Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
The Garden Cottage, Oake Green, Oake, Taunton, TA4 1AS
Estimated value
£195,000
- Against TA4 1AS's recent median (£650,000)-70%
Newest record on this page: July 2024. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
2
From EPC
Floor area
32 m²
344 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 52
Council tax
Band A
Tenure
Private Rental
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£195,000
- Against TA4 1AS's recent median (£650,000)-70%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for The Garden Cottage is modelled from its 32 m² EPC floor area, the absence of a recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in TA4 1AS. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
32 m² from the EPC lodged in October 2019
Sales of this home
No sale recorded since 1995
Recent sales in TA4 1AS
3 sales, median £650,000 (2024–1998)
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|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: July 2024 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | None on this home | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The Garden Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 3 sales in TA4 1AS: £650,000 (2024–1998).
What this page doesn't show
Nothing is flagged from the data on this page, but these checks are only run in the report. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About The Garden Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
The Garden Cottage is a detached house in Oake, Taunton, Taunton (TA4 1AS). It has a recorded floor area of 32 m² (around 344 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (October 2019) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in May 2015 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 32 m² it sits well below the postcode median (198 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs).
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Oct 2019
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E52
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.2 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Certificate validity
Valid until 9 October 2029
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Oct 2019from May 2015
EPC improved fromF35toE52
Windows
AverageGood
Window efficiency improved
Roof Insulation
UninsulatedInsulated
Roof insulation improved
Low Energy Lighting
40%100%
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against The Garden Cottage, Oake Green, Oake, Taunton, TA4 1AS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
The Garden 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.
Versus other Oake Green homes
Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Floor Area for The Garden Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
52 (E)
Street avg 61 (D)
Floor Area
32 m²
Street avg 226 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 9.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Taunton district page.
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
81/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.6 km
The Old Forge — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Oake, Bradford and Nynehead VC Primary. 2 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Oake, Bradford and Nynehead VC PrimaryPrimary630m
- Cotford St Luke Primary SchoolPrimary1.9km
Nearest stops
- The Old ForgeBus stop575m
- Oake Primary SchoolBus stop610m
- Steps BridgeBus stop747m
- Step BridgeBus stop788m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences545 reports48%
- Anti-social Behaviour144 reports13%
- Criminal Damage & Arson118 reports10%
- Public Order116 reports10%
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
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around TA4 1AS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
41.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.4dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildNo mains gas
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for The Garden Cottage is modelled from its 32 m² EPC floor area, the absence of a recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in TA4 1AS. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. No sale is recorded for The Garden Cottage, which usually means it hasn't changed hands since 1995 or the sale was not for value. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for The Garden Cottage was lodged in October 2019 at band E and is valid until October 2029. 2 certificates are on record, which shows how the home has changed.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to The Garden Cottage. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 14 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 2 schools and 24 stops listed are measured in a straight line from TA4 1AS, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- The Garden Cottage is in council tax band A. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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