Orchard Cottage, High Street, Bradwell On Sea, Southminster, CM0 7QL
About Orchard Cottage
Orchard Cottage is a detached house in Bradwell-On-Sea, Southminster, Southminster (CM0 7QL). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2024) shows a G (score 1), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to E (score 51), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
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Energy performance
Orchard Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 17 October 2034
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Orchard Cottage has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Orchard Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£279,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in CM0 7QL: £260,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in CM0 7QL
6 High Street, Bradwell On Sea, Southminster, CM0 7QL
Sold Jul 2025
£190,00011 High Street, Bradwell On Sea, Southminster, CM0 7QL
Sold Feb 2024
£260,000Claremont, High Street, Bradwell On Sea, Southminster, CM0 7QL
Sold Dec 2022
£267,5009 High Street, Bradwell On Sea, Southminster, CM0 7QL
Sold Feb 2022
£260,000Well Cottage, High Street, Bradwell On Sea, Southminster, CM0 7QL
Sold Aug 2015
£335,850
Versus other High Street homes
On epc rating, Orchard Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
1 (G)
Street avg 39 (F)
Floor Area
81 m²
Street avg 94 m²
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 6.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
68/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
The Kings Head — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
St Cedd's Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.7dB