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6 sales on record
About Heather Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Heather Cottage is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Lawford, Manningtree, Manningtree (CO11 2JL). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 517 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2015) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in February 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£401/sq ft) was about 123.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 48 m² it sits well below the postcode median (93 m² across 14 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 79% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Sold July 2024 for £207,000. Across the public record there are 6 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: tree works approved in 2008. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Parkingoff_road
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 Jul 2025
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Heather Cottage, Wignall Street, Lawford, Manningtree, CO11 2JL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Nov 2008Tree WorksTreesApproval - Full
1 No. Leylandii (located on boundary with Little Dean Cottage) - fell.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Price for Heather Cottage has grown more than fourfold since the 1999 starting point.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£209,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 25 years.
Last sold (2024)
£207,000
Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
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The complete analysis of Heather Cottage, Wignall Street, Lawford, Manningtree, CO11 2JL
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Versus other Wignall Street homes
Four headline reads against 14 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On years held, Heather Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,313
Street avg £2,590
Floor Area
48 m²
Street avg 105 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Manningtree district page.
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
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO11 2JL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.6dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 34 points of interest in total.
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