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About Cartmel Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Cartmel Cottage is a semi-detached house in Bickenhall, Taunton, Taunton (TA3 6TX). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1001 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since November 2008. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 8.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£425/sq ft) was about 72.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold December 2021 for £425,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jul 2021
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E50
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
5.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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
See how we calculated this£463,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.5% per year over 7 years.
Last sold (2021)
£425,000
Growth on file: 8.5% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
Versus the street
Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On price per m², Cartmel Cottage stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,570
Street avg £3,372
Floor Area
93 m²
Street avg 126 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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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
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.7 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around TA3 6TX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.4dB
Everything within walking distance
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