Lantern Cottage, Fitzhead, Taunton, TA4 3JP
About Lantern Cottage
Lantern Cottage is a semi-detached house in Fitzhead, Taunton, Taunton (TA4 3JP). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 431 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (November 2010) shows a G (score 1), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to F (score 25). Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot. The latest certificate is from November 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 40 m² it sits well below the postcode median (97 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
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Energy performance
Lantern Cottage 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 Nov 2020
EPC Rating
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Lantern Cottage 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
Lantern Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£162,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in TA4 3JP: £348,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in TA4 3JP
1 Court Cottages, Fitzhead, Taunton, TA4 3JP
Sold Jun 2025
£150,000Oakleigh, Fitzhead, Taunton, TA4 3JP
Sold Dec 2023
£348,000Manor Orchard, Fitzhead, Taunton, TA4 3JP
Sold May 2023
£565,000Crossways, Fitzhead, Taunton, TA4 3JP
Sold Feb 2023
£437,0002 The Forge, Fitzhead, Taunton, TA4 3JP
Sold Jan 2023
£332,500
Versus the street
On epc rating, Lantern Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
1 (G)
Street avg 49 (E)
Floor Area
40 m²
Street avg 140 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.8 t/year
Street avg 8.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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
0.0 km
Main Street Post Office — bus stop.
Closest school
3.0 km
Milverton Community Primary School and Pre-School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.5dB