23 Wells Road, BA5 1DN

Semi-detached house118 m²EPC DBand DFreehold

23 Wells Road, in BA5, is a freehold semi-detached house on Wells Road. It last sold for £80,000 in 2002, its only sale in HM Land Registry's records — 24 years in the same hands, well beyond the typical hold.

EPC DCouncil tax D

What this home is

The physical record — from its EPC assessments, HM Land Registry and the VOA.

Property type
Detached bungalow
Detached
Floor area
128 m²
1,378 sq ft
Built
1930-1949
EPC construction age band
Tenure
Freehold
CO₂
3.8 t/yr
current estimate

EPC data © Crown copyright; bedrooms are the register's estimate, not a survey. Tenure from HM Land Registry.

What is it worth now?

An indicative projection from its own sale record — the report's valuation prices it against individual comparable sales.

BA5 £/m² (recent sales)£3,400this home £678 at its last sale
The local market
Official house price index (UK HPI)

Across Somerset, the official average home value is £277,347+1% in a year, +14% over five.

Detached£451,798
Semi-detached£284,867
Terraced£230,175
Flat / maisonette£133,481

Covers the whole Somerset area, not this postcode.

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A point estimate with likely and wide ranges, built from individual comparable sales nearby — each listed with address, date, size and adjusted price.

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Comparable sales analysed
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Point estimate
Likely range (p50) & wide range (p80)
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Indicative range projected from HM Land Registry sold prices; not a formal valuation, survey or appraisal.

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Sale history

Every transaction HM Land Registry records for 23 Wells Road, newest first.

1 recorded sale since 2002.

£100k£200k£300k200220072012201720222026£351kSold 2002: £80,000£80k
£100k£200k£300k200220142026£351kSold 2002: £80,000£80k
BA5 yearly medianThis home's recorded sales

This home's recorded sales joined up, with the change between each — against BA5's yearly median.

Energy certificate 2 Jun 2026
Rated EPC D · 128 m² recorded
Energy certificate 28 Oct 2014
Rated EPC D · 118 m² recorded
Recorded at this certificate — so at some point since the previous one in 9 Oct 2009:
Efficiency
EPC improved from E to D
Energy certificate 9 Oct 2009
Rated EPC E · 70 m² recorded
25 Oct 2002Most recent
£80,000
Semi-detached house · Freehold
Built 1930-1949
Property built
Interwar (1919–1944)
What a home of this era typically means
  • Cavity walls begin to appear, but many of this era are unfilled — worth checking whether they’ve been insulated.
  • Foundations are deeper than Victorian but still shallow by modern standards; clay-heave subsidence is the classic risk.

HM Land Registry Price Paid Data; sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset.

How it compares on Wells Road

Against the 59 homes HM Land Registry and the EPC register know on this street.

Smaller than the typical home on Wells Road by 20%
Floor area
9 homes
200 m²This home 118 m²
Street median 147 m² · higher than 33% of the street

Wells Road sold prices & full street profile →

Street medians from recorded sales in the last 8 years and EPC floor areas; a street's unsold homes are invisible to price medians.

Energy & running costs

What 23 Wells Road's Energy Performance Certificates say about efficiency, cost and construction.

EPC band D (65/100) — improvable to C
Heating, hot water and lighting estimated at about £1,874 a year. The certificate expired in 2024 — the seller needs a new EPC to market the home.
Worth checking
!The certificate expired in 2024 — the seller needs a new EPC to market the home, and the property may have changed since the assessment.
A92+
B81–91
C69–80
Potential · 74
D55–68
This home · 65
E39–54
F21–38
G1–20
CO₂ emissions
3.8 t/yr
current estimate
Built
1930-1949
EPC construction age band
Built form
Detached
Running cost
£1,874/yr
heating + hot water + lighting
Certificate
28 Oct 2014
lodgement date
Between its certificates
RatingED65Improved
28 Oct 2014Floor area grew 70→118 m² (+48 m²) — the property was likely extended or converted
28 Oct 2014EPC improved from E to D
2 Jun 2026Floor area grew 118→128 m² (+10 m²) — the property was likely extended or converted
Heat pump?Possible — check first
Built 1930-1949 — older fabric, so radiator sizing and insulation need checking before a heat pump.
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The construction detail, element by element

Every fabric element as the assessor described it — walls, roof, floor, windows, hot water and heating construction with its efficiency rating — plus glazing detail and itemised running costs.

