2 Capes Barton, Combe Florey, Taunton, TA4 3JF
About 2 Capes Barton
2 Capes Barton is a semi-detached house in Combe Florey, Taunton, Taunton (TA4 3JF). It has a recorded floor area of 126 m² (around 1356 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in November 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Across 2000–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £469,000 is 11.7% above the 2021 sale price. Sold May 2021 for £420,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Replaced storage heaters with gas boiler
Fuel source changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
2 Capes Barton 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
Price for 2 Capes Barton has grown more than fourfold since the 2000 starting point.
£469,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.7% per year over 21 years.
£420,000
Growth on file: 7.7% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
17 May 2021Most recent
£420,000
+31.3%over 2 years23 November 2018
£320,000
+255.6%over 18 years15 August 2000
£90,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TA4 3JF: £350,000 (2021–1997).
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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
Combe Florey Turn — bus stop.
Closest school
1.9 km
Lydeard St Lawrence Community Primary 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.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.7dB







