25 Preston Road, BA21 3AD

Semi-detached house118 m²EPC DBand DFreehold

25 Preston Road is a freehold semi-detached house on Preston Road in BA21. It last sold for £250,000 in 2021, its only sale in HM Land Registry's records.

Low crimeFlood risk very low12 of 16 schools Good+Road noise ~57 dBEPC D
50.94584, -2.63888 · BA21 3AD

What this home is

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

Property type
Semi-detached house
Semi-detached
Floor area
118 m²
1,270 sq ft
Built
1967-1975
EPC construction age band
Tenure
Freehold
CO₂
4.4 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.

Most likely worth £280,000£310,000 today, from its £250,000 sale carried along the local index — in a pocket in line with the wider area.

Most likely range today
£280,000£310,000
The last sold price carried forward along the local price index. Wider 80% range £250,000 – £340,000. It can't see condition or improvements.
Last sold (2021)
£250,000
The known fact every projection starts from — HM Land Registry's recorded price.
£250,000£310,000£280,000sold Dec 21today
£250k£310k£280ksold Dec 21today
core 50% range wider 80% range

From the last sold price to today, along the local price index. The bands widen with time since the sale — the inner band is where the value most likely sits, the outer the wider plausible spread.

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BA21 £/m² (recent sales)£2,562this home £2,119 at its last sale
The local market
Recent sold prices around this home
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5-year
+14%
local sold prices
1-year
+0%
local sold prices
Latest-month median
£227,060
all types, local area
What each type sells for
Detached£353,162
£2,857/m² · ~119 m² · 25 sales · last 12 months
Semi-detached · this home£247,213
£2,902/m² · ~84 m² · 57 sales · last 12 months
Terraced£196,762
£2,577/m² · ~76 m² · 35 sales · last 12 months
Flat / maisonette£125,926
£2,339/m² · ~54 m² · 18 sales · last 12 months
Higher or lower-priced pocket?

BA21 3 is in line with the wider area — median of this property type is -1% vs the wider BA21 area (last 12 months, same window both sides).

BA21 3 · postcode sector£245,000
BA21 · postcode district£248,500
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 · this home£284,867
Terraced£230,175
Flat / maisonette£133,481

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The precise, comparables-based valuation

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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Sale history

Every transaction HM Land Registry records for 25 Preston Road, newest first.

1 recorded sale since 2021.

£50k£100k£150k£200k£250k200820122016202020242026£226kSold 2021: £250,000£250k
£50k£100k£150k£200k£250k201520212026£226kSold 2021: £250,000£250k
BA21 yearly medianThis home's recorded sales

This home's recorded sales joined up, with the change between each — against BA21's yearly median.

Energy certificate 14 Apr 2025
Rated EPC D · 118 m² recorded
10 Dec 2021Most recent
£250,000
Semi-detached house · Freehold
28 Oct 2013NON-STANDARD
£167,500
Semi-detached house · Freehold
Built 1967-1975
Property built
1965–1982
What a home of this era typically means
  • Cavity walls that can usually be retrofitted with insulation; loft insulation, if original, will be thin by today’s standards.
  • Any flat-roof or single-storey extension from this era may be near the end of its serviceable life.

HM Land Registry Price Paid Data; sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset. Rows marked non-standard are "additional price paid" entries (repossessions, bulk purchases, right-to-buy) — listed for completeness, excluded from the change figures.

How it compares on Preston Road

Against the 42 homes HM Land Registry and the EPC register know on this street.

Last sold 63% above the street's recent norm
Last sold price
17 recent sales
£500k£750kThis home £250,000
Street median £153,000 · higher than 65% of the street
Floor area
6 homes
250 m²300 m²This home 118 m²
Street median 112 m² · higher than 67% of the street

Preston 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 25 Preston Road's Energy Performance Certificate says about efficiency, cost and construction.

