2 The Orchards, BA6 9PU

Detached house118 m²EPC CBand EFreehold

2 The Orchards is a freehold detached house on The Orchards in BA6. It last sold for £270,000 in 2015 — its 4th recorded sale, up 157% on its first recorded sale of £105,000 in 1997.

EPC CCouncil tax EGigabit broadband 92%

What this home is

The physical record — from its EPC assessments, HM Land Registry and the VOA.

Property type
Detached house
Detached
Floor area
118 m²
1,270 sq ft
Built
2003-2006
EPC construction age band
Tenure
Freehold
CO₂
3.9 t/yr
current estimate

EPC data © Crown copyright; bedrooms are the register's estimate, not a survey. Tenure from HM Land Registry.

What is it worth now?

An indicative projection from its own sale record — the report's valuation prices it against individual comparable sales.

Indicatively £396,000£588,000 today, projected from its 2015 sale.

Indicative value
£396,000£588,000
Carrying the 2015 sale forward at this home's own compounded growth — 5.5%/yr across 4 recorded sales. It can't see condition or improvements.
Last sold (2015)
£270,000
Growth on file: 5.5% per year across 4 sales.
Sold 2015 · £270k£588k£396k2026

From the 2015 sale, the indicative range widens as time passes — the cone is that growing uncertainty, not a forecast.

BA6 £/m² (recent sales)£3,028this home £2,288 at its last sale
The local market
Official house price index (UK HPI)

Across Somerset, the official average home value is £277,347+1% in a year, +14% over five.

Detached£451,798
Semi-detached£284,867
Terraced£230,175
Flat / maisonette£133,481

Covers the whole Somerset area, not this postcode.

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The precise, comparables-based valuation

A point estimate with likely and wide ranges, built from individual comparable sales nearby — each listed with address, date, size and adjusted price.

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Comparable sales analysed
Model confidence
Point estimate
Likely range (p50) & wide range (p80)
vs the wider area (£/m² percentile)
Every comparable — address, date, size, sold & adjusted price

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Indicative range projected from HM Land Registry sold prices; not a formal valuation, survey or appraisal.

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The valuation with its comparables, every application and document trail, tenure & title, the ten score workings — the full dossier for this one address.

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Sale history

Every transaction HM Land Registry records for 2 The Orchards, newest first.

4 recorded sales since 1997, up 157% from first to latest.

£100k£200k£300k199720032009201520212026£261k+61%+36%+18%Sold 2015: £270,000£270kSold 2004: £229,500£230kSold 2002: £169,000£169kSold 1997: £105,000£105k
£100k£200k£300k201520212026£261kSold 2015: £270,000£270k
BA6 yearly medianThis home's recorded sales

This home's recorded sales joined up, with the change between each — against BA6's yearly median.

Energy certificate 7 Sept 2021
Rated EPC C · 118 m² recorded
Recorded at this certificate — so at some point since the previous one in 9 Sept 2011:
Efficiency
EPC improved from D to C
22 May 2015Most recent
£270,000+18%
Detached house · Freehold · +1.5%/yr since the previous sale
Energy certificate 9 Sept 2011
Rated EPC D · 114 m² recorded
Recorded at this certificate — so at some point since the previous one in 24 Nov 2008:
Efficiency
EPC dropped from C to D
Energy certificate 24 Nov 2008
Rated EPC C · 0 m² recorded
6 Aug 2004
£229,500+36%
Detached house · Freehold · +13.6%/yr since the previous sale
Built 2003-2006
Property built
2000–2011
What a home of this era typically means
  • Built to tighter Building Regulations — good levels of insulation and double glazing throughout.
15 Mar 2002
£169,000+61%
Detached house · Freehold · +11.2%/yr since the previous sale
19 Sept 1997
£105,000
Detached house · Freehold · New build

HM Land Registry Price Paid Data; sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset.

How it compares on The Orchards

Against the 11 homes HM Land Registry and the EPC register know on this street.

Broadly typical of The Orchards

The Orchards sold prices & full street profile →

Street medians from recorded sales in the last 8 years and EPC floor areas; a street's unsold homes are invisible to price medians.

Energy & running costs

What 2 The Orchards's Energy Performance Certificates say about efficiency, cost and construction.

EPC band C (70/100) — improvable to B
Heating, hot water and lighting estimated at about £650 a year. Certificate valid until September 2031.
A92+
B81–91
Potential · 83
C69–80
This home · 70
D55–68
E39–54
F21–38
G1–20
CO₂ emissions
3.9 t/yr
current estimate
Built
2003-2006
EPC construction age band
Built form
Detached
Running cost
£650/yr
heating + hot water + lighting
Certificate
7 Sept 2021
lodgement date
Between its certificates
9 Sept 2011EPC dropped from C to D
7 Sept 2021EPC improved from D to C
Heat pump?Good candidate
Built 2003-2006 — modern enough building regs that the fabric should suit a heat pump's lower flow temperatures.
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The construction detail, element by element

Every fabric element as the assessor described it — walls, roof, floor, windows, hot water and heating construction with its efficiency rating — plus glazing detail and itemised running costs.

