What type of property is 38 Elm Tree Avenue, CO13 0AR?

38 Elm Tree Avenue, CO13 0AR is a 3-bedroom detached house.

What did 38 Elm Tree Avenue, CO13 0AR sell for?

38 Elm Tree Avenue, CO13 0AR last sold for £335,000 in January 2020, around 6 years ago. Before that, it sold for £203,000 in October 2015, so prices have been rising over 4 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 38 Elm Tree Avenue, CO13 0AR changed over time?

Across 2 sales between October 2015 and January 2020, 38 Elm Tree Avenue, CO13 0AR rose from £203,000 to £335,000, a change of £132,000. That works out to roughly +12.4% per year compounded over 4 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 38 Elm Tree Avenue, CO13 0AR?

The current EPC rating for 38 Elm Tree Avenue, CO13 0AR is F with a score of 30 out of 100, lodged in January 2014. The assessor estimates the property could reach a D. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 38 Elm Tree Avenue, CO13 0AR?

38 Elm Tree Avenue, CO13 0AR has a recorded floor area of 106 m² (1,141 sq ft), around 35 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 9% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in CO13 0AR. Source: EPC Register.

How is 38 Elm Tree Avenue, CO13 0AR heated?

The latest EPC at 38 Elm Tree Avenue, CO13 0AR records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What planning history does 38 Elm Tree Avenue, CO13 0AR have?

38 Elm Tree Avenue, CO13 0AR has council approval for an extension granted in September 2017 under ref. 17/01185/FUL. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is 38 Elm Tree Avenue, CO13 0AR?

38 Elm Tree Avenue, CO13 0AR is in council tax band D.

Where is 38 Elm Tree Avenue, CO13 0AR located?

38 Elm Tree Avenue, CO13 0AR sits in Frinton On Sea. It falls within the CO13 postcode district in Essex.

Is 38 Elm Tree Avenue, CO13 0AR in a safe area?

Police records around 38 Elm Tree Avenue, CO13 0AR show an average of 1 reported crimes per month over the last 5 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 57% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 38 Elm Tree Avenue, CO13 0AR?

The closest primary school to 38 Elm Tree Avenue, CO13 0AR is Frinton-on-Sea Primary School (541m), one of 4 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Lift Tendring (507m).

What is the nearest station to 38 Elm Tree Avenue, CO13 0AR?

The closest bus stop to 38 Elm Tree Avenue, CO13 0AR is Elm Tree Avenue, 28m away. The nearest rail option is Frinton-on-Sea Rail Station, 281m away.

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38 Elm Tree Avenue, Frinton On Sea, CO13 0AR

1 planning record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

106 m²

1141 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 30

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 38 Elm Tree Avenue

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

38 Elm Tree Avenue is a three-bedroom detached house in Frinton On Sea (CO13 0AR). It has a recorded floor area of 106 m² (around 1141 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2014) shows an F (score 30), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 62), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2017. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). Across 2015–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £402,000 is 20% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£294/sq ft) was about 29.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: January 2020 at £335,000.

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Dining roomYes
CloakroomYes

Outside

DrivewayYes

Building

Heating systemGas
RefurbishedYes

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

38 Elm Tree Avenue's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Jan 2024

EPC Rating

F30

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Poor

CO2 Emissions

9.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 38 Elm Tree Avenue, Frinton On Sea, CO13 0AR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

38 Elm Tree Avenue has an approved extension on the planning record.

Sept 2017
ExtensionFull
In report
Proposed extension.
Documents
11 docs on file
Reference
17/01185/FUL
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£402,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.4% per year over 4 years.

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Last sold (2020)

£335,000

Growth on file: 12.4% per year over 4 years.

Sales timeline

22 January 2020Most recent
£335,000
+65.0%over 4 years
6 October 2015
£203,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO13 0AR: £340,000 (2024–2016).

Nearby sales in CO13 0AR

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On the street

Versus other Elm Tree Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 38 Elm Tree Avenue runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,160

Street avg £3,517

On par

Floor Area

106 m²

Street avg 109 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

9.0 t/year

Street avg 6.1 t/year

Strongly below

Comparables

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Frinton On Sea district page.

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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

1/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.0 km

Elm Tree Avenue — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Lift Tendring. 5 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO13 0AR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.6dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CO13 0AR

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.2dB

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