EPC band D (67/100) — improvable to B
Heating, hot water and lighting estimated at about £1,353 a year. Certificate valid until April 2035.
A92+
B81–91
Potential · 83
C69–80
D55–68
This home · 67
E39–54
F21–38
G1–20
CO₂ emissions
4.4 t/yr
current estimate
Built
1967-1975
EPC construction age band
Built form
Semi-detached
Running cost
£1,353/yr
heating + hot water + lighting
Certificate
14 Apr 2025
lodgement date
Heat pump?Possible — check first
Built 1967-1975 — older fabric, so radiator sizing and insulation need checking before a heat pump.
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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
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EPC data © Crown copyright, from the domestic EPC register. Certificates describe the home as assessed on their date.

Schools

The nearest primaries and secondaries, with their latest Ofsted judgement.

Strong schools
16 schools within range, 12 rated Good or Outstanding. Nearest is Huish Primary School (340 m).
Nearest schools — blue primary, pink secondary (DfE/Ofsted)
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Huish Primary School · PrimaryOutstanding340 mOfsted ↗
Oaklands Primary School · PrimaryGood661 mOfsted ↗
St Gildas Catholic Primary School · PrimaryGood728 mOfsted ↗
Westfield Academy · SecondaryGood724 mOfsted ↗
Preston School Academy · SecondaryGood1.2 kmOfsted ↗
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Results & admissions for all 16 schools in range

Every school nearby with exam performance (KS2 progress, Progress 8) benchmarked against the borough and England, admission odds by preference, capacity, and catchment likelihood for this address.

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Huish Primary School — KS2 results, admission odds & capacity
Oaklands Primary School — KS2 results, admission odds & capacity
St Gildas Catholic Primary School — KS2 results, admission odds & capacity
Westfield Academy — Progress 8, GCSE results & admission odds
Preston School Academy — Progress 8, GCSE results & admission odds
The other 11 schools in range, with Ofsted & distance
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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 100% of premises · 108 amenities in a 15-minute walk.

Council tax
Band D
£2,561/yr · Somerset UA
Gigabit broadband
100%
of premises here
Top speed
0 Mbps
median 0 Mbps
Amenities
108
within a 15-minute walk
Nearest green space
129 m
Sydney Gardens
Cafés, pubs & restaurants387 mThe Armoury
Health341 mYeovil Hospital
Banks, post & essentials508 mTesco Petrol Station
Food shops428 mTesco Extra
Food hygiene

Food hygiene nearby averages 5/5 across 38 rated places.

Nearest rated places (8)
5/5 Ivelhurst Nursing Home Ltd2 mCaring Premises
5/5 Appletree Children's Nursery Ltd128 mCaring Premises
5/5 Yeovil Conservative Club T/A Duke of York185 mPub/bar/nightclub
5/5 Shelley's Zebra Hub194 mRetailers - other
5/5 Yeovil Bowls Club197 mPub/bar/nightclub
5/5 Methodist Hall217 mOther catering premises
5/5 Yeovil College Nursery250 mCaring Premises
5/5 Da Vinci Restaurant and Refectory Unit250 mSchool/college/university
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All 108 amenities, counted and priced

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All 56 cafés, pubs & restaurants — names & distancesnearest: The Armoury
All 15 health — names & distancesnearest: Yeovil Hospital
All 13 banks, post & essentials — names & distancesnearest: Tesco Petrol Station
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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 South Somerset 012C neighbourhood, from the Census and the Indices of Deprivation.

IMD decile 8/10less deprived than most of England; household income about 7% above the national average; shared/rented housing low.

8/10Less deprived than most of England
1 · most deprived10 · least deprived

In plain terms: income and education & skills score well.

Breakdown by domain
Income9/10
Employment6/10
Education & skills8/10
Health7/10
Crime5/10
Housing & access8/10
Living environment5/10

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

Crime & safety

Reported street-level crime within about 400 m of BA21 3AD.

