What type of property is 4 Lydeard Mead, TA4 3UD?

4 Lydeard Mead, TA4 3UD is a 4-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for 4 Lydeard Mead, TA4 3UD?

4 Lydeard Mead, TA4 3UD last sold for £450,000 in September 2022, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £134,000 in April 1995. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 4 Lydeard Mead, TA4 3UD changed over time?

Across 4 sales between April 1995 and September 2022, 4 Lydeard Mead, TA4 3UD rose from £134,000 to £450,000, a change of £316,000. That works out to roughly +4.5% per year compounded over 27 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 4 Lydeard Mead, TA4 3UD?

The current EPC rating for 4 Lydeard Mead, TA4 3UD is D with a score of 65 out of 100, lodged in April 2022. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 4 Lydeard Mead, TA4 3UD?

4 Lydeard Mead, TA4 3UD has a recorded floor area of 138 m² (1,485 sq ft), around 35 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

How is 4 Lydeard Mead, TA4 3UD heated?

The latest EPC at 4 Lydeard Mead, TA4 3UD records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 4 Lydeard Mead, TA4 3UD?

4 Lydeard Mead, TA4 3UD is in council tax band F. That sits towards the upper end of the band ladder, typically reflecting larger or higher-value homes.

Where is 4 Lydeard Mead, TA4 3UD located?

4 Lydeard Mead, TA4 3UD sits in Bishops Lydeard, Taunton, Taunton. It falls within the TA4 postcode district in Somerset.

How safe is the area around 4 Lydeard Mead, TA4 3UD?

Police records around 4 Lydeard Mead, TA4 3UD show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 7 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 63% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 4 Lydeard Mead, TA4 3UD?

The closest primary school to 4 Lydeard Mead, TA4 3UD is Bishops Lydeard Church School (193m), one of 2 primaries within walking distance.

How well connected is 4 Lydeard Mead, TA4 3UD?

The closest bus stop to 4 Lydeard Mead, TA4 3UD is Lydeard Mead, 76m away. The nearest rail option is Bishop's Lydeard Rail Station, 577m away.

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4 Lydeard Mead, Bishops Lydeard, Taunton, TA4 3UD

4 sales on record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

138 m²

1485 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 65

Council tax

Band F

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 4 Lydeard Mead

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

4 Lydeard Mead is a four-bedroom detached house in Bishops Lydeard, Taunton, Taunton (TA4 3UD). It has a recorded floor area of 138 m² (around 1485 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.

Across 1995–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£303/sq ft) was about 64.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold September 2022 for £450,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms2

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

D65

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

5.5 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 4 Lydeard Mead, Bishops Lydeard, Taunton, TA4 3UD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

4 Lydeard Mead 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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 4 Lydeard Mead was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£459,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.5% per year over 27 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£450,000

Growth on file: 4.5% per year over 27 years.

Sales timeline

27 September 2022Most recent
£450,000
+86.0%over 19 years
3 September 2003
£242,000
+77.9%over 5 years
29 September 1997
£136,000
+1.5%over 2 years
11 April 1995
£134,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in TA4 3UD: £350,000 (2021–2006).

Nearby sales in TA4 3UD

On the street

Versus other Lydeard Mead homes

Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

4 Lydeard Mead outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,261

Street avg £2,713

Strongly above

Floor Area

138 m²

Street avg 146 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 8 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

5.5 t/year

Street avg 5.1 t/year

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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1 Four Acre Mead, Bishops Lydeard

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Lydeard Mead — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Bishops Lydeard Church School. 2 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around TA4 3UD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.4dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for TA4 3UD

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.9dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

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