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18 Ganges Close, Fivehead, Taunton, TA3 6PG

1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
5
Floor area
139 m²
1496 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 58
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 18 Ganges Close

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

18 Ganges Close is a five-bedroom detached house in Fivehead, Taunton, Taunton (TA3 6PG). It has a recorded floor area of 139 m² (around 1496 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). Main heating runs on oil.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2010. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 139 m² it's 26.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (110 m² median across 12 EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£330/sq ft) was about 52.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £493,000 in July 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

  • Bedrooms5

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

18 Ganges Close's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D58
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
6.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Late 20th centuryDetached HouseEPC DExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gas

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 18 Ganges Close, Fivehead, Taunton, TA3 6PG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

18 Ganges Close has an approved single-storey extension on the planning record.

1 application on record at 18 Ganges Close, Fivehead, Taunton, TA3 6PG

1decisions1extensions10documents
  1. Sept 2010
    ExtensionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Single storey

    Erection of a single storey extension.( GR 335248/123040 )

    Council
    NORTH
    Documents
    10 docs on file
    Reference
    10/03146/FUL
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£521,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2022)

£493,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 4 July 2022Most recent

    £493,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in TA3 6PG: £335,000 (2022–2019).

On the street

Versus other Ganges Close homes

Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

18 Ganges Close is notably below the street on years held.

Price per m²

£3,547

Street avg £2,567

Strongly above

Floor Area

139 m²

Street avg 120 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

6.4 t/year

Street avg 4.9 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£458k

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TA3 6PG

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£469k

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TA3 6DD

4 bed2 bath
£403k

1 Crimthorne Cottages, Hatch Beauchamp

TA3 6SW

4 bed2 bath
£444k

1 Church Road, North Curry

TA3 6LG

3 bed
£350k

1 Chapel Close, North Curry

TA3 6JW

3 bed2 bath
£313k

1 Busfurlong Cottages, Isle Brewers

TA3 6QT

3 bed
£490k

1 Broomfield Park, Willey Road, Stoke St Gregory

TA3 6FE

£255k

1 Fieldgate, Curry Mallet

TA3 6AL

3 bed1 bath
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Taunton district page.
Full Taunton report

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

0.2 km

Butchers Hill War Memorial — bus stop.

Closest school

2.6 km

Curry Mallet Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around TA3 6PG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for TA3 6PG

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for TA3 6PG

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.7dB

Low
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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