5 Beech Tree Close, Wiveliscombe, Taunton, TA4 2PE

5 Beech Tree Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Wiveliscombe, Taunton, Taunton (TA4 2PE). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2019) returns a high B (score 85), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. When first surveyed in July 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Good to Very Good and lighting went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 92). The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal.

Untraded for 26 years, with the last transfer in June 2000. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 71 m² it's 27.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (98 m² median across 5 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £320,000 sits 229.9% above the 2000 sale of £97,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£127/sq ft) was about 33.1% below the postcode norm.