The Orchard, Puxton Road, Hewish, Weston Super Mare, BS24 6TF
About The Orchard
The Orchard is a detached house in Hewish, Weston-Super-Mare, Weston Super Mare (BS24 6TF). It has a recorded floor area of 190 m² (around 2045 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (June 2025) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in March 2020 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, lighting went from Good to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 94), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 190 m² it's 24.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (153 m² median across 13 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 85% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £796,000 is 47.1% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£265/sq ft) was about 21.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold June 2021 for £541,030. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 4 June 2035
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heat pump installed, significantly improving energy efficiency
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls changed
Hot water efficiency decreased
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Get a survey for this property
Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
The Orchard has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£796,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£541,030
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
10 June 2021Most recent
£541,030
Median price across the last 5 sales in BS24 6TF: £550,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in BS24 6TF
Church View, Puxton Road, Hewish, Weston Super Mare, BS24 6TF
Sold Oct 2024
£615,000Lake Side Manor, Puxton Road, Hewish, Weston Super Mare, BS24 6TF
Sold Jul 2024
£638,0001 Council Houses, Puxton Road, Hewish, Weston Super Mare, BS24 6TF
Sold Apr 2023
£225,000Howard Cottage, Puxton Road, Hewish, Weston Super Mare, BS24 6TF
Sold May 2021
£465,000Church House, Puxton Road, Hewish, Weston Super Mare, BS24 6TF
Sold Mar 2021
£530,000
Versus other Puxton Road homes
On habitable rooms, The Orchard stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,848
Street avg £2,683
Floor Area
190 m²
Street avg 142 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.8 t/year
Street avg 5.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
166/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.2 km
Puxton Park car park — bus stop.
Closest school
1.3 km
St Anne's Church Academy. 2 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.9dB