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Wall construction & insulation, as assessed
Roof & floor construction, as assessed
Windows & glazing detail
Heating & hot-water systems, with efficiency ratings
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EPC data © Crown copyright, from the domestic EPC register. Certificates describe the home as assessed on their date.

The practical file

The running costs and everyday infrastructure a viewing can't show you.

Council tax band D (≈£2,561/yr) · gigabit broadband reaches 0% of premises.

Council tax
Band D
£2,561/yr · Somerset UA
Gigabit broadband
0%
of premises here
Top speed
0 Mbps
median 0 Mbps
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Every amenity, counted and priced

The full amenity list by category with names and distances — supermarkets to GPs to gyms — plus parks with sizes and every connectivity measure in full.

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VOA council-tax band with the authority's current rates; Ofcom broadband coverage; amenities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); EV charging from the National Chargepoint Registry; hygiene ratings from the Food Standards Agency.

The neighbourhood

Who lives here and how the area ranks — the Mendip 005E neighbourhood, from the Census and the Indices of Deprivation.

IMD decile 7/10less deprived than most of England; household income about 5% above the national average; shared/rented housing low.

7/10Less deprived than most of England
1 · most deprived10 · least deprived

In plain terms: health and crime score well, but a weaker housing & access.

Breakdown by domain
Income6/10
Employment7/10
Education & skills7/10
Health9/10
Crime8/10
Housing & access2/10
Living environment7/10

ONS Census 2021 and the English Indices of Deprivation, at neighbourhood (LSOA/MSOA) level — the immediate pocket, not the whole postcode district.

The street and the area

Where 23 Wells Road sits in its local market.

BA5 median
£315,000
last 8 years
BA5 £/m²
£3,400
last 8 years

23 Wells Road: quick answers

From HM Land Registry, EPC, VOA, Police.uk, DfE and Environment Agency records.

When did 23 Wells Road last sell, and for how much?

23 Wells Road last sold for £80,000 on 25 Oct 2002, according to HM Land Registry.

How many times has 23 Wells Road been sold?

HM Land Registry records 1 sale for 23 Wells Road. Sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset.

How big is 23 Wells Road?

Its most recent Energy Performance Certificate records 118 m² of floor area.

What council tax band is 23 Wells Road?

23 Wells Road is in council tax band D, costing about £2,561 a year (Somerset UA).

How energy efficient is 23 Wells Road?

Its most recent EPC rates it D (score 65). Its recommended improvements would take it to C.

How fast is broadband at 23 Wells Road?

Top available download speed is around 0 Mbps. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 0% of premises in this postcode. (Source: Ofcom)

Other homes at BA5 1DN

Recorded sales for the other addresses sharing this postcode on Wells Road.

All homes at this postcode, with sales counts & floor areas (16)
Last sold
2018
Price
£585,000
Sales
3
Floor area
203 m²
Last sold
2018
Price
£489,000
Sales
2
Last sold
2017
Price
£260,000
Sales
1
Floor area
104 m²
Last sold
2021
Price
£662,500
Sales
2
Floor area
82 m²
Last sold
2025
Price
£400,000
Sales
1
Last sold
2018
Price
£635,000
Sales
2
Floor area
192 m²
Last sold
2016
Price
£330,000
Sales
2
Floor area
103 m²
Last sold
1995
Price
£74,500
Sales
1
Last sold
1997
Price
£129,000
Sales
1
Last sold
2023
Price
£372,500
Sales
1
Last sold
1999
Price
£95,000
Sales
2
Last sold
2020
Price
£615,000
Sales
2
Floor area
147 m²
Last sold
2018
Price
£452,500
Sales
1
Floor area
130 m²
Last sold
2022
Price
£575,000
Sales
1
Last sold
2021
Price
£584,000
Sales
1
Floor area
166 m²
Last sold
2001
Price
£220,000
Sales
1
Floor area
228 m²

HM Land Registry last recorded sale per address; unsold homes show no price.

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The data behind this dossier
HM Land RegistryEPC RegisterValuation Office AgencyPolice.ukDfE & OfstedEnvironment AgencyDEFRAUKHSA & BGSCoal AuthorityOfcomNaPTANOpenStreetMap

Contains public-sector data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 where applicable. Amenity data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset. Figures describe recorded data and are not a survey or valuation of this home; the indicative range is a projection, not an appraisal. marks detail included in the £5 report.