274, Bickenhall, Taunton, TA3 6TX
About 274
274 is a semi-detached house in Bickenhall, Taunton, Taunton (TA3 6TX). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2020) shows an F (score 37), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 76 m² it's 18.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (93 m² median across 7 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). Across 1996–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £389,000 is 25.5% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£379/sq ft) was about 40.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold July 2020 for £310,000.
Energy performance
274's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
274 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
Price for 274 has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
£389,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.3% per year over 24 years.
£310,000
Growth on file: 6.3% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
9 July 2020Most recent
£310,000
+305.2%over 22 years7 September 1997
£76,500
+7.7%over 1 year28 July 1996
£71,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TA3 6TX: £425,000 (2025–2018).
Nearby sales in TA3 6TX
Swallow Field, Bickenhall, Taunton, TA3 6TX
Sold Feb 2025
£637,500273, Bickenhall, Taunton, TA3 6TX
Sold Sept 2023
£300,000Cartmel Cottage, 276, Bickenhall, Taunton, TA3 6TX
Sold Dec 2021
£425,000302, Bickenhall, Taunton, TA3 6TX
Sold Sept 2018
£298,0001 The Old Dairy, Bickenhall, Taunton, TA3 6TX
Sold Aug 2017
£460,000
Versus the street
274 is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£4,079
Street avg £3,470
Floor Area
76 m²
Street avg 129 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.4 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
0.7 km
Hatch Beauchamp — bus stop.
Closest school
1.9 km
Hatch Beauchamp Church of England 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
46.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.1dB







