18 Hilton Close, Manningtree, CO11 1DE

18 Hilton Close is a detached house in Manningtree (CO11 1DE). It has a recorded floor area of 26 m² (around 280 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (October 2019) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in May 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and main heating went from Very Poor to Poor; while lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. Main heating runs on electricity. At 26 m² this is the 5th smallest of 13 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 24–67 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom.

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £104,000 is 26.8% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£293/sq ft) was about 26.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 26 m² it sits well below the postcode median (40 m² across 12 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: tree works approved in 2014. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Most recent transfer: August 2022 at £82,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.