1 Croft Cottages, West Street, Wiveliscombe, Taunton, TA4 2JP

1 Croft Cottages is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Wiveliscombe, Taunton, Taunton (TA4 2JP). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (December 2018) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in August 2015 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 91), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in April 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 50 m² it sits well below the postcode median (95 m² across 16 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £165,000 is 43.5% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£214/sq ft) was about 172.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.