4 Backham Cottages, Borough Post, North Curry, Taunton, TA3 6ND
About 4 Backham Cottages
4 Backham Cottages is an end-of-terrace house in North Curry, Taunton, Taunton (TA3 6ND). It has a recorded floor area of 125 m² (around 1340 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2011) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 60), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from April 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 125 m² it sits well below the postcode median (201 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). Last changed hands 15 years ago, in July 2011. Today's modelled estimate of £350,000 is 47.1% above the 2011 sale price.
Energy performance
4 Backham Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
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EPC Rating
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Planning history
4 Backham Cottages has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
4 Backham Cottages valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£350,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£238,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
11 July 2011Most recent
£238,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TA3 6ND: £500,000 (2023–2012).
Nearby sales in TA3 6ND
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£500,000Spearings, Borough Post, North Curry, Taunton, TA3 6ND
Sold Aug 2016
£600,0003 Backham Cottages, Borough Post, North Curry, Taunton, TA3 6ND
Sold May 2012
£180,000
Versus other Borough Post homes
Price per m² for 4 Backham Cottages lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,911
Street avg £2,988
Floor Area
125 m²
Street avg 195 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 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
0.3 km
Borough Post — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
North Curry CofE 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
42.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.5dB







