5 West Street, Bishops Lydeard, Taunton, TA4 3AU
About 5 West Street
5 West Street is a five-bedroom mid-terrace house in Bishops Lydeard, Taunton, Taunton (TA4 3AU). It has a recorded floor area of 190 m² (around 2045 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2020) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75).
Held since July 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 190 m² the property is well over the postcode median (106 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £584,000 is 46% above the 2005 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£196/sq ft) was about 92.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageIntegral
Energy performance
5 West Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
5 West Street has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 5 West Street was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£584,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£400,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
3 July 2005Most recent
£400,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TA4 3AU: £225,000 (2019–2003).
Nearby sales in TA4 3AU
Versus other West Street homes
5 West Street is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£2,105
Street avg £1,503
Floor Area
190 m²
Street avg 151 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.5 t/year
Street avg 5.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Church Street Police Station — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Bishops Lydeard Church School. 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
48.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.1dB







