What kind of home is Old School House, TA4 1AZ?

Old School House, TA4 1AZ is a detached house.

What did Old School House, TA4 1AZ sell for?

Old School House, TA4 1AZ last sold for £431,000 in June 2022, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 5 sales on record going back to £137,000 in August 1997. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has Old School House, TA4 1AZ appreciated in value?

Across 5 sales between August 1997 and June 2022, Old School House, TA4 1AZ rose from £137,000 to £431,000, a change of £294,000. That works out to roughly +4.7% per year compounded over 25 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for Old School House, TA4 1AZ?

The current EPC rating for Old School House, TA4 1AZ is E with a score of 40 out of 100, lodged in April 2018. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is Old School House, TA4 1AZ?

Old School House, TA4 1AZ has a recorded floor area of 151 m² (1,625 sq ft). That makes it about 72% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in TA4 1AZ. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does Old School House, TA4 1AZ use?

The latest EPC at Old School House, TA4 1AZ records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Which area is Old School House, TA4 1AZ in?

Old School House, TA4 1AZ sits in Oake, Taunton, Taunton. It falls within the TA4 postcode district in Somerset.

How safe is the area around Old School House, TA4 1AZ?

Police records around Old School House, TA4 1AZ show an average of 81 reported crimes per month over the last 14 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 48% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is rising (32% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

What schools are near Old School House, TA4 1AZ?

The closest primary school to Old School House, TA4 1AZ is Oake, Bradford and Nynehead VC Primary (1m), one of 2 primaries within walking distance.

How well connected is Old School House, TA4 1AZ?

The closest bus stop to Old School House, TA4 1AZ is Oake Primary School, 67m away. In total there are 23 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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Old School House, Oake, Taunton, TA4 1AZ

5 sales on record

Estimated value

£465,000

Since the 2022 sale (£431,000)+8%
Against TA4 1AZ's recent median (£270,000)+72%

Newest record on this page: December 2024. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type

Detached

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

151 m²

1625 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 40

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£465,000

Against its 2022 sale (£431,000)+8%
Against TA4 1AZ's recent median (£270,000)+72%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for Old School House is modelled from its 151 m² EPC floor area, its 5 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in TA4 1AZ. 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
151 m² from the EPC lodged in April 2018
Sales of this home
5 sales recorded, the latest in 2022
Recent sales in TA4 1AZ
5 sales, median £270,000 (2024–2018)

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1997.

Sales timeline

19 June 2022Most recent
£431,000
+19.7%over 2 years
20 June 2019
£360,000
+9.1%over 11 years
2 June 2008
£330,000
+17.9%over 3 years
30 March 2005
£280,000
+104.4%over 7 years
21 August 1997
£137,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in TA4 1AZ: £270,000 (2024–2018).

Nearby sales in TA4 1AZ

Risks

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Overview

About Old School House

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Old School House is a detached house in Oake, Taunton, Taunton (TA4 1AZ). It has a recorded floor area of 151 m² (around 1625 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (April 2018) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump.

Most recent transfer: June 2022 at £431,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 1997–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.7% per year.

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Old School House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate

Apr 2018

EPC Rating

E40

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

11.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 15 April 2028

1 year remaining

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Old School House, Oake, Taunton, TA4 1AZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Old School 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.

Area

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.

Full Taunton report

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

0.1 km

Oake Primary School — bus stop.

Closest school

0.0 km

Oake, Bradford and Nynehead VC Primary. 2 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

Oake, Bradford and Nynehead VC PrimaryPrimary1m
Cotford St Luke Primary SchoolPrimary2.1km

Nearest stops

Oake Primary SchoolBus stop67m
The Old ForgeBus stop94m
Saxon CloseBus stop338m
HillcommonBus stop634m

Most reported crime locally

Violence & Sexual Offences545 reports48%
Anti-social Behaviour144 reports13%
Criminal Damage & Arson118 reports10%
Public Order116 reports10%

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around TA4 1AZ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.2dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for TA4 1AZ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.8dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

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70 dB

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80 dB

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Valuation method in detail

How the estimate is made: The estimate for Old School House is modelled from its 151 m² EPC floor area, its 5 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in TA4 1AZ. 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. 5 sales are recorded for Old School House. 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 Old School House was lodged in April 2018 at band E and is valid until April 2028. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records: Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to Old School House. 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 23 stops listed are measured in a straight line from TA4 1AZ, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.

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