64 Cherry Orchard, Southminster, CM0 7HE

64 Cherry Orchard is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Southminster (CM0 7HE). It has a recorded floor area of 37 m² (around 398 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band A. At 37 m² this is the 4th smallest of 55 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 32–102 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (December 2024) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since September 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Main heating runs on electricity.

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £137,000 is 39.8% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£246/sq ft) was about 16% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 37 m² it sits well below the postcode median (62 m² across 54 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Last sold in September 2015, so it's been off the market for around 11 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property.