1 Elder Cottage, Hatch Beauchamp, Taunton, TA3 6TH

1 Elder Cottage is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Hatch Beauchamp, Taunton, Taunton (TA3 6TH). It has a recorded floor area of 109 m² (around 1173 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. At 109 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (58–109 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (40 versus a best of 68). Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (July 2023) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (May 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor.

Held since June 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 2001–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £237,000 is 20.3% above the 2006 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£168/sq ft) was about 16.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.