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Get started3 Backham Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in North Curry, Taunton, Taunton (TA3 6ND). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2012) shows a C (score 72). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since April 2010. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 91). The latest certificate is from May 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a balcony and notable views.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £277,000 sits 53.9% above the 2012 sale of £180,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£239/sq ft) was about 32.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 70 m² it sits well below the postcode median (201 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs). Last sold in June 2012, so it's been off the market for around 14 years.
3 Backham Cottages's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 May 2022
3 Backham Cottages has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
£277,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.0% per year over 17 years.
£180,000
Growth on file: 8.0% per year over 17 years.
On epc rating, 3 Backham Cottages stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,571
Street avg £2,823
Floor Area
70 m²
Street avg 206 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
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
0.3 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.5dB

1 June 2012Most recent
£180,000
+50.0%over 4 years3 April 2008
£120,000
+150.0%over 13 years24 February 1995
£48,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TA3 6ND: £500,000 (2023–2011).
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.1 t/year
Street avg 9.7 t/year
TA3 6QT
Borough Post — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
North Curry CofE Primary School. 1 school nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.5dB
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