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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 detached house in Ashley, Market Harborough, Market Harborough (LE16 8HQ). It has a recorded floor area of 128 m² (around 1378 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2016) shows a C (score 71). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).
Sale prices here have lagged England HPI: -11.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £566,000 is 27.9% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£321/sq ft) was about 42.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 128 m² it sits well below the postcode median (209 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a garage conversion, a porch and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in December 2016.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
C71
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Orchard House, Westhorpe, Ashley, Market Harborough, LE16 8HQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Orchard House has an approved side extension on the planning record.
- Nov 2019Garage ConversionAmendmentGranted
KET/2019/0410 (Conversion of garage to habitable room with infill side extension. Skylights to rear and porch to front): Revised glazing
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Orchard House changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£566,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -11.5% per year over 1 year.
Last sold (2016)
£442,500
Growth on file: -11.5% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
Versus other Westhorpe homes
Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
CO₂ Emissions for Orchard House runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,457
Street avg £2,484
Floor Area
128 m²
Street avg 202 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 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 Market Harborough district page.
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
0.1 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LE16 8HQ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.9dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 13 points of interest in total.
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