Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Heartsease Cottage, Higher Street, Curry Mallet, Taunton, TA3 6SY
Notable views1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
3
Floor area
163 m²
1755 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 59
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Freehold
About Heartsease Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Heartsease Cottage is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Curry Mallet, Taunton, Taunton (TA3 6SY). It has a recorded floor area of 163 m² (around 1755 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (September 2024) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include notable views. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
At 163 m² the property is well over the postcode median (105 m² across 23 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2022. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 9 years since the last transfer (August 2017). Today's modelled estimate of £524,000 is 24.8% above the 2017 sale price.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenWrap around
- GarageDouble
- Notable viewsYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
- RefurbishedYes
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate
Sept 2024EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D59
E
F
G
Main Heating
Heat Pump
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 23 September 2034
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Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseFreeholdEPC DPre-1919 buildNo mains gas
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Heartsease Cottage, Higher Street, Curry Mallet, Taunton, TA3 6SY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Heartsease Cottage has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at Heartsease Cottage, Higher Street, Curry Mallet, Taunton, TA3 6SY
1decisions1extensions21documents
- Mar 2022ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Rear single-storey extension
- Documents
- 21 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/00011/HOU
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Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Heartsease Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£524,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2017)
£420,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
10 August 2017Most recent
£420,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TA3 6SY: £370,000 (2026–2023).
Nearby sales in TA3 6SY
9 Doble Close, Higher Street, Curry Mallet, Taunton, TA3 6SY
Sold Apr 2026
£290,000Stud Farm Cottage, Higher Street, Curry Mallet, Taunton, TA3 6SY
Sold May 2025
£370,000Pyne Cottage, Higher Street, Curry Mallet, Taunton, TA3 6SY
Sold Feb 2025
£600,000Fairholme Cottage, Higher Street, Curry Mallet, Taunton, TA3 6SY
Sold Oct 2024
£365,000Lyddons Farmhouse, Higher Street, Curry Mallet, Taunton, TA3 6SY
Sold Nov 2023
£1,250,000
Versus other Higher Street homes
Four headline reads against 23 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Heartsease Cottage outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,577
Street avg £2,786
Floor Area
163 m²
Street avg 128 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 5.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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
0.8 km
Curry Mallet Church of England Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around TA3 6SY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.9dB
55 dB
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65 dB
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80 dB
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