# 42 AVILL CRESCENT, TAUNTON, TAUNTON DEANE, SOMERSET, TA1 2PL

## Property details

- Slug: `f17cb9c` (address key hash: `f17cb9cd8e41888527cdeb5cbc567dd9721c79c8`)
- Postcode: TA1 2PL
- Transactions on record: 1

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Detached
- Floor area: 101 m²
- EPC rating: C
- Year built: England and Wales: 2007-2011
- Last sold: £260,000 Mar 2018
- Price per m²: £2,574/m²
- Local average: £388,074 (56 sales)
- Street crime: 373 incidents within 1 mile (Aug 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £260,000
- Date: 2018-03-01
- Type: D
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** C
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 07/09/2027
- **Current heating cost:** £401/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £14,410

### Recommendations
- A (£100 - £350)
- E (£85)
- I (£2,200 - £3,000)
- 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/0958-2838-7418-9903-8341)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2018-03-01 | £260,000 | Detached | — | £324,160 (to July 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/68feb20b-f0c3-38da-e053-6c04a8c051ae) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 42 AVILL CRESCENT, TAUNTON, TAUNTON DEANE, SOMERSET, TA1 2PL | £260,000 | 01/03/2018 | Detached |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 59 AVILL CRESCENT, TAUNTON, SOMERSET, TA1 2PL | £385,000 | 28/11/2025 | Detached |
| THE LAURELS, 69 HAMILTON ROAD, TAUNTON, SOMERSET, TA1 2EL | £490,000 | 22/10/2025 | Detached |
| 5 BOURNE GROVE, TAUNTON, SOMERSET, TA1 2TD | £370,000 | 05/08/2025 | Detached |
| 27 BLOOMFIELD CLOSE, TAUNTON, SOMERSET, TA1 2EN | £285,000 | 29/09/2023 | Detached |
| WINGS, 41 BLOOMFIELD CLOSE, TAUNTON, SOMERSET WEST AND TAUNTON, SOMERSET, TA1 2EN | £282,000 | 30/09/2022 | Detached |
| 111 SEVERN DRIVE, TAUNTON, SOMERSET WEST AND TAUNTON, SOMERSET, TA1 2PW | £450,000 | 22/08/2022 | Detached |
| 36 AVILL CRESCENT, TAUNTON, SOMERSET WEST AND TAUNTON, SOMERSET, TA1 2PL | £280,000 | 10/06/2022 | Detached |
| 65 AVILL CRESCENT, TAUNTON, SOMERSET WEST AND TAUNTON, SOMERSET, TA1 2PL | £440,000 | 29/04/2022 | Detached |
| 85 THAMES DRIVE, TAUNTON, SOMERSET WEST AND TAUNTON, SOMERSET, TA1 2TE | £325,000 | 28/04/2022 | Detached |

**Area average:** £367,444 (9 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 9.9%
- **10y growth:** 32.3%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

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

- **1y growth (index):** -0.2%
- **5y growth (index):** 17.7%
- **10y growth (index):** 34%

## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £1,121/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,245/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,370/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

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

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area. Bedroom counts vary — use the Beds column to compare like-for-like lets. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 1 Bed Flat, Trinity St, TA1 | £895/mo | 1 | 0.57 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £895/mo (1 listing)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.34% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £111,875
- **Target investor price (1%):** £89,500

*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 £895/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 4.1%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 24.2×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-243/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -3.9%

*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 | 128 |
| Shoplifting | 83 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 68 |
| Other theft | 25 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 24 |
| Public order | 20 |
| Other crime | 8 |
| Burglary | 6 |
| Vehicle crime | 5 |
| Drugs | 3 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| **Total incidents** | **373** |

*Within 1 mile during Aug 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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Blackbrook Primary School | Primary | 0.2 miles | Good — 23 Oct 2013 |
| Minerva Primary School | Primary | 0.2 miles | Requires improvement — 26 Jan 2023 |
| Taunton Deane Partnership College | Other | 0.4 miles | Good — 9 Jan 2020 |
| Holway Park Community Primary School | Primary | 0.4 miles | Good — 10 Oct 2019 |
| St James Church School | Primary | 0.6 miles | — (Inspected (no overall grade)) |