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Get startedHill Cottage is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Lawford, Manningtree, Manningtree (CO11 2JL). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2023) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in July 2019 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 4.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£304/sq ft) was about 90.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: December 2023 at £287,500.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Hill Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£306,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.3% per year over 3 years.
£287,500
Growth on file: 4.3% per year over 3 years.
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Years Held for Hill Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,267
Street avg £2,677
Floor Area
88 m²
Street avg 103 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 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
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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18 December 2023Most recent
£287,500
+12.7%over 2 years11 February 2021
£255,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO11 2JL: £211,000 (2024–2021).
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CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 4.7 t/year
CO11 2SN
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