Mayfield House, The Old Forge, Bagborough, Taunton, TA4 3EF
About Mayfield House
Mayfield House is a detached house in Bagborough, Taunton, Taunton (TA4 3EF). It has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (around 657 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (December 2020) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (May 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 61 m² it sits well below the postcode median (101 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £521,000 is 27.1% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£624/sq ft) was about 134.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £410,000 in July 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Mayfield House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has no mains gas supply, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Mayfield House 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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£521,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£410,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
15 July 2021Most recent
£410,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TA4 3EF: £375,000 (2024–2023).
Nearby sales in TA4 3EF
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Sold Dec 2024
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£120,000Adelaide Cottage, Bagborough, Taunton, TA4 3EF
Sold May 2023
£650,000Treebys, Bagborough, Taunton, TA4 3EF
Sold Mar 2023
£400,0003 Quantock Lea, Bagborough, Taunton, TA4 3EF
Sold Feb 2023
£375,000
Versus the street
Price per m² for Mayfield House runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£6,721
Street avg £3,056
Floor Area
61 m²
Street avg 122 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.0 t/year
Street avg 4.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.9 km
Heathfield — bus stop.
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
42.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.4dB







