5 Orchard Road, Southminster, CM0 7DQ

5 Orchard Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Southminster (CM0 7DQ). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2014) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in March 2011 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while lighting dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 8.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £470,000 is 28.8% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£522/sq ft) was about 186.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £365,000 in September 2019. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2015. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 65 m² it's 26.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (88 m² median across 19 EPCs).