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Get started5 Cherry Orchard is a three-bedroom detached house in Southminster (CM0 7HE). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2023) returns a high B (score 85), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. When first surveyed in May 2013 the rating was E, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£395/sq ft) was about 87.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 80 m² the property is well over the postcode median (61 m² across 54 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Last sale on file: £340,000 in August 2023.
5 Cherry Orchard ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
Price for 5 Cherry Orchard has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
£358,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.8% per year over 27 years.
£340,000
Growth on file: 6.8% per year over 27 years.
EPC Rating for 5 Cherry Orchard runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,250
Street avg £3,445
Floor Area
80 m²
Street avg 66 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
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
Railway Station — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.1dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency improved
Wall insulation upgraded
Floor insulation added or improved
More low energy lighting installed
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4 August 2023Most recent
£340,000
+23.2%over 4 years17 June 2019
£276,000
+47.6%over 5 years16 June 2014
£187,000
+216.9%over 17 years31 October 1996
£59,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CM0 7HE: £299,950 (2025–2024).
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.4 t/year
Street avg 2.6 t/year
CM0 7TE
Closest school
0.4 km
St Leonard's Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.6dB
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