Lion House, Flat 2, 2 High Street, Wiveliscombe, Taunton, TA4 2JX
About Lion House
Lion House is a one-bedroom property in Wiveliscombe, Taunton, Taunton (TA4 2JX). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 533 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band A. At 50 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across Lion House (50–97 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to D across 5 units on file. The latest certificate (December 2011) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 64). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from December 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 27 years, with the last transfer in March 1999. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £123,000 sits 256.5% above the 1999 sale of £34,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£65/sq ft) was about 45.3% below the postcode norm. At 50 m² it sits well below the postcode median (75 m² across 28 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
Energy performance
Lion House'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Dec 2021
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Lion House has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Lion House's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1999).
£123,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£34,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
31 March 1999Most recent
£34,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in TA4 2JX: £300,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in TA4 2JX
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Sold Sept 2025
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Sold Oct 2024
£365,00014 High Street, Wiveliscombe, Taunton, TA4 2JX
Sold Aug 2024
£215,000Stone Cottage, High Street, Wiveliscombe, Taunton, TA4 2JX
Sold Jun 2024
£180,00019 High Street, Wiveliscombe, Taunton, TA4 2JX
Sold Apr 2024
£300,000
Versus other High Street homes
On price per m², Lion House runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£696
Street avg £1,824
Floor Area
50 m²
Street avg 73 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 4.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.6dB







