Glebe Cottage, Hele, Taunton, TA4 1AJ
About Glebe Cottage
Glebe Cottage is a semi-detached house in Hele, Taunton, Taunton (TA4 1AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2018) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 100), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 87 m² it sits well below the postcode median (258 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2002–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £358,000 is 23.4% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£310/sq ft) was about 55% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: October 2019 at £290,000.
Energy performance
Glebe Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Glebe 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 at least doubled since 2002.
£358,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.0% per year over 17 years.
£290,000
Growth on file: 5.0% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
23 October 2019Most recent
£290,000
+26.1%over 13 years31 July 2006
£230,000
+84.0%over 4 years23 June 2002
£125,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TA4 1AJ: £385,000 (2024–2016).
Nearby sales in TA4 1AJ
Versus the street
On floor area, Glebe Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,333
Street avg £2,592
Floor Area
87 m²
Street avg 234 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.0 t/year
Street avg 11.3 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







