5 The Elms, Elm Tree Avenue, Frinton On Sea, CO13 0BD

5 The Elms is a two-bedroom detached house in Frinton On Sea (CO13 0BD). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. At 59 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (59–72 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (42 versus a best of 70). The latest certificate (October 2020) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in November 2014 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Today's modelled estimate of £162,000 is 29.6% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£197/sq ft) was about 82% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 11 years since the last transfer (April 2015). At 59 m² it's 15.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (70 m² median across 5 EPCs).