Combe Down House, Combe Florey, Taunton, TA4 3JD
About Combe Down House
Combe Down House is a detached house in Combe Florey, Taunton, Taunton (TA4 3JD). It has a recorded floor area of 307 m² (around 3305 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (February 2025) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
It hasn't traded since September 2003, a hold of 23 years that's notably long for the area. At 307 m² the property is well over the postcode median (151 m² across 5 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. Across 1996–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,075,000 sits 82.2% above the 2003 sale of £590,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£179/sq ft) was about 38.9% below the postcode norm. 5 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations.
Energy performance
Combe Down House sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
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Because the property was built before 1919, is a large detached home over 300m², and has been extended more than once, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Combe Down House sits within a conservation area — exterior works face additional planning controls.
5 applications on record at Combe Down House, Combe Florey, Taunton, TA4 3JD
- Aug 2011Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
NOTIFICATION TO FELL ONE WILLOW TREE WITHIN COMBE FLOREY CONSERVATION AREA AT COMBE DOWN HOUSE, COMBE FLOREY
Conservation Area- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 11/11/0010/T
- More recent applications — locked
- AmendmentMar 2023Decision
- Tree WorksDec 2021Decision
+ 2 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 1996.
£1,075,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.3% per year over 7 years.
£590,000
Growth on file: 11.3% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
30 September 2003Most recent
£590,000
+114.5%over 7 years14 August 1996
£275,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TA4 3JD: £635,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in TA4 3JD
Combe Down Farm, Combe Florey, Taunton, TA4 3JD
Sold Aug 2024
£1,100,000Combe Florey House, Combe Florey, Taunton, TA4 3JD
Sold Jun 2023
£4,000,0001 Old Manor House, Combe Florey, Taunton, TA4 3JD
Sold Jan 2022
£635,0002 The Bramleys, Combe Florey, Taunton, TA4 3JD
Sold May 2021
£575,0001 The Bramleys, Combe Florey, Taunton, TA4 3JD
Sold Mar 2021
£580,000
Versus the street
On price per m², Combe Down House runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,922
Street avg £3,584
Floor Area
307 m²
Street avg 134 m²
CO₂ Emissions
14.0 t/year
Street avg 2.3 t/year
Years Held
23 years
Street avg 8 years
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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
0.3 km
Combe Florey Turn — bus stop.
Closest school
2.4 km
Lydeard St Lawrence Community Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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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
45.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.3dB







