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Orchard View, Southend Road, Howe Green, Chelmsford, CM2 7TE

Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
148 m²
1590 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 29
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Overview

About Orchard View

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Orchard View is a three-bedroom detached house in Howe Green, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM2 7TE). It has a recorded floor area of 148 m² (around 1590 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2010) shows an F (score 29), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 40). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from September 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since January 2002, a hold of 25 years that's notably long for the area. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £544,000 sits 118.5% above the 2002 sale of £249,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£157/sq ft) was about 45.2% below the postcode norm.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms1
  • Dining roomYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Orchard View sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Sept 2020

Current Certificate
Sept 2010

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F29
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
14.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 21 September 2020

New assessment needed to sell or let
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Late 20th centuryDetached HouseEPC F

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Orchard View, Southend Road, Howe Green, Chelmsford, CM2 7TE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Orchard View has no planning applications on record.

A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Current estimate

£544,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2002)

£249,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 28 January 2002Most recent

    £249,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CM2 7TE: £890,000 (2025–2024).

On the street

Versus other Southend Road homes

Four headline reads against 25 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for Orchard View lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,685

Street avg £4,105

Strongly below

Floor Area

148 m²

Street avg 183 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

14.0 t/year

Street avg 5.6 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Orchard View

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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1 Crescent Road

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£546k

1 Baddow Place Avenue

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£523k

1 Baddow Hall Crescent

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£512k

1 Chelmer Lea

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4 bed1 bath
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Chelmsford district page.
Full Chelmsford report

Crime

324/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Chalklands — bus stop.

Closest school

2.1 km

The Sandon School. 4 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CM2 7TE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CM2 7TE

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

56.0dB

Moderate
Night-time road noise heatmap for CM2 7TE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

49.4dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Orchard View, Southend Road, Howe Green, Chelmsford, CM2 7TE. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.