17 Birch Gardens, Tillingham, Southminster, CM0 7TE
About 17 Birch Gardens
17 Birch Gardens is an end-of-terrace house in Tillingham, Southminster, Southminster (CM0 7TE). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2017) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Across 2017–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £313,000 is 11% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£308/sq ft) was about 80.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold March 2022 for £282,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 24 May 2027
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Planning history
17 Birch Gardens 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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£313,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.1% per year over 5 years.
£282,000
Growth on file: 3.1% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
24 March 2022Most recent
£282,000
+15.1%over 4 years3 August 2017
£245,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CM0 7TE: £230,000 (2024–2015).
Nearby sales in CM0 7TE
3 Birch Gardens, Tillingham, Southminster, CM0 7TE
Sold Feb 2024
£230,0005 Birch Gardens, Tillingham, Southminster, CM0 7TE
Sold Jul 2022
£350,00012 Birch Gardens, Tillingham, Southminster, CM0 7TE
Sold Feb 2019
£255,0001 Birch Gardens, Tillingham, Southminster, CM0 7TE
Sold Nov 2015
£210,0002 Birch Gardens, Tillingham, Southminster, CM0 7TE
Sold Mar 2015
£98,000
Versus other Birch Gardens homes
On price per m², 17 Birch Gardens stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,318
Street avg £2,187
Floor Area
85 m²
Street avg 105 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 4.8 t/year
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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
0.2 km
The Square — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
St Nicholas Church of England Primary School, Tillingham. 1 school nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
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
44.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.8dB







