12 Castle Street, Bridgwater, TA6 3DB

12 Castle Street is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Bridgwater (TA6 3DB). It has a recorded floor area of 136 m² (around 1464 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. At 136 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (45–136 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (76 versus a worst of 42). The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. The latest certificate (August 2021) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in September 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Poor to Very Good.

At 136 m² the property is well over the postcode median (57 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows, subdivision and change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£266/sq ft) was about 36.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in April 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years.