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CM20 3BB

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Property report — CM20 3BB

Open-data due diligence for CM20 3BB and the area around it.

CM20 3BB in brief: 29 recorded sales (£36,000–£330,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.

What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for CM20 3BB itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the CM20 3 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.

Avg sold price

£305,423

sector CM20 3 · 128 sales

Population

17,503

sector CM20 3

Crimes recorded

sector CM20 3 · Apr 26

Schools

sector CM20 3

Flood risk

None modelled

this postcode

Gigabit broadband

88%

sector CM20 3 of premises

Sold-price trend (1995–2026)

Annual average (mean) sold price in CM20 3, 1995–2026. 2026 is a part year (26 sales so far) — shown greyed. Hover a point to read its value. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.

Sold prices on this postcode

Date	Price	Address	Type
2023-06-02	£202,000	141 ORCHARD CROFT	Flat
2022-10-28	£330,000	20 ORCHARD CROFT	Terraced
2021-02-26	£257,500	24 ORCHARD CROFT	Terraced
2019-08-30	£193,000	143 ORCHARD CROFT	Flat
2019-01-23	£260,000	17 ORCHARD CROFT	Terraced
2019-01-14	£177,000	141 ORCHARD CROFT	Flat
2018-12-19	£235,000	152 ORCHARD CROFT	Terraced
2016-08-10	£276,000	16 ORCHARD CROFT	Terraced
2016-04-29	£232,000	17 ORCHARD CROFT	Terraced
2016-03-09	£170,000	144 ORCHARD CROFT	Flat
2014-10-24	£133,000	143 ORCHARD CROFT	Flat
2012-11-15	£137,000	27 ORCHARD CROFT	Terraced
2012-11-02	£122,000	144 ORCHARD CROFT	Flat
2011-06-28	£150,500	13 ORCHARD CROFT	Terraced
2009-01-30	£105,000	33 ORCHARD CROFT	Flat
2008-05-28	£146,000	141 ORCHARD CROFT	Flat
2005-05-31	£195,995	151 ORCHARD CROFT	Semi-detached
2003-12-19	£117,500	141 ORCHARD CROFT	Flat
2003-05-16	£110,000	141 ORCHARD CROFT	Flat
2002-05-31	£89,995	33 ORCHARD CROFT	Flat
2002-03-11	£75,000	141 ORCHARD CROFT	Flat
2001-03-23	£52,500	143 ORCHARD CROFT	Flat
2000-04-14	£69,950	27 ORCHARD CROFT	Terraced
2000-03-21	£83,000	147 ORCHARD CROFT	Terraced
2000-03-03	£51,500	33 ORCHARD CROFT	Flat
1999-12-13	£78,000	20 ORCHARD CROFT	Terraced
1997-07-10	£65,000	16 ORCHARD CROFT	Terraced
1996-07-29	£36,000	141 ORCHARD CROFT	Flat
1996-02-07	£59,500	16 ORCHARD CROFT	Terraced

29 recorded sales on CM20 3BB. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.

Nearest schools

School	Distance	Phase	Ofsted
Cooks Spinney Primary Academy and Nursery	0.2 mi	Primary	Report card →
Tany's Dell Primary School and Nursery	0.3 mi	Primary	Good (2022)
St Alban's Catholic Academy	0.3 mi	Primary	Report card →
Burnt Mill Academy	0.4 mi	Secondary	Good (2023)
Freshwaters Primary Academy	0.6 mi	Primary	Report card →
Mark Hall Academy	0.6 mi	Secondary	Report card →

Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.

What's nearby

Nearest GP surgeries: NUFFIELD HOUSE HEALTH CENTRE (0.2 mi) · SYDENHAM HOUSE SURGERY (0.5 mi) · CHURCH LANGLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE (0.9 mi)

Nearest hospitals: PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL (1.2 mi) · THE PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL (1.3 mi) · PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL (1.3 mi)

Nearest listed buildings: ORCHARD CROFT (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · ORCHARD CROFT (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · MOOT HOUSE (COMMUNITY CENTRE) (Grade II) (0.1 mi)

Nearest pharmacies: WELL (0.1 mi) · STOW PHARMACY (0.1 mi) · NETTESWELL PHARMACY (0.5 mi)

Nearest stations: Harlow Town (1.0 mi) · Harlow Mill (1.2 mi) · Sawbridgeworth (3.3 mi)

Nearest supermarkets: Aldi (0.2 mi) · The Food Warehouse (0.5 mi) · Lidl (0.7 mi)

Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).

Who lives here

Median age: 36
One-person households: 33%
Households with children: 32%
Households: 7,370

Owned 40% · Social rent 38% · Private rent 20%

Census 2021 (ONS), for CM20 3.

Recorded crime trend

Recorded crimes per month in CM20 3 (May 24–Apr 26, average 91/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.

Flood risk

No modelled flood risk is recorded for CM20 3BB in the Environment Agency dataset. This is reassuring but not a guarantee — Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →

Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.

How granular is this?

Measure	DistrictCM20	SectorCM20 3	PostcodeCM20 3BB
Average sold price	£349,151	£305,423	£145,170
Population	39,122	17,503	—
Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived)	4/10	4/10	—
Crimes recorded	406	80	—
Schools	10	5	—
Flood risk	High	Low	Low
Gigabit broadband	66%	88%	100%
Superfast broadband	89%	99%	100%

— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (CM20 3); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.

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Report generated 30 June 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.

Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.