1 Stonehouse Cottages, Hele, Taunton, TA4 1AH

1 Stonehouse Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Hele, Taunton, Taunton (TA4 1AH). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1227 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (July 2014) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in May 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on bulk wood pellets. The latest certificate is from July 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 114 m² the property is well over the postcode median (81 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £422,000 sits 68.8% above the 2011 sale of £249,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£204/sq ft) was about 266.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in July 2011, so it's been off the market for around 15 years.