Low crime
544 crimes over 24 months — about 23 a month, most often violent crime (50%). Trend rising (+17% year on year).
Lower crime than about 45% of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhood ranking from the Indices of Deprivation crime domain — relative risk of personal and property crime.
Reported crime density within ~400 m (Police.uk)
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violent crime271 (50%)
anti social behaviour72 (13%)
public order72 (13%)
Full breakdown — every category, monthly trend & road safety
violent crime271 (50%)
anti social behaviour72 (13%)
public order72 (13%)
other theft32 (6%)
criminal damage arson25 (5%)
burglary15 (3%)
other crime15 (3%)
vehicle crime11 (2%)
Trend over 23 months
Trend
+17%
recent vs earlier months
Earlier months
~21
incidents / month
Recent months
~26
incidents / month
202520262024-07: 21Jul 242024-08: 92024-09: 262024-10: 172024-11: 182024-12: 232025-01: 182025-02: 202025-03: 212025-04: 312025-05: 322025-06: 312025-07: 152025-08: 222025-09: 262025-11: 362025-12: 292026-01: 222026-02: 322026-03: 312026-04: 302026-05: 122026-06: 22Jun 26

Monthly recorded crimes within ~400 m; the dark line is the 3-month rolling average.

Road safety

4 fatal or serious collisions recorded within 500 m over 5 years — check whether these cluster at one junction.

Collisions
30
within 500 m
Per year
6
over 5 years
Casualties
35
all severities
Fatal0
Serious4
Slight26
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Police.uk street-level reports, positioned to protect privacy — points snap to anonymised map locations. Road collisions from DfT STATS19.

Flood & ground

Environment Agency, UKHSA and Coal Authority screening for this location.

Flood: very low
Nothing at this location that would typically trouble a lender.
EA Flood Map for Planning — blue shading marks rivers & sea flood zones 2–3
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Surface water (rainfall)
Very Low
Chance of flooding in heavy rainfall — EA NaFRA2.
Very low
Low
Medium
High
Rivers & sea
Very Low
Likelihood of river or sea flooding today — EA NaFRA2.
Very low
Low
Medium
High
Climate outlook · 2040s–2060s (central climate scenario)
Surface waterVery LowVery Low
Rivers & seaVery LowVery Low
No increase projected under the central climate scenario (EA NaFRA2).

Nearest watercourse: 2.1 km away.

Storm overflows & water quality
Heavy sewage spills monitored nearby
Worst site (YEOVIL WITHOUT STW): 45 spills over 7 hours in 2025.
Monitored overflows nearby (6)
PRESTON GROVE CSO3 spillsinto TRIBUTARY OF THE RIVER YEO · 574 m · Wessex Water
HORSEY LANE COMBINED SEWER OVERFLOW15 spillsinto DODHAM BROOK · 1.0 km · Wessex Water
COOPERS MILL CSO25 spillsinto DODHAM BROOK · 1.1 km · Wessex Water
GOLDCROFT COMBINED SEWER OVERFLOW40 spillsinto DODHAM BROOK VIA SWS · 1.4 km · Wessex Water
UNIT 5 YEO LEISURE PARK COMBINED4 spillsinto DODHAM BROOK VIA SWS · 1.4 km · Wessex Water
YEO LEISURE PARK COMBINED2 spillsinto DODHAM BROOK VIA SWS · 1.4 km · Wessex Water
Energy infrastructure nearby

Tesco Queensway Place (Solar Photovoltaics, 0.3 MW) is operational 517 m away — 2 projects within 3 km in all.

All 2 projects
Tesco Queensway Place0.3 MWSolar Photovoltaics · operational · 517 m
Westland Leisure Complex0.22 MWSolar Photovoltaics · operational · 788 m
Radon
Lowest
< 1% of homes above action level
Coal mining
Not in a coalfield
Coal Authority
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The deep ground file

The EA planning flood zone, historic flooding and landfill within 1 km, BGS GeoSure six-theme ground-stability screening, non-coal mining hazard and coastal erosion — and what each finding means for insurance and conveyancing.

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EA Flood Map for Planning zone (rivers & sea, zones 2–3)
Historic flooding & landfill within 1 km
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Non-coal mining hazard & coastal erosion
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Environment Agency flood mapping and storm-overflow monitoring, UKHSA radon atlas, Coal Authority reporting areas and the Renewable Energy Planning Database — location screening, not a site investigation.

