5 Cherry Orchard, Southminster, CM0 7HE

5 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.

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. Across 1996–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£395/sq ft) was about 87.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £340,000 in August 2023.