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Westaway Cottage, Taunton Road, Bishops Lydeard, Taunton, TA4 3BN

3 sales on record
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
101 m²
1087 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 55
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Westaway Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Westaway Cottage is a detached house in Bishops Lydeard, Taunton, Taunton (TA4 3BN). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1087 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2024) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 105), a 3-band jump.

Across 2002–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £277,000 sits 134.7% above the 2016 sale of £118,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£109/sq ft) was about 28.2% below the postcode norm. Last changed hands 10 years ago, in March 2016. At 101 m² it's 29.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (144 m² median across 6 EPCs).

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D55
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC DPre-1919 build

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Westaway Cottage, Taunton Road, Bishops Lydeard, Taunton, TA4 3BN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Westaway Cottage has no planning applications on record.

1

But the area is active

1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Westaway Cottage's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2002).

Current estimate

£277,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.1% per year over 14 years.

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Last sold (2016)

£118,000

Growth on file: 2.1% per year over 14 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 29 March 2016Most recent

    £118,000

    -15.7%over 9 years

  2. 5 October 2006

    £140,000

    +58.2%over 4 years

  3. 18 September 2002

    £88,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in TA4 3BN: £362,000 (2025–2021).

On the street

Versus other Taunton Road homes

Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Westaway Cottage is notably below the street on price per m².

Price per m²

£1,168

Street avg £2,682

Strongly below

Floor Area

101 m²

Street avg 133 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

5.8 t/year

Street avg 6.0 t/year

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Westaway Cottage

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£266k

1 Bull Meadow, Bishops Lydeard

TA4 3PE

3 bed1 bath
£293k

1 Cridlands, Lydeard St Lawrence

TA4 3RZ

£313k

1 Crosscroft Cottages, Lydeard St Lawrence

TA4 3RY

5 bed
£236k

1 Cedar Falls, Bishops Lydeard

TA4 3HR

£224k

1 Court Cottages, Fitzhead

TA4 3JP

3 bed1 bath
£346k

1 Four Acre Mead, Bishops Lydeard

TA4 3NW

3 bed1 bath
£348k

1 Glanfield Close, Bishops Lydeard

TA4 3BH

£366k

1 Bakers Cottages, Halse

TA4 3AF

3 bed
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.
Full Taunton report

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

2/mo

Steady 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.

Noise

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 road noise heatmap for TA4 3BN

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for TA4 3BN

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.7dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Westaway Cottage, Taunton Road, Bishops Lydeard, Taunton, TA4 3BN. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.