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About Orchard House
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Orchard House is a semi-detached house in Blaston, Market Harborough, Market Harborough (LE16 8DE). It has a recorded floor area of 104 m² (around 1119 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2019) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 100), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
6 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 4 refused. Past consents include an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. At 104 m² it's 23% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (135 m² median across 7 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs).
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.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E49
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
6.9 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Orchard House, Main Street, Blaston, Market Harborough, LE16 8DE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Orchard House has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.
- Oct 2019ConversionHeritageApprove
Conversion of the existing outbuilding to form part of the main dwelling, installation of two roof lights, slate roof covering, raising of eaves height and alterations to door and window (revised scheme of 19/00372/LBC)
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Orchard House has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£426,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Versus other Main Street homes
Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Orchard House is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
49 (E)
Street avg 63 (D)
Floor Area
104 m²
Street avg 203 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.9 t/year
Street avg 8.4 t/year
Similar properties nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.6 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LE16 8DE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
41.7dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 5 points of interest in total.
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