1 Croft Cottages, The Chase, New Road, Mistley, Manningtree, CO11 2AF

1 Croft Cottages is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Mistley, Manningtree, Manningtree (CO11 2AF). It has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (around 657 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2026) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in March 2015 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Period features are noted in the property record.

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£404/sq ft) was about 50% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 5 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 61 m² it's 19.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (76 m² median across 5 EPCs). Last sale on file: £265,000 in July 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.