46 Vista Avenue, Kirby Le Soken, Frinton On Sea, CO13 0DW
About 46 Vista Avenue
46 Vista Avenue is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Kirby-Le-Soken, Frinton-On-Sea, Frinton On Sea (CO13 0DW). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 870 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2009) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 61). The latest certificate is from September 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since February 2011, a hold of 15 years that's notably long for the area. Across 2000–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £239,000 sits 61.5% above the 2011 sale of £148,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£170/sq ft) was about 33.4% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 81 m² it's 19.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (100 m² median across 10 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs).
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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
Energy performance
46 Vista Avenue's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Sept 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
- May 2020Loft ConversionOutlineIn report
Proposed loft conversion with 2 velux widows and full width rear dormer.
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/00252/LUPROP
- Feb 2020Loft ConversionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Proposed single storey rear addition, loft conversion with ridge lift, roof lights and rear dormer.
Extension- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/01921/FUL
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Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
46 Vista Avenue has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2000.
£239,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.6% per year over 11 years.
£148,000
Growth on file: 10.6% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
10 February 2011Most recent
£148,000
+196.0%over 10 years19 April 2000
£50,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO13 0DW: £259,000 (2024–2017).
Nearby sales in CO13 0DW
44 Vista Avenue, Kirby Le Soken, Frinton On Sea, CO13 0DW
Sold Dec 2024
£245,00027 Vista Avenue, Kirby Le Soken, Frinton On Sea, CO13 0DW
Sold Jul 2022
£377,75029 Vista Avenue, Kirby Le Soken, Frinton On Sea, CO13 0DW
Sold Feb 2019
£345,00048 Vista Avenue, Kirby Le Soken, Frinton On Sea, CO13 0DW
Sold Oct 2016
£350,00028 Vista Avenue, Kirby Le Soken, Frinton On Sea, CO13 0DW
Sold Jan 2014
£177,000
Everything we know about 46 Vista 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 Vista Avenue homes
46 Vista Avenue is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£1,832
Street avg £2,781
Floor Area
81 m²
Street avg 105 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.0 t/year
Street avg 4.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Post Office — bus stop.
Closest school
1.3 km
Lift Hamford. 5 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.0dB