48 Elm Tree Avenue, Frinton On Sea, CO13 0AS
About 48 Elm Tree Avenue
48 Elm Tree Avenue is a two-bedroom detached house in Frinton On Sea (CO13 0AS). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows an F (score 35), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot.
Untraded for 29 years, with the last transfer in April 1997. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 73 m² it sits well below the postcode median (116 m² across 14 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £251,000 sits 607% above the 1997 sale of £35,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£45/sq ft) was about 75.6% below the postcode norm.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- LandYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
48 Elm Tree Avenue sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
48 Elm Tree Avenue has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 48 Elm Tree Avenue was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£251,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£35,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
17 April 1997Most recent
£35,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO13 0AS: £371,000 (2022–2018).
Nearby sales in CO13 0AS
58 Elm Tree Avenue, Frinton On Sea, CO13 0AS
Sold Mar 2022
£371,00070 Elm Tree Avenue, Frinton On Sea, CO13 0AS
Sold Feb 2021
£375,00052 Elm Tree Avenue, Frinton On Sea, CO13 0AS
Sold Feb 2021
£355,00050 Elm Tree Avenue, Frinton On Sea, CO13 0AS
Sold Jul 2018
£450,00064 Elm Tree Avenue, Frinton On Sea, CO13 0AS
Sold Oct 2016
£343,000
Everything we know about 48 Elm Tree Avenue, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Elm Tree Avenue homes
48 Elm Tree Avenue is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£486
Street avg £2,291
Floor Area
73 m²
Street avg 119 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.1 t/year
Street avg 5.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
Frietuna Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Lift Tendring. 5 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.9dB