Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Westaway Cottage, Taunton Road, Bishops Lydeard, Taunton, TA4 3BN
3 sales on record
Estimated value
£263,000
- Since the 2016 sale (£118,000)+123%
- Against TA4 3BN's recent median (£362,000)-27%
Newest record on this page: March 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
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
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Our estimate
£263,000
- Against its 2016 sale (£118,000)+123%
- Against TA4 3BN's recent median (£362,000)-27%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for Westaway Cottage is modelled from its 101 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in TA4 3BN. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
101 m² from the EPC lodged in June 2024
Sales of this home
3 sales recorded, the latest in 2016
Recent sales in TA4 3BN
5 sales, median £362,000 (2025–2021)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: March 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | None on this home | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Sales timeline
29 March 2016Most recent
£118,000
-15.7%over 9 years5 October 2006
£140,000
+58.2%over 4 years18 September 2002
£88,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in TA4 3BN: £362,000 (2025–2021).
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
£520,000Barn House, Taunton Road, Bishops Lydeard, Taunton, TA4 3BN
Sold Jan 2021
£478,000
What this page doesn't show
Nothing is flagged from the data on this page, but these checks are only run in the report. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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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 £263,000 sits 122.9% 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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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.
Current Certificate
Jun 2024EPC 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
Certificate validity
Valid until 4 June 2034
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.
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
Floor Area
101 m²
Street avg 133 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.8 t/year
Street avg 6.0 t/year
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.
Nearest schools
- Bishops Lydeard Church SchoolPrimary503m
- Cotford St Luke Primary SchoolPrimary2.0km
Nearest stops
- The Old Post OfficeBus stop18m
- Lethbridge ArmsBus stop145m
- Little MeadowBus stop254m
- Hither MeadBus stop275m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences545 reports48%
- Anti-social Behaviour144 reports13%
- Criminal Damage & Arson118 reports10%
- Public Order116 reports10%
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 4
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for Westaway Cottage is modelled from its 101 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in TA4 3BN. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 3 sales are recorded for Westaway Cottage. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for Westaway Cottage was lodged in June 2024 at band D and is valid until June 2034. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to Westaway Cottage. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 14 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 2 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from TA4 3BN, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- Westaway Cottage is in council tax band C. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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