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 £612,000 is 27.2% 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
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.
£612,000
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
3/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