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3 sales on record
About 3 Orchard Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
3 Orchard Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Southminster (CM0 7DQ). It has a recorded floor area of 118 m² (around 1270 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2016) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in August 2014 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £334,000 sits 55.3% above the 2016 sale of £215,000. At 118 m² the property is well over the postcode median (88 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs). On the market in July 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years.
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
- Bedrooms3
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
3 Orchard Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jun 2016
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E48
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
3 Orchard Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1997.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£334,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.4% per year over 19 years.
Last sold (2016)
£215,000
Growth on file: 5.4% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Orchard Road homes
Four headline reads against 19 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On co₂ emissions, 3 Orchard Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,822
Street avg £2,613
Floor Area
118 m²
Street avg 89 m²
Habitable Rooms
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.
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
North End — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CM0 7DQ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.2dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 20 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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Common questions
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