Flat 3, 9 South Street, Manningtree, CO11 1BB

Flat 3 is a two-bedroom detached house in Manningtree (CO11 1BB). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. At 64 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 3 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 27–86 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (51 versus a best of 65). The latest certificate (September 2025) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since April 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump.

Held since November 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Today's modelled estimate of £164,000 is 31.2% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£181/sq ft) was about 20.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 64 m² it's 22.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (83 m² median across 8 EPCs).