What type of property is Post Office House, 18 The Street, CO13 0EE?

Post Office House, 18 The Street, CO13 0EE is a 5-bedroom mid-terrace house, listed for its heritage value.

When did Post Office House, 18 The Street, CO13 0EE last change hands?

Post Office House, 18 The Street, CO13 0EE last sold for £400,000 in May 2023, around 3 years ago. Before that, it sold for £375,000 in July 2020, so prices have been rising over 3 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of Post Office House, 18 The Street, CO13 0EE changed over time?

Across 2 sales between July 2020 and May 2023, Post Office House, 18 The Street, CO13 0EE rose from £375,000 to £400,000, a change of £25,000. That works out to roughly +2.3% per year compounded over 3 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does Post Office House, 18 The Street, CO13 0EE have?

The current EPC rating for Post Office House, 18 The Street, CO13 0EE is E with a score of 51 out of 100, lodged in August 2019. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of Post Office House, 18 The Street, CO13 0EE?

Post Office House, 18 The Street, CO13 0EE has a recorded floor area of 188 m² (2,024 sq ft), around 38 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 61% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CO13 0EE. Source: EPC Register.

How is Post Office House, 18 The Street, CO13 0EE heated?

The latest EPC at Post Office House, 18 The Street, CO13 0EE records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Are there any planning records for Post Office House, 18 The Street, CO13 0EE?

Post Office House, 18 The Street, CO13 0EE has 2 approved extension applications on file including rear extension and rear extension. The wider record also shows 1 refused application. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is Post Office House, 18 The Street, CO13 0EE?

Post Office House, 18 The Street, CO13 0EE is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is Post Office House, 18 The Street, CO13 0EE located?

Post Office House, 18 The Street, CO13 0EE sits in Kirby-le-soken, Frinton-on-sea, Frinton On Sea. It falls within the CO13 postcode district in Essex.

Is Post Office House, 18 The Street, CO13 0EE in a safe area?

Police records around Post Office House, 18 The Street, CO13 0EE 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 Post Office House, 18 The Street, CO13 0EE?

The closest primary school to Post Office House, 18 The Street, CO13 0EE is Kirby Primary Academy (1.1km), one of 3 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Lift Tendring (2.2km).

How well connected is Post Office House, 18 The Street, CO13 0EE?

The closest bus stop to Post Office House, 18 The Street, CO13 0EE is Halstead Villas, 182m away. The nearest rail option is Kirby Cross Rail Station, 1.4km away.

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Post Office House, 18 The Street, Kirby Le Soken, Frinton On Sea, CO13 0EE

Listed building4 planning records

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

188 m²

2024 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 51

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About Post Office House

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

Post Office House is a five-bedroom mid-terrace house in Kirby-Le-Soken, Frinton-On-Sea, Frinton On Sea (CO13 0EE). It has a recorded floor area of 188 m² (around 2024 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (August 2019) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump.

At 188 m² the property is well over the postcode median (120 m² across 21 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2020–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£198/sq ft) was about 23.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: May 2023 at £400,000.

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms5
Bathrooms1
Utility roomYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
ParkingOff road
OutbuildingsYes

Building

Listed buildingYes
Period featuresYes

Energy

Energy performance

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

Post Office House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

E51

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Very Poor

CO2 Emissions

10.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Post Office House, 18 The Street, Kirby Le Soken, Frinton On Sea, CO13 0EE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Post Office House has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.

May 2005
PorchFull
In report
Extension: Rear of property
Rear porch
Extension
Documents
4 docs on file
Reference
05/00636/FUL
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May 2005
PorchHeritage
In report
Extension: Rear of property
New rear porch to the existing rear extension
Extension
Documents
4 docs on file
Reference
05/00637/LBC
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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.

Post Office House valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£410,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.3% per year over 3 years.

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Last sold (2023)

£400,000

Growth on file: 2.3% per year over 3 years.

Sales timeline

24 May 2023Most recent
£400,000
+6.7%over 2 years
23 July 2020
£375,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO13 0EE: £245,000 (2024–2018).

Nearby sales in CO13 0EE

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On the street

Versus other The Street homes

Four headline reads against 20 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Post Office House outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,128

Street avg £2,277

On par

Floor Area

188 m²

Street avg 122 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

9 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

10.0 t/year

Street avg 6.4 t/year

Strongly below

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Full Frinton On Sea report

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

Halstead Villas — bus stop.

Closest school

1.1 km

Kirby Primary Academy. 4 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.8dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CO13 0EE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.9dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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