27 Gainsborough Drive, Lawford, Manningtree, CO11 2LF

27 Gainsborough Drive is a three-bedroom detached house in Lawford, Manningtree, Manningtree (CO11 2LF). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 734 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2012) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71). The latest certificate is from January 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since October 2007, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Today's modelled estimate of £325,000 sits 67.3% above the 2007 sale of £194,300. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£265/sq ft) was about 37.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2015. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 68 m² it's 17.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (83 m² median across 24 EPCs).