Flats/Maisonettes

27 CANAL VIEW

BATHPOOL, TAUNTON, SOMERSET, TA2 8BF

£150,000

Location

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Nearby

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

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	The Forge (NE-bound)	0.1 miles
Shop	Argos	0.6 miles
Train station	Taunton	1.8 miles
Hospital	Nuffield Taunton	2.9 miles

Property details

Tenure

Leasehold

Property type

Flat

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

59 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 2012 onwards

Last sold

£150,000 Mar 2026

Price per m²

£2,542/m²

Local average

£125,929 (7 sales)

Street crime

121 incidents within 1 mile (Jul 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: C

Potential rating: C

Inspection date: 10/09/2025

Expiry date: 09/09/2035

Current heating cost: £280/year

Potential heating cost: £287/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £390

Recommendations

Low energy lighting for all fixed outlets (£360 - £420)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	23/03/2026	£150,000	Flat	—	£151,604 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
sold	01/01/2026	£150,000
listed	01/10/2025	£155,000
sold	01/01/2013	£131,500

Photos · Open listing

Sold comparables

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

Address	Price	Date	Type
23 ROYS PLACE, BATHPOOL, TAUNTON, SOMERSET, TA2 8AX	£207,000	21/07/2023	Flat
43 CANAL VIEW, BATHPOOL, TAUNTON, SOMERSET WEST AND TAUNTON, SOMERSET, TA2 8BF	£186,000	25/03/2022	Flat

Area average: £196,500 (2 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 31.2%

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

1y (index) -1.3%

5y (index) -2.9%

10y (index) 19.5%

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 Taunton & West Somerset: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026

Rental Comparables

Residential lets in the area (all bedroom counts shown — none matched the 2-bedroom count for this property). Student lets are excluded.

Title	Rent	Beds	Distance	As seen on
1 Bed Flat, Landsdown House, TA1	£900/mo	1	1.22 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £900/mo (1 listing)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.6%

Max investor price (0.8%) £112,500

Target investor price (1%) £90,000

Gross yield 7.2%

Cost-to-rent ratio 13.9×

Monthly cashflow £194/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI 5.4%

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

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	53
Shoplifting	18
Criminal damage and arson	10
Anti-social behaviour	9
Public order	8
Vehicle crime	6
Other theft	5
Burglary	4
Robbery	3
Drugs	2
Bicycle theft	1
Other crime	1
Possession of weapons	1
Total incidents	121

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
Monkton Wood Academy	Secondary	0.3 miles	Inadequate — 24 May 2023
West Monkton Church of England School	Primary	0.4 miles	Good — 11 Jul 2014
Nerrols Primary School and Nursery	Primary	0.9 miles	Good — 25 May 2023
Creech St Michael Church of England Primary School	Primary	0.9 miles	Good — 18 May 2016
Cambian Somerset School	Other	1.0 miles	Good — 18 May 2022

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# 27 CANAL VIEW, BATHPOOL, TAUNTON, SOMERSET, TA2 8BF

## Property details

- Slug: `f1eb772` (address key hash: `f1eb77253a5fa1033e690fb71166c52244f147bc`)
- Postcode: TA2 8BF
- Transactions on record: 1

- Tenure: Leasehold
- Property type: Flat
- Bedrooms: 2
- Bathrooms: 1
- Floor area: 59 m²
- EPC rating: C
- Year built: England and Wales: 2012 onwards
- Last sold: £150,000 Mar 2026
- Price per m²: £2,542/m²
- Local average: £125,929 (7 sales)
- Street crime: 121 incidents within 1 mile (Jul 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £150,000
- Date: 2026-03-23
- Type: F
- Tenure: L

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** C
- **Potential rating:** C
- **Expiry date:** 09/09/2035
- **Current heating cost:** £280/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £390

### Recommendations
- E (£360 - £420)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/0310-2090-8510-2495-8405)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-03-23 | £150,000 | Flat | — | £151,604 (to June 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4e75c29d-ab03-8922-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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 27 CANAL VIEW, BATHPOOL, TAUNTON, SOMERSET, TA2 8BF | £150,000 | 23/03/2026 | Flat |

## Historic listings

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

- Matched listing: [167661905](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/ff42ab8)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £150,000 |
| listed | 2025-10-01 | £155,000 |
| sold | 2013-01-01 | £131,500 |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 23 ROYS PLACE, BATHPOOL, TAUNTON, SOMERSET, TA2 8AX | £207,000 | 21/07/2023 | Flat |
| 43 CANAL VIEW, BATHPOOL, TAUNTON, SOMERSET WEST AND TAUNTON, SOMERSET, TA2 8BF | £186,000 | 25/03/2022 | Flat |

**Area average:** £196,500 (2 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:** 31.2%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for South West; Flats and maisonettes series; as of June 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** -1.3%
- **5y growth (index):** -2.9%
- **10y growth (index):** 19.5%

## 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).*

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets in the area (all bedroom counts shown — none matched the 2-bedroom count for this property). Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 1 Bed Flat, Landsdown House, TA1 | £900/mo | 1 | 1.22 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £900/mo (1 listing)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.6% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £112,500
- **Target investor price (1%):** £90,000

*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 £900/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 7.2%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 13.9×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £194/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 5.4%

*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:** Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

[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 | 53 |
| Shoplifting | 18 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 10 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 9 |
| Public order | 8 |
| Vehicle crime | 6 |
| Other theft | 5 |
| Burglary | 4 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Drugs | 2 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **121** |

*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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Monkton Wood Academy | Secondary | 0.3 miles | Inadequate — 24 May 2023 |
| West Monkton Church of England School | Primary | 0.4 miles | Good — 11 Jul 2014 |
| Nerrols Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 0.9 miles | Good — 25 May 2023 |
| Creech St Michael Church of England Primary School | Primary | 0.9 miles | Good — 18 May 2016 |
| Cambian Somerset School | Other | 1.0 miles | Good — 18 May 2022 |