Fort House, Hele, Taunton, TA4 1AJ
About Fort House
Fort House is a detached house in Hele, Taunton, Taunton (TA4 1AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 349 m² (around 3757 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (February 2015) shows an F (score 37), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from February 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 349 m² the property is well over the postcode median (184 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. On the market in September 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years. Across 2000–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £942,000 is 19.2% above the 2015 sale price.
Energy performance
Fort House sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Feb 2025
EPC Rating
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, is a large detached home over 300m², and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Fort House 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
Fort House has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2000.
£942,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.7% per year over 16 years.
£790,000
Growth on file: 5.7% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
22 September 2015Most recent
£790,000
+138.7%over 15 years14 January 2000
£331,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TA4 1AJ: £385,000 (2024–2017).
Nearby sales in TA4 1AJ
Versus the street
Habitable Rooms for Fort House runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,264
Street avg £2,726
Floor Area
349 m²
Street avg 210 m²
Habitable Rooms
11 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
21.0 t/year
Street avg 10.0 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
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.3 km
Rumwell Hall — bus stop.
Closest school
2.1 km
Bishops Hull Primary School. 4 schools 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
41.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.4dB







