What kind of home is 20 Church Lane, TA4 4EL?

20 Church Lane, TA4 4EL is a semi-detached house.

What did 20 Church Lane, TA4 4EL sell for?

20 Church Lane, TA4 4EL last sold for £235,000 in April 2022, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £275,000 in February 2004. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 20 Church Lane, TA4 4EL?

Across 3 sales between February 2004 and April 2022, 20 Church Lane, TA4 4EL fell from £275,000 to £235,000, a change of £40,000. That works out to roughly -0.9% per year compounded over 18 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 20 Church Lane, TA4 4EL?

The current EPC rating for 20 Church Lane, TA4 4EL is D with a score of 59 out of 100, lodged in January 2022. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 20 Church Lane, TA4 4EL?

20 Church Lane, TA4 4EL has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (764 sq ft). That makes it about 40% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in TA4 4EL. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 20 Church Lane, TA4 4EL use?

The latest EPC at 20 Church Lane, TA4 4EL records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What planning history does 20 Church Lane, TA4 4EL have?

20 Church Lane, TA4 4EL has 1 planning record on file (1 approved), most recent in May 2025. Source: PlanIt planning register.

Which area is 20 Church Lane, TA4 4EL in?

20 Church Lane, TA4 4EL sits in Bicknoller, Taunton, Taunton. It falls within the TA4 postcode district in Somerset.

Is 20 Church Lane, TA4 4EL in a safe area?

Police records around 20 Church Lane, TA4 4EL 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.

What schools are near 20 Church Lane, TA4 4EL?

The closest primary school to 20 Church Lane, TA4 4EL is Stogumber CofE Primary School (2.3km).

How well connected is 20 Church Lane, TA4 4EL?

The closest bus stop to 20 Church Lane, TA4 4EL is Bicknoller Church Lane, 169m away. The nearest underground option is Stogumber (West Somerset Railway), 2.0km away.

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20 Church Lane, Bicknoller, Taunton, TA4 4EL

3 sales on record1 planning record

Property type

Semi-detached

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

71 m²

764 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 59

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 20 Church Lane

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

20 Church Lane is a semi-detached house in Bicknoller, Taunton, Taunton (TA4 4EL). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (January 2022) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.

At 71 m² it sits well below the postcode median (122 m² across 23 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: new windows approved in 2025. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2004–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at -0.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £266,000 is 13.2% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£307/sq ft) was about 63.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £235,000 in April 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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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

D59

Main Heating

Electric & Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.4 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 20 Church Lane, Bicknoller, Taunton, TA4 4EL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at 20 Church Lane, Bicknoller, Taunton, TA4 4EL

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May 2025
RenovationFull
Outcome in report
Installation of french window and juliet balcony
New Windows
Documents
10 docs on file
Reference
3/01/25/005
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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

20 Church Lane's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.

Current estimate

£266,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -0.9% per year over 18 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£235,000

Growth on file: -0.9% per year over 18 years.

Sales timeline

21 April 2022Most recent
£235,000
-31.9%over 12 years
7 December 2009
£345,000
+25.5%over 5 years
13 February 2004
£275,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in TA4 4EL: £415,000 (2023–2018).

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On the street

Versus other Church Lane homes

Four headline reads against 23 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Habitable Rooms for 20 Church Lane lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,310

Street avg £2,441

Strongly above

Floor Area

71 m²

Street avg 137 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

3.4 t/year

Street avg 5.9 t/year

Strongly above

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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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

0.2 km

Bicknoller Church Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

2.3 km

Stogumber CofE Primary School. 1 school nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around TA4 4EL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.0dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for TA4 4EL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.2dB

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