Noise, air & designations

DEFRA strategic mapping and planning designations at 25 Preston Road's location.

Moderate mapped noise (~57 dB) · NO₂ ~8 µg/m³
DEFRA strategic noise mapping (Lden day-evening-night) — warm colours are louder
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Road noise
DEFRA
Daytime57 dB Lden
4 dB above the 53 dB guideline — moderate
35guideline 5385 dB
Night47 dB Lnight
2 dB above the 45 dB guideline — moderate
35guideline 4585 dB
Rail noise
NOT MAPPED
DEFRA maps no significant rail noise at this plot or immediately bordering it.
Aircraft noise
NOT MAPPED
DEFRA maps no significant aircraft noise at this plot or immediately bordering it.
Nearest airport: Bristol, 48.9 km away — significant aircraft noise unlikely.
What does a decibel sound like?
40
Quiet library
50
Quiet home
60
Conversation
70
Busy main road
80
Heavy traffic
Decibels are logarithmic: every +10 dB sounds roughly twice as loud, so 65 dB is markedly noisier than 55 — not “a little” more.
NO₂8 µg/m³Good
PM2.56 µg/m³Moderate
PM1010 µg/m³Good
How each pollutant compares — WHO guideline, UK limit & national average
NO₂
8 µg/m³Good
8 µg/m³
WHO 10UK limit 40
National average 3 µg/m³
Cleaner than 7% of the country
PM2.5
6 µg/m³Moderate
6 µg/m³
WHO 5UK limit 20
National average 5 µg/m³
Cleaner than 28% of the country
PM10
10 µg/m³Good
10 µg/m³
WHO 15UK limit 40
National average 8 µg/m³
Cleaner than 33% of the country
Planning designations at this address
Listed buildingNo
Not statutorily listed, so the usual alteration rules apply.
Conservation areaNo
Not in a conservation area.
Article 4 directionNo
No Article 4 direction — normal permitted-development rights apply.
Tree preservation orderNo
No tree preservation order recorded on the plot.

Also recorded here: Air Quality Management Area.

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The planning application near this address, in full

Applications at and near this property with their outcomes, the local approval rate, major developments nearby, and odour sources within range.

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Planning applications at this property, with outcomes
Applications next door & nearby (within 40 m)
Local approval rate & major developments
Odour sources within range (sewage works, landfill, industry)

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DEFRA strategic noise mapping (dB Lden day / Lnight night) and modelled background air quality; designations from local plan open data.

The street and the area

Where 25 Preston Road sits in its local market.

BA21 median
£207,500
last 8 years
BA21 £/m²
£2,562
last 8 years

25 Preston Road: quick answers

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

When did 25 Preston Road last sell, and for how much?

25 Preston Road last sold for £250,000 on 10 Dec 2021, according to HM Land Registry.

How many times has 25 Preston Road been sold?

HM Land Registry records 1 sale for 25 Preston Road. Sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset.

How big is 25 Preston Road?

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

What council tax band is 25 Preston Road?

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

How energy efficient is 25 Preston Road?

Its most recent EPC rates it D (score 67). Its recommended improvements would take it to B.

What is 25 Preston Road worth today?

Carrying its 2021 sale price forward with BA21's market movement suggests roughly £248,000–£316,000 as of 2026. This is indicative only — the full report values it against individual comparable sales.

What is crime like near 25 Preston Road?

Police recorded 544 crimes within about 400 m over 24 months — roughly 23 a month, most often violent crime. The trend is rising. (Source: Police.uk)

What schools are near 25 Preston Road?

16 schools are within range, 12 rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest is Huish Primary School (340 m). (Source: DfE/Ofsted)

Is 25 Preston Road at risk of flooding?

No flood warnings are in force. Surface-water (heavy rainfall) risk at this location is very low. Rivers-and-sea risk is very low. (Source: Environment Agency)

How fast is broadband at 25 Preston Road?

Top available download speed is around 0 Mbps. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 100% of premises in this postcode. (Source: Ofcom)

Other homes at BA21 3AD

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

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

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The data behind this dossier
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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.