1 Portman Flats, Staple Fitzpaine, Taunton, TA3 5SW
About 1 Portman Flats
1 Portman Flats is a semi-detached house in Staple Fitzpaine, Taunton, Taunton (TA3 5SW). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 527 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1976-1982. The latest certificate (June 2023) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
From £820 · Includes VAT
Planning history
1 Portman Flats 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 Portman Flats has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£185,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in TA3 5SW: £420,000 (2025–2013).
Nearby sales in TA3 5SW
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Sold Oct 2023
£390,000School House, Staple Fitzpaine, Taunton, TA3 5SW
Sold Sept 2017
£322,000Staple Barton, Staple Fitzpaine, Taunton, TA3 5SW
Sold Oct 2013
£420,000222, Staple Fitzpaine, Taunton, TA3 5SW
Sold Sept 2013
£585,000
Versus the street
On co₂ emissions, 1 Portman Flats stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
58 (D)
Street avg 48 (E)
Floor Area
49 m²
Street avg 71 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.5 t/year
Street avg 4.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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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
0.0 km
The Greyhound — bus stop.
Closest school
2.7 km
Thurlbear Church of England Primary School. 1 school 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
44.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.7dB







