Sold STC Semi-detached

6 LUXTON WAY

TAUNTON, WIVELISCOMBE, SOMERSET TA4 2BW

3 beds 2 baths 1,001 sq ft Listed 27 Jun 2024 (-697d)

£339,000

Guide Price

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Property details

Tenure

FREEHOLD

Floor area

93 m²

Council tax band

C

EPC rating

B

Last sold

£339,000 Feb 2025

Price per m²

£3,645/m²

Local average

£289,471 (+17.1%)

Deprivation

Decile 5 (14,367 of 33,755)

Street crime

11 incidents within 1 mile (Mar 2026)

Key features

  • High Specification House
  • Dual Aspect Sitting Room
  • Quality Kitchen/Dining Room
  • Utility & Cloakroom
  • Bathroom & Ensuite Shower
  • Three Bedrooms
  • Double Glazing & Gas Central Heating
  • Garage & Parking
  • South Facing Rear Garden
  • First Class Decor Throughout

Additional details

Parking
Yes
Garden
Yes

Description

We are delighted to offer for sale probably one of the best modern three bedroom houses in Wiveliscombe.

The property has an enclosed but spacious front, level lawned garden and a landscaped south facing rear garden with terrace. It has access to a larger than average garage and parking at the rear and there is additional visitors parking available.

A generous hall gives access to a sitting room with French doors to the rear garden. There is a well equipped and sociable kitchen/dining room, useful utility with access to the rear garden and cloakroom, all with high quality tiled flooring.

At first floor level there is a useful cupboard, access to a master bedroom with built in wardrobes and ensuite shower room. There are two further bedrooms with the third being used as a perfect home office.

Floor coverings and decor are in excellent order and double glazed windows are complemented by a gas central heating system.

The Wiveliscombe area is the best kept secret in Somerset with rolling green hills and peaceful unspoilt countryside, whilst maintaining excellent access to communities in Taunton, 11 miles with main line railway station and M5 access junction 25 and Wellington junction 26 is 7 miles from Wiveliscombe.

Wiveliscombe town offers an unusually wide range of services including post office, doctors surgery, vets, chiropodist, library, churches, public houses, community office, primary and secondary schools with excellent reputations and a recreation ground with heated outdoor swimming pool, cricket and rugby pitches and tennis courts.

Exmoor National Park is close at hand as well as the Quantock and Brendon hills providing open country for walking, riding, mountain biking and access to the beautiful West Somerset coastline.

Services: Mains gas, electricity, water and drainage are connected.

Tenure: Freehold
Council Tax Band: C
Local Authority: Somerset Council
From our office in the centre of Wiveliscombe proceed along Silver Street and down Golden Hill. At the foot of Golden Hill turn left onto Style Road and then right onto Luxton Way. No 6 will be found on the right hand side (TA4 2BW).

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Listed by

Wiveliscombe

Webbers Property Services

Reference: 149617445

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: B

Potential rating: A

Inspection date: 12/06/2015

Current heating cost: £256/year

Potential heating cost: £257/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £11,500

Recommendations

  • Solar water heating (£4,000 - £6,000)
  • Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£5,000 - £8,000)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Job (default Low)

Floorplans

Floorplan

Floorplan

EPC Graphs

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Price history

Event Date Price % change
Sold 06/02/2025 (1 year ago) £339,000

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Crown copyright.

