Detached

MORNING MIST FORTON ROAD

CHARD, SOMERSET, TA20 2HS

£385,000

Location

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Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type	Name	Distance
Shop	Robert Frith	0.8 miles
Bus stop	Oscar Meyer	1.2 miles
Train station	Axminster	6.2 miles
Hospital	Crewkerne Hospital	7.0 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

97 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 1950-1966

Last sold

£385,000 Feb 2026

Price per m²

£3,969/m²

Local average

£449,857 (21 sales)

Street crime

106 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: D

Potential rating: B

Inspection date: 12/12/2024

Expiry date: 11/12/2034

Current heating cost: £1,212/year

Potential heating cost: £848/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £15,500

EPC D or below may face future regulation risk. Upgrading to C could improve long-term ROI.

Recommendations

Cavity wall insulation (£500 - £1,500)
Floor insulation (solid floor) (£4,000 - £6,000)
Solar water heating (£4,000 - £6,000)
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£3,500 - £5,500)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	19/02/2026	£385,000	Detached	—	£386,201 to April 2026	View transaction

Historic listings

Listing and sale events only where we matched the listing page to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

Event	Date	Price
sold	01/01/2026	£385,000
listed	19/12/2024	£385,000
sold	01/01/2020	£321,500
sold	01/01/2010	£283,150
sold	01/01/2009	£186,000

Photos · Open listing

Sold comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Land Registry Price Paid Data.

Address	Price	Date	Type
22 LOMBARDY AVENUE, CHARD, SOMERSET, TA20 2FR	£330,000	19/12/2024	Detached
BEAM END FORTON ROAD, CHARD, SOMERSET, TA20 2HS	£300,000	28/07/2023	Detached
6 LIME CLOSE, CHARD, SOMERSET, TA20 2FW	£380,000	01/03/2023	Detached
8 LOMBARDY AVENUE, CHARD, SOMERSET, TA20 2FR	£325,000	28/02/2023	Detached
17 LOMBARDY AVENUE, CHARD, SOMERSET, TA20 2FR	£425,000	06/01/2023	Detached
2 LIME CLOSE, CHARD, SOUTH SOMERSET, SOMERSET, TA20 2FW	£395,000	20/12/2022	Detached
1 LOMBARDY AVENUE, CHARD, SOMERSET, TA20 2FR	£325,000	08/12/2022	Detached
HOLBEAR HOUSE FORTON ROAD, CHARD, SOUTH SOMERSET, SOMERSET, TA20 2HS	£492,500	07/12/2022	Detached
NEWHOUSE FORTON ROAD, CHARD, SOUTH SOMERSET, SOMERSET, TA20 2HS	£560,000	28/11/2022	Detached
3 LOMBARDY AVENUE, CHARD, SOMERSET, TA20 2FR	£320,000	21/10/2022	Detached
25 MAPLE RISE, CHARD, SOMERSET, TA20 2FU	£425,000	20/10/2022	Detached
5 LOMBARDY AVENUE, CHARD, SOMERSET, TA20 2FR	£325,000	30/09/2022	Detached
UPWAY FORTON ROAD, CHARD, SOUTH SOMERSET, SOMERSET, TA20 2HS	£646,500	20/09/2022	Detached
PATCHES SOPERS FIELD, CHARD, SOMERSET, TA20 2HT	£385,000	01/09/2022	Detached
7 HOLBEAR GRANGE, CHARD, SOUTH SOMERSET, SOMERSET, TA20 2ED	£617,500	10/08/2022	Detached
23 LOMBARDY AVENUE, CHARD, SOMERSET, TA20 2FR	£300,000	29/07/2022	Detached
28 BIRCH GROVE, CHARD, SOMERSET, TA20 2FQ	£465,000	29/07/2022	Detached
GOODHOLME FORTON ROAD, CHARD, SOUTH SOMERSET, SOMERSET, TA20 2HS	£415,000	15/07/2022	Detached
43 LOMBARDY AVENUE, CHARD, SOUTH SOMERSET, SOMERSET, TA20 2FR	£375,000	11/07/2022	Detached
20 LOMBARDY AVENUE, CHARD, SOMERSET, TA20 2FR	£435,600	30/06/2022	Detached

Area average: £412,105 (20 sales)

For sale comparables

No active for-sale comparables found within 1 mile for the same bedrooms and property type.

Capital growth trend

Land Registry outcode average: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago (from sold prices).

5y growth 20%

10y growth 33.4%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): South West. Series: Detached. As of April 2026.

1y (index) 2.3%

5y (index) 14.5%

10y (index) 38.3%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for South West. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £1,111/mo

Realistic £1,234/mo

Optimistic £1,357/mo

Based on Region from postcode lookup → South West.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Yeovil: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026

Rental Comparables

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Rent-driven metrics

Based on Area rent estimate.

Rent ratio 0.32%

Max investor price (0.8%) £154,250

Target investor price (1%) £123,400

Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	38
Shoplifting	25
Anti-social behaviour	10
Other theft	8
Burglary	7
Criminal damage and arson	6
Public order	6
Other crime	2
Robbery	2
Bicycle theft	1
Vehicle crime	1
Total incidents	106

Within 1 mile during May 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).

