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About 5 Gainsborough Drive
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
5 Gainsborough Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Lawford, Manningtree, Manningtree (CO11 2LF). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since January 2017. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 7% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£443/sq ft) was about 130.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 65 m² it's 21.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (83 m² median across 24 EPCs). Sold May 2022 for £310,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
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.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Apr 2022
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D64
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
5 Gainsborough Drive has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£319,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.0% per year over 27 years.
Last sold (2022)
£310,000
Growth on file: 7.0% per year over 27 years.
Sales timeline
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The complete analysis of 5 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.
Price per m² for 5 Gainsborough Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,769
Street avg £2,941
Floor Area
65 m²
Street avg 82 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 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.
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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