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Get startedCrossways is a detached house in Lawford, Manningtree, Manningtree (CO11 2JL). It has a recorded floor area of 189 m² (around 2034 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2024) shows a C (score 79), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in August 2021 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Very Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86).
At 189 m² the property is well over the postcode median (86 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs). 14 planning records sit against the property, 11 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £730,000 is 12.3% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£320/sq ft) was about 98.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £650,000 in October 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
A recent planning application at Crossways was refused — worth checking the council file.
Householder Planning Application - Erection of a 2.4m acoustic garden fence.
Latest sale on Crossways was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£730,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£650,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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EPC Rating for Crossways runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,439
Street avg £2,663
Floor Area
189 m²
Street avg 95 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.6dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Window efficiency improved
Wall insulation improved
Roof insulation improved
Floor insulation added or improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Householder Planning Application - Installation of a 2.65m acoustic fence to minimise noise in garden.
12 more applications for this property
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14 October 2022Most recent
£650,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO11 2JL: £211,000 (2024–2021).
Heather Cottage Wignall Street Lawford Manningtree
Sold Jul 2024
Hill Cottage Wignall Street Lawford Manningtree
Sold Dec 2023
2 Dene Cottage Wignall Street Lawford Manningtree
Sold Jun 2023
Broomlands Wignall Street Lawford Manningtree
Sold Jul 2021
1 Dene Cottage Wignall Street Lawford Manningtree
Sold Feb 2021
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Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 4.7 t/year
CO11 2BS
Hungerdown Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.0 km
Lawford Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.5dB