Schools nearby

Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name	Type	Distance	Ofsted
Manor Court Community Primary School	Primary	0.6 miles	Good — 8 Jan 2020
Chard School	Other	0.7 miles	— (No rating)
Holyrood Academy	Secondary	1.0 miles	Good — 26 Apr 2023
Avishayes Community Primary School	Primary	1.0 miles	— (Inspected (no overall grade))
The Redstart Primary School	Primary	1.3 miles	Good — 12 Mar 2020

FENSA

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# MORNING MIST FORTON ROAD, CHARD, SOMERSET, TA20 2HS

## Property details

- Slug: `3c12800` (address key hash: `3c12800a78f3e9984c6e3e70e8a75fdc087168b6`)
- Postcode: TA20 2HS
- Transactions on record: 1

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Detached
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 1
- Floor area: 97 m²
- EPC rating: D
- Year built: England and Wales: 1950-1966
- Last sold: £385,000 Feb 2026
- Price per m²: £3,969/m²
- Local average: £449,857 (21 sales)
- Street crime: 106 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £385,000
- Date: 2026-02-19
- Type: D
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 11/12/2034
- **Current heating cost:** £1,212/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £15,500

### Recommendations
- B (£500 - £1,500)
- W2 (£4,000 - £6,000)
- N (£4,000 - £6,000)
- U (£3,500 - £5,500)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/7734-5022-0409-0102-5296)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-02-19 | £385,000 | Detached | — | £386,201 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4c1b673f-c864-d8ea-e063-4704a8c0bf7d) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| MORNING MIST FORTON ROAD, CHARD, SOMERSET, TA20 2HS | £385,000 | 19/02/2026 | Detached |

## Historic listings

Listing activity only where we matched the listing to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

- Matched listing: [156089045](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/59a2fe1)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £385,000 |
| listed | 2024-12-19 | £385,000 |
| sold | 2020-01-01 | £321,500 |
| sold | 2010-01-01 | £283,150 |
| sold | 2009-01-01 | £186,000 |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 22 LOMBARDY AVENUE, CHARD, SOMERSET, TA20 2FR | £330,000 | 19/12/2024 | Detached |
| BEAM END FORTON ROAD, CHARD, SOMERSET, TA20 2HS | £300,000 | 28/07/2023 | Detached |
| 6 LIME CLOSE, CHARD, SOMERSET, TA20 2FW | £380,000 | 01/03/2023 | Detached |
| 8 LOMBARDY AVENUE, CHARD, SOMERSET, TA20 2FR | £325,000 | 28/02/2023 | Detached |
| 17 LOMBARDY AVENUE, CHARD, SOMERSET, TA20 2FR | £425,000 | 06/01/2023 | Detached |
| 2 LIME CLOSE, CHARD, SOUTH SOMERSET, SOMERSET, TA20 2FW | £395,000 | 20/12/2022 | Detached |
| 1 LOMBARDY AVENUE, CHARD, SOMERSET, TA20 2FR | £325,000 | 08/12/2022 | Detached |
| HOLBEAR HOUSE FORTON ROAD, CHARD, SOUTH SOMERSET, SOMERSET, TA20 2HS | £492,500 | 07/12/2022 | Detached |
| NEWHOUSE FORTON ROAD, CHARD, SOUTH SOMERSET, SOMERSET, TA20 2HS | £560,000 | 28/11/2022 | Detached |
| 3 LOMBARDY AVENUE, CHARD, SOMERSET, TA20 2FR | £320,000 | 21/10/2022 | Detached |
| 25 MAPLE RISE, CHARD, SOMERSET, TA20 2FU | £425,000 | 20/10/2022 | Detached |
| 5 LOMBARDY AVENUE, CHARD, SOMERSET, TA20 2FR | £325,000 | 30/09/2022 | Detached |
| UPWAY FORTON ROAD, CHARD, SOUTH SOMERSET, SOMERSET, TA20 2HS | £646,500 | 20/09/2022 | Detached |
| PATCHES SOPERS FIELD, CHARD, SOMERSET, TA20 2HT | £385,000 | 01/09/2022 | Detached |
| 7 HOLBEAR GRANGE, CHARD, SOUTH SOMERSET, SOMERSET, TA20 2ED | £617,500 | 10/08/2022 | Detached |
| 23 LOMBARDY AVENUE, CHARD, SOMERSET, TA20 2FR | £300,000 | 29/07/2022 | Detached |
| 28 BIRCH GROVE, CHARD, SOMERSET, TA20 2FQ | £465,000 | 29/07/2022 | Detached |
| GOODHOLME FORTON ROAD, CHARD, SOUTH SOMERSET, SOMERSET, TA20 2HS | £415,000 | 15/07/2022 | Detached |
| 43 LOMBARDY AVENUE, CHARD, SOUTH SOMERSET, SOMERSET, TA20 2FR | £375,000 | 11/07/2022 | Detached |
| 20 LOMBARDY AVENUE, CHARD, SOMERSET, TA20 2FR | £435,600 | 30/06/2022 | Detached |

**Area average:** £412,105 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** 20%
- **10y growth:** 33.4%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for South West; Detached series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 2.3%
- **5y growth (index):** 14.5%
- **10y growth (index):** 38.3%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (South West). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £1,111/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,234/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,357/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Yeovil (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.32% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £154,250
- **Target investor price (1%):** £123,400

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on Area rent estimate.*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Violence and sexual offences | 38 |
| Shoplifting | 25 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 10 |
| Other theft | 8 |
| Burglary | 7 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 6 |
| Public order | 6 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **106** |

*Within 1 mile during May 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).*

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Manor Court Community Primary School | Primary | 0.6 miles | Good — 8 Jan 2020 |
| Chard School | Other | 0.7 miles | — (No rating) |
| Holyrood Academy | Secondary | 1.0 miles | Good — 26 Apr 2023 |
| Avishayes Community Primary School | Primary | 1.0 miles | — (Inspected (no overall grade)) |
| The Redstart Primary School | Primary | 1.3 miles | Good — 12 Mar 2020 |