Terraced

23 MORSE ROAD

NORTON FITZWARREN, TAUNTON, SOMERSET, TA2 6BU

£270,000

Location

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Nearby

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

Type Name Distance
Shop Escape Salon 0.1 miles
Bus stop Fish & Chip Shop (W-bound) 0.1 miles
Train station Norton Fitzwarren 0.5 miles
Hospital Wellesley Hospital 4.1 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Terraced

Bedrooms

3

Bathrooms

2

Floor area

89 m²

EPC rating

C

Year built

England and Wales: 2012 onwards

Last sold

£270,000 Feb 2026

Price per m²

£3,034/m²

Local average

£227,718 (44 sales)

Street crime

57 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: C

Potential rating: B

Inspection date: 21/05/2025

Expiry date: 20/05/2035

Current heating cost: £416/year

Potential heating cost: £416/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £9,500

Recommendations

  • 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 27/02/2026 £270,000 Terraced — £273,003 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 £270,000
listed 25/09/2025 £270,000
sold 01/01/2025 £152,000
sold 01/01/2013 £190,000

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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
61 MORSE ROAD, NORTON FITZWARREN, TAUNTON, SOMERSET, TA2 6BU £255,000 01/08/2025 Terraced
14 STATION ROAD, NORTON FITZWARREN, TAUNTON, SOMERSET, TA2 6RF £249,999 23/06/2025 Terraced
58 MORSE ROAD, NORTON FITZWARREN, TAUNTON, SOMERSET, TA2 6BU £252,000 06/06/2025 Terraced
10 HOME TERRACE, NORTON FITZWARREN, TAUNTON, SOMERSET, TA2 6BP £265,000 12/10/2023 Terraced
25 NORTHWOOD CLOSE, NORTON FITZWARREN, TAUNTON, SOMERSET, TA2 6TD £255,000 02/09/2023 Terraced
2 STATION ROAD, NORTON FITZWARREN, TAUNTON, SOMERSET, TA2 6RF £297,000 02/05/2023 Terraced
55 MILL HOUSE ROAD, NORTON FITZWARREN, TAUNTON, SOMERSET, TA2 6DA £268,000 27/03/2023 Terraced
120 MORSE ROAD, NORTON FITZWARREN, TAUNTON, SOMERSET, TA2 6BS £275,000 20/03/2023 Terraced
129 MILL HOUSE ROAD, NORTON FITZWARREN, TAUNTON, SOMERSET, TA2 6EY £280,000 24/02/2023 Terraced
43 MORSE ROAD, NORTON FITZWARREN, TAUNTON, SOMERSET WEST AND TAUNTON, SOMERSET, TA2 6BU £230,000 20/12/2022 Terraced
124 MILL HOUSE ROAD, NORTON FITZWARREN, TAUNTON, SOMERSET WEST AND TAUNTON, SOMERSET, TA2 6EY £217,000 02/12/2022 Terraced
128 MILL HOUSE ROAD, NORTON FITZWARREN, TAUNTON, SOMERSET, TA2 6EY £285,000 30/11/2022 Terraced
87 MORSE ROAD, NORTON FITZWARREN, TAUNTON, SOMERSET, TA2 6BS £215,000 28/10/2022 Terraced
46 MORSE ROAD, NORTON FITZWARREN, TAUNTON, SOMERSET WEST AND TAUNTON, SOMERSET, TA2 6BU £243,000 28/10/2022 Terraced
40 MILL HOUSE ROAD, NORTON FITZWARREN, TAUNTON, SOMERSET WEST AND TAUNTON, SOMERSET, TA2 6DA £277,500 22/09/2022 Terraced
61 MORSE ROAD, NORTON FITZWARREN, TAUNTON, SOMERSET, TA2 6BU £236,000 29/07/2022 Terraced
3 GOODLANDS COTTAGES, NORTON FITZWARREN, TAUNTON, SOMERSET WEST AND TAUNTON, SOMERSET, TA2 6RA £225,000 28/07/2022 Terraced
106 MORSE ROAD, NORTON FITZWARREN, TAUNTON, SOMERSET WEST AND TAUNTON, SOMERSET, TA2 6BS £282,000 14/07/2022 Terraced
10 ORCHARD COURT, NORTON FITZWARREN, TAUNTON, SOMERSET WEST AND TAUNTON, SOMERSET, TA2 6BF £230,000 07/07/2022 Terraced
11 COOPERS MILL, NORTON FITZWARREN, TAUNTON, SOMERSET WEST AND TAUNTON, SOMERSET, TA2 6NX £245,000 21/06/2022 Terraced

Area average: £254,125 (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 15.4%
10y growth 41.4%

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

1y (index) 5.5%
5y (index) 16.1%
10y (index) 41.6%

Rental Range

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

Low £1,113/mo
Realistic £1,237/mo
Optimistic £1,361/mo

Based on Region from postcode lookup → South West.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Taunton & West Somerset: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026

Rental Comparables

Residential lets in the area (all bedroom counts shown — none matched the 3-bedroom count for this property). Student lets are excluded.

Title Rent Beds Distance As seen on
2 Bed Mobile Home, Station Road, TA2 £975/mo 2 0.15 miles OpenRent
5 Bed Detached House, Port Stanley Close, TA2 £4,500/mo 5 0.4 miles OpenRent
2 Bed Terraced House, Grove Gate, TA2 £1,200/mo 2 0.66 miles OpenRent
1 Bed Flat, Franklin Close, TA2 £750/mo 1 0.71 miles OpenRent
1 Bed Terraced House, Grove Gate, TA2 £400/mo 1 0.71 miles OpenRent
4 Bed Semi-Detached House, Hudson Way, TA2 £1,450/mo 4 0.94 miles OpenRent
2 Bed Maisonette, Monmouth Court, TA2 £995/mo 2 1.15 miles OpenRent

Average rent: £1,467/mo (7 listings)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.37%
Max investor price (0.8%) £124,375
Target investor price (1%) £99,500
Gross yield 4.4%
Cost-to-rent ratio 22.6×
Monthly cashflow £-193/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term
Cash-on-cash ROI -3%
  • 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).
  • Cost-to-rent — Price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables). Under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed.
  • Cashflow — Rent minus mortgage, 10% maintenance, £25/mo compliance. Assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term.
  • ROI — Annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Job (default Low)

Street-level crime

Category Count
Violence and sexual offences 22
Shoplifting 11
Anti-social behaviour 6
Vehicle crime 5
Criminal damage and arson 4
Other theft 3
Burglary 2
Public order 2
Drugs 1
Possession of weapons 1
Total incidents 57

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
Norton Fitzwarren Church School Primary 0.2 miles Good — 11 Mar 2014
Bishops Hull Primary School Primary 0.9 miles Good — 23 May 2014
Staplegrove Church School Primary 0.9 miles Good — 3 Aug 2012
Taunton School Other 1.4 miles — (No rating)
Taunton Preparatory School Other 1.4 miles — (No rating)

FENSA

No FENSA certificates found for this address.