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Get startedBarley Cottage is a two-bedroom detached house in Bradfield, Manningtree, Manningtree (CO11 2US). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2018) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since June 2011. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £308,000 is 17.1% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£382/sq ft) was about 100.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 64 m² it's 22.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (83 m² median across 7 EPCs). Last sale on file: £263,000 in December 2018.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
Felling of 1no Horse Chestnut to ground level, without further reference to this council, under an exception from the normal requirement, under the terms and conditions of the TPO, to apply to the local planning authority as set out in Section 14 (1) (a) (i) of the Town and Country Planning (Tree Preservation) (England) Regulations 2012
Barley Cottage has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.
£308,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.3% per year over 20 years.
£263,000
Growth on file: 6.3% per year over 20 years.
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Price per m² for Barley Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,109
Street avg £2,610
Floor Area
64 m²
Street avg 86 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 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
0.0 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.4dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
More low energy lighting installed
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Extension: Two storey · Front of property
Proposed two storey front extension.
2 more applications for this property
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4 December 2018Most recent
£263,000
+246.1%over 20 years15 July 1998
£76,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO11 2US: £222,500 (2025–2019).
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Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 7.0 t/year
CO11 2JW
Strangers Home Inn — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Bradfield Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.6dB