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3 sales on record
About Orchardside
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Orchardside is a four-bedroom detached house in Southminster (CM0 7BG). It has a recorded floor area of 255 m² (around 2745 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (January 2020) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £958,000 is 20.5% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£290/sq ft) was about 26.5% below the postcode norm. At 255 m² the property is well over the postcode median (83 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Most recent transfer: October 2020 at £795,000.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Orchardside's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E44
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
14.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Orchardside, Scotts Hill, Southminster, CM0 7BG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Nov 2004FullWithdrawn
Change of use of two buildings from agricultural to light industrial/storage use.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on Orchardside was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£958,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.8% per year over 21 years.
Last sold (2020)
£795,000
Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Scotts Hill homes
Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Orchardside is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
Price per m²
£3,118
Street avg £3,905
Floor Area
255 m²
Street avg 138 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Southminster district page.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CM0 7BG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.7dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 28 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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Common questions
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