Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Barn House, Taunton Road, Bishops Lydeard, Taunton, TA4 3BN
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
161 m²
1733 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 57
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About Barn House
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Barn House is a detached house in Bishops Lydeard, Taunton, Taunton (TA4 3BN). It has a recorded floor area of 161 m² (around 1733 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).
At 161 m² the property is well over the postcode median (121 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £568,000 is 18.8% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£276/sq ft) was about 89.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £478,000 in January 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Barn House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate
Jul 2020EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D57
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 30 July 2030
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Level 3 Building Survey
Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC DPre-1919 build
Because the property was built before 1919, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Barn House, Taunton Road, Bishops Lydeard, Taunton, TA4 3BN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Barn House has no planning applications on record.
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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
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£568,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2021)
£478,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
7 January 2021Most recent
£478,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TA4 3BN: £315,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in TA4 3BN
2 Taunton Road, Bishops Lydeard, Taunton, TA4 3BN
Sold Mar 2025
£260,0003 Taunton Road, Bishops Lydeard, Taunton, TA4 3BN
Sold Jul 2024
£362,000Wayside House, Flat 1, Taunton Road, Bishops Lydeard, Taunton, TA4 3BN
Sold Jan 2023
£192,0004 Taunton Road, Bishops Lydeard, Taunton, TA4 3BN
Sold Mar 2022
£520,000Westaway Cottage, Taunton Road, Bishops Lydeard, Taunton, TA4 3BN
Sold Mar 2016
£118,000
Versus other Taunton Road homes
Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On floor area, Barn House stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,969
Street avg £2,321
Floor Area
161 m²
Street avg 121 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.6 t/year
Street avg 5.7 t/year
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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.
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
81/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
The Old Post Office — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 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
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around TA4 3BN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.7dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4Common questions
The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Barn House, Taunton Road, Bishops Lydeard, Taunton, TA4 3BN. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.