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Get started8 The Orchard is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Tonwell, Ware, Ware (SG12 0HR). It has a recorded floor area of 162 m² (around 1744 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2014) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since May 2011. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while lighting dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from July 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 162 m² the property is well over the postcode median (92 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £601,000 sits 79.4% above the 2012 sale of £335,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£192/sq ft) was about 64% below the postcode norm. Last changed hands 14 years ago, in May 2012.
8 The Orchard's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Jul 2024
£601,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£335,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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On price per m², 8 The Orchard runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,068
Street avg £5,511
Floor Area
162 m²
Street avg 116 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Robin Hood PH — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.9dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Roof insulation improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
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23 May 2012Most recent
£335,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG12 0HR: £550,000 (2023–2002).
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Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 6.2 t/year
SG12 0GG
Closest school
2.2 km
Stapleford Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.9dB