# 23 MORSE ROAD, NORTON FITZWARREN, TAUNTON, SOMERSET, TA2 6BU

## Property details

- Slug: `89c2465` (address key hash: `89c2465671114f02edb4072ac3ac0be663b0e41e`)
- Postcode: TA2 6BU
- Transactions on record: 1

- 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)

## Latest sale

- Price: £270,000
- Date: 2026-02-27
- Type: T
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** C
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 20/05/2035
- **Current heating cost:** £416/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £9,500

### Recommendations
- 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/4000-6697-0122-6523-3553)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-02-27 | £270,000 | Terraced | — | £273,003 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4e75c29d-ab07-8922-e063-4804a8c094d0) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 23 MORSE ROAD, NORTON FITZWARREN, TAUNTON, SOMERSET, TA2 6BU | £270,000 | 27/02/2026 | Terraced |

## Historic listings

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

- Matched listing: [167422526](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/507a4ba)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £270,000 |
| listed | 2025-09-25 | £270,000 |
| sold | 2025-01-01 | £152,000 |
| sold | 2013-01-01 | £190,000 |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 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)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 15.4%
- **10y growth:** 41.4%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

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

- **1y growth (index):** 5.5%
- **5y growth (index):** 16.1%
- **10y growth (index):** 41.6%

## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £1,113/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,237/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,361/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Taunton & West Somerset (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 3 Bed Terraced House, Collett Road, TA2 | £1,395/mo | 3 | 0.53 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Terraced House, Grove Gate, TA2 | £400/mo | 3 | 0.71 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed End Terrace, Shutewater Orchard, TA1 | £1,500/mo | 3 | 0.89 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,098/mo (3 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.52% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £174,375
- **Target investor price (1%):** £139,500

*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 OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £1,395/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 6.2%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 16.1×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £167/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 2.6%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − 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
- **Source:** Job (default Low)

[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 | 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.*

| 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) |