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8 Bethell Mead, Cotford St Luke, Taunton, TA4 1HZ

5 sales on record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
3
Floor area
168 m²
1808 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 72
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 8 Bethell Mead

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

8 Bethell Mead is a four-bedroom detached house in Cotford St. Luke, Taunton, Taunton (TA4 1HZ). It has a recorded floor area of 168 m² (around 1808 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (May 2015) shows a C (score 72). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). The latest certificate is from May 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 168 m² the property is well over the postcode median (107 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Most recent transfer: November 2023 at £500,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2004–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£276/sq ft) was about 47.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms3
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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.

8 Bethell Mead's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 25 May 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C72
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Bethell Mead, Cotford St Luke, Taunton, TA4 1HZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Bethell Mead 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.

Latest sale on 8 Bethell Mead was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£492,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.8% per year over 20 years.

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Last sold (2023)

£500,000

Growth on file: 2.8% per year over 20 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 27 November 2023Most recent

    £500,000

    +41.3%over 7 years
  2. 29 January 2016

    £353,900

    +4.1%over 8 years
  3. 30 September 2007

    £340,000

    +10.7%over 1 year
  4. 20 October 2005

    £307,000

    +7.2%over 1 year
  5. 16 January 2004

    £286,514

Median price across the last 5 sales in TA4 1HZ: £350,000 (2023–2015).

On the street

Versus other Bethell Mead homes

Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

8 Bethell Mead is notably below the street on years held.

Price per m²

£2,976

Street avg £2,460

Strongly above

Floor Area

168 m²

Street avg 131 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

4.8 t/year

Street avg 3.8 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 8 Bethell Mead

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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
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.

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

0.1 km

Cotford St Luke School — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

Cotford St Luke Primary School. 3 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 1HZ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for TA4 1HZ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for TA4 1HZ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.6dB

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

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 8 Bethell Mead, Cotford St Luke, Taunton, TA4 1HZ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.