Chartfield Cottage, Walton Road, Kirby Le Soken, Frinton On Sea, CO13 0DB

Chartfield Cottage is a detached house in Kirby-Le-Soken, Frinton-On-Sea, Frinton On Sea (CO13 0DB). It has a recorded floor area of 111 m² (around 1195 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2024) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since August 2013. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while main heating dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

Today's modelled estimate of £481,000 sits 51.5% above the 2014 sale of £317,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£266/sq ft) was about 47.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 111 m² it's 26.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (151 m² median across 7 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). 12 years since the last transfer (April 2014). 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused.