Semi-Detached

45 BOWDEN ROAD

TEMPLECOMBE, SOMERSET, BA8 0LF

£270,000

Location

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Nearby

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

Type Name Distance
Train station Templecombe 0.4 miles
Bus stop Station Road 0.5 miles
Shop Co-op Food 0.5 miles
Hospital Wincanton Community Hospital 4.4 miles
University University Centre Yeovil 10.6 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

3

Bathrooms

1

Floor area

89 m²

EPC rating

E

Year built

England and Wales: 1967-1975

Last sold

£270,000 May 2026

Price per m²

£3,034/m²

Local average

£210,750 (4 sales)

Street crime

8 incidents within 1 mile (Jul 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: E

Potential rating: C

Inspection date: 18/07/2025

Expiry date: 17/07/2035

Current heating cost: £2,181/year

Potential heating cost: £1,229/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £29,958

Recommendations

  • Cavity wall insulation (£900 - £1,500)
  • Floor insulation (solid floor) (£5,000 - £10,000)
  • Add additional 80 mm jacket to hot water cylinder (£20 - £40)
  • Draughtproof single-glazed windows (£150 - £250)
  • Low energy lighting for all fixed outlets (£210 - £245)
  • Solar water heating (£4,000 - £7,000)
  • Heat recovery system for mixer showers (£600 - £1,500)
  • Replace single glazed windows with low-E double glazing (£4,500 - £6,000)
  • Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£8,000 - £10,000)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event Date Price Type % change Today’s value (HPI) Action
Sold 01/05/2026 £270,000 Semi-detached — £271,079 to June 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
listed 26/02/2026 £280,000
sold 01/01/2026 £270,000

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Sold comparables

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

Address Price Date Type
3 OVERCOMBE, TEMPLECOMBE, SOMERSET, BA8 0LD £215,000 11/08/2023 Semi-detached
25 WEST STREET, TEMPLECOMBE, SOMERSET, BA8 0LG £330,000 30/06/2023 Semi-detached
13 MANOR CLOSE, TEMPLECOMBE, SOUTH SOMERSET, SOMERSET, BA8 0LA £303,512 10/10/2022 Semi-detached
COOMBE FARM COURT 4 WEST STREET, TEMPLECOMBE, SOMERSET, BA8 0LG £425,000 23/09/2022 Semi-detached
29 WEST STREET, TEMPLECOMBE, SOUTH SOMERSET, SOMERSET, BA8 0LG £269,000 25/08/2022 Semi-detached
45 WEST STREET, TEMPLECOMBE, SOUTH SOMERSET, SOMERSET, BA8 0LG £265,000 08/08/2022 Semi-detached
COOMBE FARM COURT 5 WEST STREET, TEMPLECOMBE, SOMERSET, BA8 0LG £375,000 15/06/2022 Semi-detached
25 WEST STREET, TEMPLECOMBE, SOUTH SOMERSET, SOMERSET, BA8 0LG £285,000 28/02/2022 Semi-detached
7 CASTERBRIDGE PLACE, TEMPLECOMBE, SOUTH SOMERSET, SOMERSET, BA8 0AF £255,000 17/01/2022 Semi-detached

Area average: £302,501 (9 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).

10y growth -7.7%

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

1y (index) 3.3%
5y (index) 12.8%
10y (index) 41.4%

Rental Range

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

Low £1,112/mo
Realistic £1,236/mo
Optimistic £1,360/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 0.46%
Max investor price (0.8%) £154,500
Target investor price (1%) £123,600
  • 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)

Registered land (INSPIRE)

INSPIRE registered land data is not available for this location yet.

Street-level crime

Category Count
Violence and sexual offences 4
Other theft 2
Criminal damage and arson 1
Shoplifting 1
Total incidents 8

Within 1 mile during Jul 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
Abbas and Templecombe Church School Primary 0.5 miles Good — 26 Jun 2019
St Nicholas CofE Primary School, Henstridge Primary 1.6 miles Good — 2 Mar 2017
Horsington Church School Primary 1.6 miles Good — 4 Jun 2015
Milborne Port Primary School Primary 2.6 miles Good — 17 Jun 2024
Charlton Horethorne Church of England Primary School Primary 2.7 miles Good — 24 Sep 2023

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