What type of property is Orchard House, Gambles Green, CM3 2QP?

Orchard House, Gambles Green, CM3 2QP is a 4-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for Orchard House, Gambles Green, CM3 2QP?

Orchard House, Gambles Green, CM3 2QP last sold for £850,000 in June 2023, around 3 years ago. Before that, it sold for £377,500 in April 2001, so prices have been rising over 22 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of Orchard House, Gambles Green, CM3 2QP changed over time?

Across 2 sales between April 2001 and June 2023, Orchard House, Gambles Green, CM3 2QP rose from £377,500 to £850,000, a change of £472,500. That works out to roughly +3.7% per year compounded over 22 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is Orchard House, Gambles Green, CM3 2QP?

The current EPC rating for Orchard House, Gambles Green, CM3 2QP is D with a score of 56 out of 100, lodged in January 2013. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of Orchard House, Gambles Green, CM3 2QP?

Orchard House, Gambles Green, CM3 2QP has a recorded floor area of 134 m² (1,442 sq ft), around 34 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 32% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CM3 2QP. Source: EPC Register.

How is Orchard House, Gambles Green, CM3 2QP heated?

The latest EPC at Orchard House, Gambles Green, CM3 2QP records oil as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Where is Orchard House, Gambles Green, CM3 2QP located?

Orchard House, Gambles Green, CM3 2QP sits in Terling, Chelmsford, Chelmsford. It falls within the CM3 postcode district in Essex.

What is crime like near Orchard House, Gambles Green, CM3 2QP?

Police records around Orchard House, Gambles Green, CM3 2QP show an average of 1 reported crimes per month over the last 4 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 75% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve Orchard House, Gambles Green, CM3 2QP?

The closest primary school to Orchard House, Gambles Green, CM3 2QP is Terling Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (943m).

What transport links are near Orchard House, Gambles Green, CM3 2QP?

The closest bus stop to Orchard House, Gambles Green, CM3 2QP is Hull Lane, 55m away. In total there are 11 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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Orchard House, Gambles Green, Terling, Chelmsford, CM3 2QP

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

134 m²

1442 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 56

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About Orchard House

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

Orchard House is a four-bedroom detached house in Terling, Chelmsford, Chelmsford (CM3 2QP). It has a recorded floor area of 134 m² (around 1442 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1991-1995. The latest certificate (January 2013) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from January 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 134 m² it's 26.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (106 m² median across 10 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 2001–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£589/sq ft) was about 43.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold June 2023 for £850,000.

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

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms2
Dining roomYes
EnsuiteYes

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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 House ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Jan 2023

EPC Rating

D56

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

7.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Orchard House, Gambles Green, Terling, Chelmsford, CM3 2QP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Orchard House 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.

Latest sale on Orchard House was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£921,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.7% per year over 22 years.

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Last sold (2023)

£850,000

Growth on file: 3.7% per year over 22 years.

Sales timeline

11 June 2023Most recent
£850,000
+125.2%over 22 years
10 April 2001
£377,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in CM3 2QP: £515,000 (2018–2015).

Nearby sales in CM3 2QP

On the street

Versus other Gambles Green homes

Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for Orchard House runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£6,343

Street avg £4,804

Strongly above

Floor Area

134 m²

Street avg 117 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

7.0 t/year

Street avg 8.6 t/year

On par

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Comparables

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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

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

1/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Hull Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

0.9 km

Terling Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School. 1 school nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CM3 2QP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.5dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CM3 2QP

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.9dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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