1 Birch Gardens, Tillingham, Southminster, CM0 7TE

1 Birch Gardens is a three-bedroom detached house in Tillingham, Southminster, Southminster (CM0 7TE). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 829 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2025) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in June 2015 the rating was G, the property has climbed 4 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). Other recorded features include a conservatory. The home occupies a corner plot.

Across 2002–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £341,000 sits 62.4% above the 2015 sale of £210,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£253/sq ft) was about 42.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 77 m² it's 18.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (95 m² median across 8 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). 11 years since the last transfer (November 2015).