Orchard Piece, Blackmore, Ingatestone

House prices, sold prices and local information for CM4 0RX, CM4 0RY, CM4 0RZ.

Average price (last 12 months)
£562,500
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£528,674
23 sales
Price range
£360k – £682k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
6 Nov 2025
CM4 0RZ

At a glance

House prices£563k average31% below the Ingatestone average CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 7 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station1 hr 5 min walkIngatestone station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

23 property sales on Orchard Piece, Blackmore, Ingatestone have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £562,500. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £548,281. Average sale prices rose from £424,000 in 2016 to £571,429 in 2025 (+35%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 31% below the Ingatestone average of £817,222 over the same period. 2 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 2 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Orchard Piece compared

Orchard Piece£562,500
CM4 postcode area£817,222
Ingatestone£817,222
England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all CM4 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £424,000 (3 sales)2016£424k2017: £487,333 (3 sales)2017£487k2018: £497,500 (2 sales)2018£498k2020: £522,500 (2 sales)2020£523k2021: £548,000 (1 sales)2021£548k2022: £565,000 (1 sales)2022£565k2023: £632,500 (2 sales)2023£633k2024: £503,750 (2 sales)2024£504k2025: £571,429 (7 sales)2025£571k

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached16£548,2816 Nov 2025
Terraced4£418,0007 Feb 2025
Detached3£571,66719 Mar 2021

Sold prices on Orchard Piece

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
46, Orchard Piece CM4 0RZ 6 Nov 2025£605,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
34, Orchard Piece CM4 0RY 3 Nov 2025£520,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
2, Orchard Piece CM4 0RX 14 Jul 2025£670,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
62, Orchard Piece CM4 0RZ 28 Mar 2025£585,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
66, Orchard Piece CM4 0RZ 28 Feb 2025£535,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
8, Orchard Piece CM4 0RX 27 Feb 2025£580,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
11, Orchard Piece CM4 0RX 7 Feb 2025£505,000 TerracedFreehold
40, Orchard Piece CM4 0RY 8 Nov 2024£592,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
16, Orchard Piece CM4 0RX 26 Jan 2024£415,000 TerracedFreehold
10, Orchard Piece CM4 0RX 2 Aug 2023£670,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
5, Orchard Piece CM4 0RX 10 Jan 2023£595,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
36, Orchard Piece CM4 0RY 10 Jun 2022£565,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
1A, Orchard Piece CM4 0RX 19 Mar 2021£548,000 DetachedFreehold
40, Orchard Piece CM4 0RY 27 Aug 2020£530,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
64, Orchard Piece CM4 0RZ 17 Jan 2020£515,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
6, Orchard Piece CM4 0RX 29 Jun 2018£510,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
19, Orchard Piece CM4 0RX 12 Jan 2018£485,000 DetachedFreehold
42, Orchard Piece CM4 0RY 20 Oct 2017£420,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
72, Orchard Piece CM4 0RZ 12 Oct 2017£682,000 DetachedFreehold
14, Orchard Piece CM4 0RX 31 Jan 2017£360,000 TerracedFreehold
56, Orchard Piece CM4 0RZ 25 Nov 2016£410,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
26, Orchard Piece CM4 0RY 12 Aug 2016£470,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
11, Orchard Piece CM4 0RX 23 Mar 2016£392,000 TerracedFreehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
11, Orchard Piece £392,000 (Mar 2016) → £505,000 (Feb 2025) +29%
over 9 yrs
40, Orchard Piece £530,000 (Aug 2020) → £592,500 (Nov 2024) +12%
over 4 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Orchard Piece

Crime

3 crimes were reported within about a mile of Orchard Piece in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Lower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Vehicle crime2
Anti-social behaviour1

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Orchard Piece is in or near 2 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • Upper Roding Flood alert area
  • The Rivers Wid and Can Flood alert area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near Orchard Piece

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Blackmore Primary School 166 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.3 mi
Doddinghurst Infant School 177 pupils Primary 4–7 Good Report 2.2 mi
Doddinghurst Church of England Junior School 223 pupils Primary Church of England 7–11 Good Report 2.2 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around and local GPs

Train stations

  • Ingatestone station 3.3 mi · 1 hr 5 min walk
  • Shenfield station 4.3 mi · 1 hr 27 min walk
  • Billericay station 6.1 mi · 2 hr 2 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Blackmore Mead (adj, Chelmsford Rd) 1 min walk
  • Blackmore Mead (opp, Chelmsford Rd) 1 min walk
  • The Green (opp, The Green) 2 min walk
  • Bus Terminus (E-bound, Chelmsford Rd) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Deal Tree Health Centre
    Blackmore Road, Doddinghurst, Brentwood · 1.9 mi
  • The New Folly Surgery
    Bell Mead, High Street, Ingatestone · 3.2 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN) and NHS England practice data. Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 7 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income: decile 8 of 10 · Crime: decile 7 of 10.

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned86.7%62.5%
Private rented6.7%20.3%
Social rented6.5%17.1%
Households465

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1514.0%17.4%
Aged 15–6458.8%64.1%
Aged 65+27.2%18.6%
Residents1,166

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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