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About The Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
The Cottage is a semi-detached house in Halse, Taunton, Taunton (TA4 3AF). It has a recorded floor area of 173 m² (around 1862 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2018) shows a G (score 20), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 66), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 173 m² the property is well over the postcode median (127 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £480,000 is 28% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£201/sq ft) was about 34.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold February 2019 for £375,000.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
The Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
G20
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
17.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£480,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2019)
£375,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus the street
Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
CO₂ Emissions for The Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,168
Street avg £2,282
Floor Area
173 m²
Street avg 129 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor 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
0.0 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around TA4 3AF from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.6dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 32 points of interest in total.
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