taunton, Taunton (TA3 5JE). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2017) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory. The home occupies a corner plot.
Held since July 2001 — that's 25 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £326,000 sits 171.8% above the 2001 sale of £119,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£115/sq ft) was about 56% below the postcode norm.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
- Corner plotYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 Carpenters Close 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
1 Carpenters Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£326,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£119,950
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
19 July 2001Most recent
£119,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in TA3 5JE: £215,000 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in TA3 5JE
The Carpenters, Ruishton, Taunton, TA3 5JE
Sold Jul 2024
£182,5004 Carpenters Close, Ruishton, Taunton, TA3 5JE
Sold Sept 2021
£268,5005 Carpenters Close, Ruishton, Taunton, TA3 5JE
Sold Feb 2021
£255,000Hartnells, Ruishton, Taunton, TA3 5JE
Sold Jul 2012
£160,0002 Carpenters Close, Ruishton, Taunton, TA3 5JE
Sold Aug 2010
£171,000
Versus other Carpenters Close homes
Price per m² for 1 Carpenters Close lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,237
Street avg £3,288
Floor Area
97 m²
Street avg 90 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 3.1 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
0.1 km
Lawn Meadow — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Ruishton Church of England School. 8 schools nearby.
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
49.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.3dB







