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About 47 Gainsborough Drive
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
47 Gainsborough Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Lawford, Manningtree, Manningtree (CO11 2LF). It has a recorded floor area of 108 m² (around 1163 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2015) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£314/sq ft) was about 63.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 108 m² the property is well over the postcode median (76 m² across 24 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2004. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Most recent transfer: May 2024 at £365,000.
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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Nov 2025
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 47 Gainsborough Drive, Lawford, Manningtree, CO11 2LF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
47 Gainsborough Drive has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.
- Sept 2004ExtensionFullApproval - Full
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
First floor side extension
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on 47 Gainsborough Drive was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£395,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 26 years.
Last sold (2024)
£365,000
Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 26 years.
Sales timeline
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The complete analysis of 47 Gainsborough Drive, Lawford, Manningtree, CO11 2LF
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Versus other Gainsborough Drive homes
Four headline reads against 24 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On years held, 47 Gainsborough Drive runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,380
Street avg £3,007
Floor Area
108 m²
Street avg 80 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Queensway — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO11 2LF from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.9dB
Everything within walking distance
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