What kind of home is 12 High Street, TA4 2JX?

12 High Street, TA4 2JX is a 6-bedroom semi-detached house, listed for its heritage value.

What did 12 High Street, TA4 2JX sell for?

12 High Street, TA4 2JX last sold for £340,000 in July 2022, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £40,000 in August 1996. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 12 High Street, TA4 2JX?

Across 4 sales between August 1996 and July 2022, 12 High Street, TA4 2JX rose from £40,000 to £340,000, a change of £300,000. That works out to roughly +8.6% per year compounded over 26 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 12 High Street, TA4 2JX?

The current EPC rating for 12 High Street, TA4 2JX is D with a score of 58 out of 100, lodged in June 2021. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 12 High Street, TA4 2JX?

12 High Street, TA4 2JX has a recorded floor area of 229 m² (2,465 sq ft), around 38 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 253% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in TA4 2JX. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 12 High Street, TA4 2JX use?

The latest EPC at 12 High Street, TA4 2JX records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 12 High Street, TA4 2JX?

12 High Street, TA4 2JX is in council tax band A. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is 12 High Street, TA4 2JX in?

12 High Street, TA4 2JX sits in Wiveliscombe, Taunton, Taunton. It falls within the TA4 postcode district in Somerset.

What is crime like near 12 High Street, TA4 2JX?

Police records around 12 High Street, TA4 2JX show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 7 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 63% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 12 High Street, TA4 2JX?

The closest primary school to 12 High Street, TA4 2JX is Wiveliscombe Primary School (382m). The closest secondary is Kingsmead Academy (327m).

How well connected is 12 High Street, TA4 2JX?

The closest bus stop to 12 High Street, TA4 2JX is Wiveliscombe Square, 65m away. In total there are 13 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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12 High Street, Wiveliscombe, Taunton, TA4 2JX

Listed building4 sales on record1 planning record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

229 m²

2465 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 58

Council tax

Band A

Tenure

Freehold

Overview

About 12 High Street

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

12 High Street is a six-bedroom semi-detached house in Wiveliscombe, Taunton, Taunton (TA4 2JX). It has a recorded floor area of 229 m² (around 2465 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. Tenure is freehold. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Other recorded features include a basement and a loft. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.

At 229 m² the property is well over the postcode median (70 m² across 28 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Across 1996–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £417,000 is 22.6% above the 2022 sale price. Last sale on file: £340,000 in July 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2025.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms6
Bathrooms2
Dining roomYes
LoftYes
BasementYes

Outside

Private gardenYes

Building

TenureFreehold
Listed buildingYes

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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.

12 High Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

D58

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Very Poor

CO2 Emissions

10.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 12 High Street, Wiveliscombe, Taunton, TA4 2JX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at 12 High Street, Wiveliscombe, Taunton, TA4 2JX

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Replacement of wooden window frame and installation of glass in pavement level cellar window at 12 High Street, Wiveliscombe
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Reference
49/24/0059/LB
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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Price for 12 High Street has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.

Current estimate

£417,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.6% per year over 26 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£340,000

Growth on file: 8.6% per year over 26 years.

Sales timeline

4 July 2022Most recent
£340,000
+250.5%over 22 years
10 January 2000
£97,000
+25.2%over 2 years
31 July 1997
£77,499
+93.7%over 12 months
6 August 1996
£40,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in TA4 2JX: £300,000 (2025–2024).

Nearby sales in TA4 2JX

On the street

Versus other High Street homes

Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On floor area, 12 High Street stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£1,485

Street avg £1,842

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Floor Area

229 m²

Street avg 172 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

10.0 t/year

Street avg 9.5 t/year

On par

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

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

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TA4 2LR

4 bed1 bath

£264k

1 Coopers Heights, Wiveliscombe

TA4 2YB

4 bed

£387k

1 Collard Close, Wiveliscombe

TA4 2ES

£376k

1 Frogwell Cottages, Skilgate

TA4 2DP

£359k

1 Gadds Orchard, Wiveliscombe

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£350k

1 Beech Tree Close, Wiveliscombe

TA4 2PE

£515k

1 Ford Road, Wiveliscombe

TA4 2NJ

Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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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

0.1 km

Wiveliscombe Square — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Kingsmead Academy. 2 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around TA4 2JX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.6dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for TA4 2JX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.6dB

Low

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70 dB

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