Sold Comparables

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

Address Price Date Type
16 DIXON CLOSE, WIVELISCOMBE, TAUNTON, SOMERSET, TA4 2BT £315,000 04/12/2025 Semi-detached
Same street 17 LUXTON WAY, WIVELISCOMBE, TAUNTON, SOMERSET, TA4 2BW £340,000 15/12/2023 Detached
14 DIXON CLOSE, WIVELISCOMBE, TAUNTON, SOMERSET, TA4 2BT £248,000 25/07/2023 Semi-detached
9 MARKET PLACE, WIVELISCOMBE, TAUNTON, SOMERSET WEST AND TAUNTON, SOMERSET, TA4 2PJ £233,000 28/10/2022 Semi-detached
9 PLAIN POND, WIVELISCOMBE, TAUNTON, SOMERSET WEST AND TAUNTON, SOMERSET, TA4 2UB £200,000 14/06/2022 Semi-detached
10 DIXON CLOSE, WIVELISCOMBE, TAUNTON, SOMERSET WEST AND TAUNTON, SOMERSET, TA4 2BT £230,000 10/06/2022 Semi-detached
28 SPRING GARDENS, WIVELISCOMBE, TAUNTON, SOMERSET WEST AND TAUNTON, SOMERSET, TA4 2LQ £240,000 10/03/2022 Semi-detached
1 PLAIN POND, WIVELISCOMBE, TAUNTON, SOMERSET WEST AND TAUNTON, SOMERSET, TA4 2UB £235,000 14/01/2022 Semi-detached
15 DIXON CLOSE, WIVELISCOMBE, TAUNTON, SOMERSET WEST AND TAUNTON, SOMERSET, TA4 2BT £275,000 11/01/2022 Semi-detached
Same street 11 LUXTON WAY, WIVELISCOMBE, TAUNTON, SOMERSET WEST AND TAUNTON, SOMERSET, TA4 2BW £410,000 30/09/2021 Detached
35 DIXON CLOSE, WIVELISCOMBE, TAUNTON, SOMERSET WEST AND TAUNTON, SOMERSET, TA4 2BT £275,000 09/08/2021 Semi-detached
Same street 9 LUXTON WAY, WIVELISCOMBE, TAUNTON, SOMERSET WEST AND TAUNTON, SOMERSET, TA4 2BW £390,000 01/06/2021 Detached

Street average: £380,000 (3 sales)

Area average: £250,111 (9 sales)

Capital growth trend

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

5y growth -7.8%
10y growth 19.3%

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

1y (index) 1%
5y (index) 17.4%
10y (index) 42.4%

Rental Range

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

Low £1,108/mo
Realistic £1,231/mo
Optimistic £1,354/mo

Based on Region from postcode lookup → South West.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Taunton & West Somerset: £848/mo (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026)

Location

Nearby

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

Type Name Distance
Shop Yew Tree Antiques Warehouse 0.1 miles
Shop North Street Garden Shop 0.2 miles
Bus stop Northgate 0.2 miles
Bus stop Wiveliscombe The Square 0.2 miles
Train station Bishops Lydeard 5.1 miles
Train station Crowcombe Heathfield 5.1 miles
Hospital Dene Barton Community Hospital 5.6 miles
Hospital Wellington Community Hospital 6.0 miles

Street-level crime

Category Count
Violence and sexual offences 7
Criminal damage and arson 2
Anti-social behaviour 1
Other theft 1
Total incidents 11

Within 1 mile during Mar 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
Wiveliscombe Primary School Primary 0.3 miles Good — 26 Apr 2023
Kingsmead Academy Secondary 0.4 miles (Inspected (no overall grade))
Milverton Community Primary School and Pre-School Primary 2.7 miles Good — 29 Mar 2012
Langford Budville Church of England Primary School Primary 3.7 miles Good — 28 Feb 2014
Lydeard St Lawrence Community Primary School Primary 3.8 miles Inadequate — 13 Jan 2022

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 Detached House, Ford, TA4 £1,575/mo 3 0.55 miles OpenRent
3 Bed Detached House, Langley Marsh, TA4 £1,700/mo 3 0.88 miles OpenRent

Average rent: £1,638/mo (2 listings)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.48%
Max investor price (0.8%) £204,750
Target investor price (1%) £163,800
Gross yield 5.8%
Cost-to-rent ratio 17.3×
Monthly cashflow £114/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term
Cash-on-cash ROI 1.4%
  • 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).