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Manor Farm Cottage, Oake, Taunton, TA4 1BA

Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
102 m²
1098 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 52
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Private Rental
Overview

About Manor Farm Cottage

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

Manor Farm Cottage is a semi-detached house in Oake, Taunton, Taunton (TA4 1BA). It has a recorded floor area of 102 m² (around 1098 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since May 2015. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while lighting dropped from Very Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 96), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

At 102 m² it sits well below the postcode median (216 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

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

Manor Farm Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
May 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E52
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.0 t/year
Occupancy
Rented

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

May 2025from May 2015
Windows
Mostly DoubleFull Double

Windows upgraded, improving insulation

Roof
Very PoorPoor

Roof insulation improved

Low Energy Lighting
79%21%

Low energy lighting percentage decreased

SDL Surveying

Get a survey for this property

Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gas

Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Manor Farm Cottage, Oake, Taunton, TA4 1BA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Manor Farm 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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Manor Farm Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.

Current estimate

£325,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this

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 5 sales in TA4 1BA: £415,000 (2025–2019).

On the street

Versus the street

Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for Manor Farm Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.

EPC Rating

52 (E)

Street avg 56 (D)

On par

Floor Area

102 m²

Street avg 266 m²

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

6.0 t/year

Street avg 11.9 t/year

On par

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Manor Farm Cottage

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£314k

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TA4 1DA

£337k

1 Alverstone Street, Rumwell

TA4 1FN

£291k

1 Bethell Mead, Cotford St Luke

TA4 1HZ

3 bed
£287k

1 Bridge Cottages, Oake

TA4 1AY

£286k

1 Crispin Close, Rumwell

TA4 1FQ

£370k

1 Burge Crescent, Cotford St Luke

TA4 1NU

£372k

1 Blagroves Cottages, Hillcommon

TA4 1DY

3 bed1 bath
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

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

0.5 km

Oake Primary School — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

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

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

42.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for TA4 1BA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.6dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Manor Farm Cottage, Oake, Taunton, TA4 1BA. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.