22 Hilton Close, Manningtree, CO11 1DE

22 Hilton Close is an end-of-terrace house in Manningtree (CO11 1DE). It has a recorded floor area of 24 m² (around 258 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. At 24 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (24–67 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (January 2020) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since October 2008. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Main heating runs on electricity.

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 3% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £102,000 is 45.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£271/sq ft) was about 19.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 24 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. Last sale on file: £70,000 in September 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.