Bumblebee Cottage, Headwell, Curry Mallet, Taunton, TA3 6SX
About Bumblebee Cottage
Bumblebee Cottage is a detached house in Curry Mallet, Taunton, Taunton (TA3 6SX). It has a recorded floor area of 195 m² (around 2099 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (February 2012) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The latest certificate is from February 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 195 m² the property is well over the postcode median (59 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2002. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1998–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £688,000 is 45.5% above the 2013 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£225/sq ft) was about 60.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 13 years since the last transfer (August 2013).
Energy performance
Bumblebee Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Feb 2022
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 14 February 2022
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Planning history
Council records include a two-storey extension at Bumblebee Cottage.
1 application on record at Bumblebee Cottage, Headwell, Curry Mallet, Taunton, TA3 6SX
- May 2002ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey
Erection of two storey extension (GR 328/216)
- Council
- NORTH
- Reference
- 02/01147/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
Price for Bumblebee Cottage has grown more than fourfold since the 1998 starting point.
£688,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.8% per year over 15 years.
£473,000
Growth on file: 10.8% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
1 August 2013Most recent
£473,000
-5.4%over 5 years24 July 2008
£500,000
+400.0%over 10 years11 June 1998
£100,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TA3 6SX: £272,000 (2024–1996).
Nearby sales in TA3 6SX
The Old Cider Barn, Headwell, Curry Mallet, Taunton, TA3 6SX
Sold Aug 2024
£675,000Headwell, Headwell, Curry Mallet, Taunton, TA3 6SX
Sold Mar 2021
£527,000Headwell House, Headwell, Curry Mallet, Taunton, TA3 6SX
Sold Oct 2000
£210,000Clover House, Headwell, Curry Mallet, Taunton, TA3 6SX
Sold Jul 1996
£160,000
Versus other Headwell homes
On epc rating, Bumblebee Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
48 (E)
Street avg 69 (C)
Floor Area
195 m²
Street avg 98 m²
CO₂ Emissions
8.6 t/year
Street avg 3.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 4 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
62/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Headwell Post Office — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Curry Mallet Church of England Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB







