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1 planning record
About Orchard House
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Orchard House is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Ashwell, Oakham, Oakham (LE15 7LT). It has a recorded floor area of 198 m² (around 2131 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (July 2022) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (March 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 198 m² the property is well over the postcode median (142 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: new windows approved in 2024. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£305/sq ft) was about 65.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £650,000 in October 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
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's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jul 2022
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E45
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
12.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Orchard House, Whissendine Road, Ashwell, Oakham, LE15 7LT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Sept 2024FullApprove
Replace timber windows for heritage style UPVC. Replace timber french doors for UPVC. Demolish outbuildings. Erect timber shed.
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
See how we calculated this£678,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2022)
£650,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Whissendine Road homes
Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Orchard House outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,283
Street avg £2,733
Floor Area
198 m²
Street avg 136 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Oakham district page.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.5 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LE15 7LT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.1dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 13 points of interest in total.
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