What kind of home is 40 Church Lane, TA4 4EL?

40 Church Lane, TA4 4EL is a 3-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for 40 Church Lane, TA4 4EL?

40 Church Lane, TA4 4EL last sold for £415,000 in May 2022, around 4 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 40 Church Lane, TA4 4EL?

The current EPC rating for 40 Church Lane, TA4 4EL is D with a score of 65 out of 100, lodged in October 2021. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 40 Church Lane, TA4 4EL?

40 Church Lane, TA4 4EL has a recorded floor area of 105 m² (1,130 sq ft), around 35 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 11% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in TA4 4EL. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 40 Church Lane, TA4 4EL use?

The latest EPC at 40 Church Lane, TA4 4EL records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 40 Church Lane, TA4 4EL?

40 Church Lane, TA4 4EL is in council tax band E.

Which area is 40 Church Lane, TA4 4EL in?

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

How safe is the area around 40 Church Lane, TA4 4EL?

Police records around 40 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 40 Church Lane, TA4 4EL?

The closest primary school to 40 Church Lane, TA4 4EL is Stogumber CofE Primary School (2.3km).

How well connected is 40 Church Lane, TA4 4EL?

The closest bus stop to 40 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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40 Church Lane, Bicknoller, Taunton, TA4 4EL

Extendable

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

105 m²

1130 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 65

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 40 Church Lane

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

40 Church Lane is a three-bedroom detached house in Bicknoller, Taunton, Taunton (TA4 4EL). It has a recorded floor area of 105 m² (around 1130 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2021) 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. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£367/sq ft) was about 94.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold May 2022 for £415,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageDouble, Detached

Building

Central heatingYes
Extension potentialPossible

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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

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

4.4 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 40 Church Lane, Bicknoller, Taunton, TA4 4EL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

40 Church Lane 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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£427,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2022)

£415,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

24 May 2022Most recent
£415,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in TA4 4EL: £300,000 (2023–2018).

Nearby sales in TA4 4EL

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.

Price per m² for 40 Church Lane runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,952

Street avg £2,408

Strongly above

Floor Area

105 m²

Street avg 135 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

4.4 t/year

Street avg 5.9 t/year

Above

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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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£300k

1 Fairfield Drive, Williton

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1 Aller Mead Way, Williton

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1 Dovetons Close, Williton

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Taunton district page.

Full Taunton report

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

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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