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Get started70 Cherry Orchard is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Southminster (CM0 7HE). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows a C (score 74). When first surveyed in May 2014 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). Main heating runs on electricity. At 50 m² this is the 18th 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 across 55 units on file.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£311/sq ft) was about 46.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 50 m² it's 19% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (62 m² median across 54 EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Sold July 2023 for £167,500.
Sale price has at least doubled since 2003.
£168,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.3% per year over 20 years.
£167,500
Growth on file: 5.3% per year over 20 years.
70 Cherry Orchard is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£3,350
Street avg £2,104
Floor Area
50 m²
Street avg 40 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 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
Heating system changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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28 July 2023Most recent
£167,500
+67.5%over 8 years1 October 2014
£100,000
+70.9%over 11 years19 February 2003
£58,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CM0 7HE: £299,950 (2025–2024).
Street avg 2 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.0 t/year
Street avg 2.2 t/year
CM0 7PY
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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