5 The Orchard, B61 8PZ

Detached house101 m²EPC CBand EFreehold

5 The Orchard, in B61, is a freehold detached house on The Orchard. It last sold for £278,000 in 2017 — its 2nd recorded sale, up 167% on its first recorded sale of £104,000 in 1999.

EPC CCouncil tax E

What this home is

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

Property type
Detached house
Detached
Floor area
101 m²
1,087 sq ft
Built
1996-2002
EPC construction age band
Tenure
Freehold
CO₂
3.4 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 £382,000£542,000 today, projected from its 2017 sale.

Indicative value
£382,000£542,000
Carrying the 2017 sale forward at this home's own compounded growth — 5.6%/yr across 2 recorded sales. It can't see condition or improvements.
Last sold (2017)
£278,000
Growth on file: 5.6% per year across 2 sales.
Sold 2017 · £278k£542k£382k2026

From the 2017 sale, the indicative range widens as time passes — the cone is that growing uncertainty, not a forecast.

B61 £/m² (recent sales)£3,066this home £2,752 at its last sale
The local market
Official house price index (UK HPI)

Across Bromsgrove, the official average home value is £332,4710% in a year, +16% over five.

Detached£521,812
Semi-detached£324,116
Terraced£265,696
Flat / maisonette£150,602

Covers the whole Bromsgrove 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
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Point estimate
Likely range (p50) & wide range (p80)
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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 5 The Orchard, newest first.

2 recorded sales since 1999, up 167% from first to latest.

£100k£200k£300k1999200420092014201920242026£298k+167%Sold 2017: £278,000£278kSold 1999: £104,000£104k
£100k£200k£300k201520212026£298kSold 2017: £278,000£278k
B61 yearly medianThis home's recorded sales

This home's recorded sales joined up, with the change between each — against B61's yearly median.

7 Apr 2017Most recent
£278,000+167%
Detached house · Freehold · +5.6%/yr since the previous sale
Energy certificate 1 Oct 2016
Rated EPC C · 101 m² recorded
5 Mar 1999
£104,000
Detached house · Freehold · New build
Built 1996-2002
Property built
1983–1999
What a home of this era typically means
  • Insulated cavity walls and double glazing become the norm, so thermal performance is markedly better than pre-war stock.

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

How it compares on The Orchard

Against the 5 homes HM Land Registry and the EPC register know on this street.

Smaller than the typical home on The Orchard by 10%

The Orchard 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 5 The Orchard's Energy Performance Certificate says about efficiency, cost and construction.

EPC band C (71/100) — improvable to B
Heating, hot water and lighting estimated at about £820 a year. Certificate valid until October 2026. Improvements made since 2016 won't show.
A92+
B81–91
Potential · 84
C69–80
This home · 71
D55–68
E39–54
F21–38
G1–20
CO₂ emissions
3.4 t/yr
current estimate
Built
1996-2002
EPC construction age band
Built form
Detached
Running cost
£820/yr
heating + hot water + lighting
Certificate
1 Oct 2016
lodgement date
Heat pump?Good candidate
Built 1996-2002 — 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
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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 (≈£3,030/yr) · gigabit broadband reaches 20% of premises.

Council tax
Band E
£3,030/yr · Bromsgrove
Gigabit broadband
20%
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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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 Bromsgrove 010B neighbourhood, from the Census and the Indices of Deprivation.

IMD decile 6/10mid-range for England; household income about 10% below the national average; shared/rented housing low.

6/10Mid-range for England
1 · most deprived10 · least deprived

In plain terms: housing & access score well, but a weaker health.

Breakdown by domain
Income5/10
Employment5/10
Education & skills5/10
Health4/10
Crime5/10
Housing & access10/10
Living environment6/10

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 5 The Orchard sits in its local market.

B61 median
£270,000
last 8 years
B61 £/m²
£3,066
last 8 years

5 The Orchard: quick answers

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

When did 5 The Orchard last sell, and for how much?

5 The Orchard last sold for £278,000 on 7 Apr 2017, according to HM Land Registry.

How many times has 5 The Orchard been sold?

HM Land Registry records 2 sales for 5 The Orchard between 1999 and 2017. Sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset.

How big is 5 The Orchard?

Its most recent Energy Performance Certificate records 101 m² of floor area.

What council tax band is 5 The Orchard?

5 The Orchard is in council tax band E, costing about £3,030 a year (Bromsgrove).

How energy efficient is 5 The Orchard?

Its most recent EPC rates it C (score 71). Its recommended improvements would take it to B.

What is 5 The Orchard worth today?

Carrying its 2017 sale price forward with its own compounded sale-price growth of 5.6% a year across 2 sales suggests roughly £382,000–£542,000 as of 2026. This is indicative only — the full report values it against individual comparable sales.

How fast is broadband at 5 The Orchard?

Top available download speed is around 0 Mbps. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 20% of premises in this postcode. (Source: Ofcom)

Other homes at B61 8PZ

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

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.