# LAUREL COTTAGE BUSHY CROSS LANE, RUISHTON, TAUNTON, SOMERSET, TA3 5JT

## Property details

- Slug: `b14899e` (address key hash: `b14899e5649391b2a54508aa7b92f25f2ace508f`)
- Postcode: TA3 5JT
- Transactions on record: 1

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Semi-detached
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 2
- Floor area: 129 m²
- EPC rating: C
- Year built: England and Wales: before 1900
- Last sold: £362,500 Apr 2026
- Price per m²: £2,810/m²
- Local average: £381,985 (13 sales)
- Street crime: 65 incidents within 1 mile (Jul 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £362,500
- Date: 2026-04-07
- Type: S
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** C
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 14/12/2027
- **Current heating cost:** £732/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £21,525

### Recommendations
- B (£500 - £1,500)
- Q (£4,000 - £14,000)
- E (£25)
- N (£4,000 - £6,000)
- U (£5,000 - £8,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/8793-6822-4999-2755-1992)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-04-07 | £362,500 | Semi-detached | — | £363,223 (to June 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/50d10b84-64c5-b8d0-e063-4704a8c08d98) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| LAUREL COTTAGE BUSHY CROSS LANE, RUISHTON, TAUNTON, SOMERSET, TA3 5JT | £362,500 | 07/04/2026 | Semi-detached |

## Historic listings

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

- Matched listing: [168474557](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/428d91f)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £362,500 |
| listed | 2025-10-22 | £375,000 |
| sold | 2018-01-01 | £298,000 |
| sold | 2009-01-01 | £172,800 |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 1 VIRGINIA ORCHARD, RUISHTON, TAUNTON, SOMERSET, TA3 5LP | £292,500 | 18/12/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 3 CARPENTERS CLOSE, RUISHTON, TAUNTON, SOMERSET, TA3 5JE | £280,000 | 28/11/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 10 VIRGINIA ORCHARD, RUISHTON, TAUNTON, SOMERSET, TA3 5LP | £215,000 | 31/10/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 7 NEWLANDS CRESCENT, RUISHTON, TAUNTON, SOMERSET, TA3 5LA | £312,000 | 24/11/2023 | Semi-detached |
| THREE WAYS CHURCH LANE, RUISHTON, TAUNTON, SOMERSET, TA3 5LL | £325,000 | 23/10/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 29 VIRGINIA ORCHARD, RUISHTON, TAUNTON, SOMERSET, TA3 5LP | £285,000 | 23/08/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 26 LAWN MEADOW, RUISHTON, TAUNTON, SOMERSET WEST AND TAUNTON, SOMERSET, TA3 5JQ | £210,000 | 29/07/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 5 NEWLANDS ROAD, RUISHTON, TAUNTON, SOMERSET WEST AND TAUNTON, SOMERSET, TA3 5JZ | £335,000 | 19/07/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 8 VIRGINIA ORCHARD, RUISHTON, TAUNTON, SOMERSET WEST AND TAUNTON, SOMERSET, TA3 5LP | £345,000 | 07/07/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 8 NEWLANDS ROAD, RUISHTON, TAUNTON, SOMERSET WEST AND TAUNTON, SOMERSET, TA3 5JZ | £298,500 | 23/05/2022 | Semi-detached |
| DENMEAD BARTON LANE, RUISHTON, TAUNTON, SOMERSET WEST AND TAUNTON, SOMERSET, TA3 5LW | £352,000 | 29/04/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 7 OVERLANDS, RUISHTON, TAUNTON, SOMERSET WEST AND TAUNTON, SOMERSET, TA3 5JF | £350,000 | 18/01/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 6 VIRGINIA ORCHARD, RUISHTON, TAUNTON, SOMERSET WEST AND TAUNTON, SOMERSET, TA3 5LP | £312,500 | 02/11/2021 | Semi-detached |
| 23 LAWN MEADOW, RUISHTON, TAUNTON, SOMERSET WEST AND TAUNTON, SOMERSET, TA3 5JQ | £265,050 | 29/10/2021 | Semi-detached |
| THE FIRS BARTON LANE, RUISHTON, TAUNTON, SOMERSET WEST AND TAUNTON, SOMERSET, TA3 5LW | £300,000 | 29/09/2021 | Semi-detached |
| 26 NEWLANDS ROAD, RUISHTON, TAUNTON, SOMERSET WEST AND TAUNTON, SOMERSET, TA3 5JZ | £250,000 | 17/09/2021 | Semi-detached |
| 4 CARPENTERS CLOSE, RUISHTON, TAUNTON, SOMERSET WEST AND TAUNTON, SOMERSET, TA3 5JE | £268,500 | 17/09/2021 | Semi-detached |

**Area average:** £293,885 (17 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 45.7%
- **10y growth:** 16.2%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for South West; Semi-detached series; as of June 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 3.3%
- **5y growth (index):** 12.8%
- **10y growth (index):** 41.4%

## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £1,112/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,236/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,360/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

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

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.34% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £154,500
- **Target investor price (1%):** £123,600

*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:** 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 | 23 |
| Shoplifting | 10 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 7 |
| Public order | 5 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 4 |
| Other theft | 4 |
| Vehicle crime | 4 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Drugs | 2 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **65** |

*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.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Ruishton Church of England School | Primary | 0.3 miles | Good — 8 May 2023 |
| Cambian Somerset School | Other | 0.4 miles | Good — 18 May 2022 |
| Creech St Michael Church of England Primary School | Primary | 0.7 miles | Good — 18 May 2016 |
| Blackbrook Primary School | Primary | 1.1 miles | Good — 23 Oct 2013 |
| Minerva Primary School | Primary | 1.2 miles | Requires improvement — 26 Jan 2023 |