Maple Cottage, Adcombe Close, Blagdon Hill, Taunton, TA3 7SQ
About Maple Cottage
Maple Cottage is a detached house in Blagdon Hill, Taunton, Taunton (TA3 7SQ). It has a recorded floor area of 161 m² (around 1733 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (December 2021) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since June 2018. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Across 1996–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £638,000 is 32.6% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£278/sq ft) was about 46.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: December 2020 at £481,020.
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 9 December 2031
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heat pump installed, significantly improving energy efficiency
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Hot water system upgraded
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
Maple Cottage 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
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1996.
£638,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.0% per year over 25 years.
£481,020
Growth on file: 5.0% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
10 December 2020Most recent
£481,020
+104.7%over 19 years26 July 2001
£235,000
+62.1%over 5 years11 April 1996
£145,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TA3 7SQ: £540,000 (2024–2003).
Versus other Adcombe Close homes
On epc rating, Maple Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,988
Street avg £2,356
Floor Area
161 m²
Street avg 187 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.9 t/year
Street avg 7.8 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
62/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
The Old Farmhouse — bus stop.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.6dB