9 Gore Square, Bishops Lydeard, Taunton, TA4 3BW
About 9 Gore Square
9 Gore Square is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Bishops Lydeard, Taunton, Taunton (TA4 3BW). It has a recorded floor area of 337 m² (around 3631 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2010) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The latest certificate is from February 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include outbuildings.
At 337 m² the property is well over the postcode median (111 m² across 6 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. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Across 1998–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £746,000 sits 52.2% above the 2017 sale of £490,000. 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. 9 years since the last transfer (July 2017).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingOff road
- OutbuildingsYes
Energy performance
9 Gore Square sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Feb 2020
EPC Rating
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Planning history
9 Gore Square sits within a conservation area — exterior works face additional planning controls.
3 applications on record at 9 Gore Square, Bishops Lydeard, Taunton, TA4 3BW
- May 2018Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
Notification to fell two cypress trees and one laurel 'tree' at Farringdon within Bishops Lydeard Conservation Area at 9 Gore Square, Bishops Lydeard
Conservation Area- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 06/18/0009/T
- More recent applications — locked
- RenovationApr 2020Decision
- RenovationApr 2020Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 9 Gore Square was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£746,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.3% per year over 19 years.
£490,000
Growth on file: 7.3% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
2 July 2017Most recent
£490,000
-10.9%over 10 years1 October 2006
£550,000
+323.1%over 8 years23 July 1998
£130,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TA4 3BW: £255,000 (2023–2013).
Nearby sales in TA4 3BW
7 Gore Square, Bishops Lydeard, Taunton, TA4 3BW
Sold Apr 2023
£320,0005 Gore Square, Bishops Lydeard, Taunton, TA4 3BW
Sold May 2022
£444,0003a, Gore Square, Bishops Lydeard, Taunton, TA4 3BW
Sold Sept 2014
£84,000The Retreat, Gore Square, Bishops Lydeard, Taunton, TA4 3BW
Sold Mar 2010
£340,0008 Gore Square, Bishops Lydeard, Taunton, TA4 3BW
Sold Feb 2004
£169,950
Versus other Gore Square homes
EPC Rating for 9 Gore Square lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,452
Street avg £1,895
Floor Area
337 m²
Street avg 109 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 5.0 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
0.0 km
The Old Post Office — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Bishops Lydeard Church School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.6dB