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Wall construction & insulation, as assessed
Roof & floor construction, as assessed
Windows & glazing detail
Heating & hot-water systems, with efficiency ratings
Itemised running costs (heating / hot water / lighting)

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EPC data © Crown copyright, from the domestic EPC register. Certificates describe the home as assessed on their date.

The practical file

The running costs and everyday infrastructure a viewing can't show you.

Council tax band E (≈£3,130/yr) · gigabit broadband reaches 92% of premises.

Council tax
Band E
£3,130/yr · Somerset UA
Gigabit broadband
92%
of premises here
Top speed
0 Mbps
median 0 Mbps
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Every amenity, counted and priced

The full amenity list by category with names and distances — supermarkets to GPs to gyms — plus parks with sizes and every connectivity measure in full.

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Every amenity category, counted with nearest distances
Parks & green spaces with sizes
Connectivity measures in full

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VOA council-tax band with the authority's current rates; Ofcom broadband coverage; amenities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); EV charging from the National Chargepoint Registry; hygiene ratings from the Food Standards Agency.

The neighbourhood

Who lives here and how the area ranks — the Mendip 012B neighbourhood, from the Census and the Indices of Deprivation.

IMD decile 5/10mid-range for England; household income about 5% below the national average; shared/rented housing low.

5/10Mid-range for England
1 · most deprived10 · least deprived

In plain terms: health and crime score well, but a weaker living environment.

Breakdown by domain
Income7/10
Employment5/10
Education & skills7/10
Health8/10
Crime8/10
Housing & access1/10
Living environment1/10

ONS Census 2021 and the English Indices of Deprivation, at neighbourhood (LSOA/MSOA) level — the immediate pocket, not the whole postcode district.

The street and the area

Where 2 The Orchards sits in its local market.

BA6 median
£275,000
last 8 years
BA6 £/m²
£3,028
last 8 years

2 The Orchards: quick answers

From HM Land Registry, EPC, VOA, Police.uk, DfE and Environment Agency records.

When did 2 The Orchards last sell, and for how much?

2 The Orchards last sold for £270,000 on 22 May 2015, according to HM Land Registry.

How many times has 2 The Orchards been sold?

HM Land Registry records 4 sales for 2 The Orchards between 1997 and 2015. Sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset.

How big is 2 The Orchards?

Its most recent Energy Performance Certificate records 118 m² of floor area.

What council tax band is 2 The Orchards?

2 The Orchards is in council tax band E, costing about £3,130 a year (Somerset UA).

How energy efficient is 2 The Orchards?

Its most recent EPC rates it C (score 70). Its recommended improvements would take it to B.

What is 2 The Orchards worth today?

Carrying its 2015 sale price forward with its own compounded sale-price growth of 5.5% a year across 4 sales suggests roughly £396,000–£588,000 as of 2026. This is indicative only — the full report values it against individual comparable sales.

How fast is broadband at 2 The Orchards?

Top available download speed is around 0 Mbps. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 92% of premises in this postcode. (Source: Ofcom)

Other homes at BA6 9PU

Recorded sales for the other addresses sharing this postcode on The Orchards.

All homes at this postcode, with sales counts & floor areas (10)
Last sold
1997
Price
£104,000
Sales
1
Last sold
2021
Price
£365,000
Sales
4
Floor area
144 m²
Last sold
2019
Price
£270,000
Sales
2
Floor area
105 m²
Last sold
2000
Price
£129,000
Sales
2
Last sold
2020
Price
£305,000
Sales
2
Floor area
104 m²
Last sold
2022
Price
£445,000
Sales
4
Last sold
2009
Price
£318,000
Sales
1
Last sold
2020
Price
£322,500
Sales
2
Last sold
2018
Price
£325,000
Sales
2
Last sold
2025
Price
£420,000
Sales
3
Floor area
142 m²

HM Land Registry last recorded sale per address; unsold homes show no price.

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The data behind this dossier
HM Land RegistryEPC RegisterValuation Office AgencyPolice.ukDfE & OfstedEnvironment AgencyDEFRAUKHSA & BGSCoal AuthorityOfcomNaPTANOpenStreetMap

Contains public-sector data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 where applicable. Amenity data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset. Figures describe recorded data and are not a survey or valuation of this home; the indicative range is a projection, not an appraisal. marks detail included in the £5 report.