1 Sneating Hall Cottages, Sneating Hall Lane, Kirby Le Soken, Frinton On Sea, CO13 0EW
About 1 Sneating Hall Cottages
1 Sneating Hall Cottages is an end-of-terrace house in Kirby-Le-Soken, Frinton-On-Sea, Frinton On Sea (CO13 0EW). It has a recorded floor area of 44 m² (around 474 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. At 44 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 4 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 33–77 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (November 2022) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (January 2014); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 67). Main heating runs on oil.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2019. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 44 m² it's 28.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (62 m² median across 4 EPCs).
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Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system changed
High performance glazing installed
Wall insulation improved
Roof insulation improved
Floor insulation added or improved
More low energy lighting installed
Heating system upgraded to a more efficient system
Hot water system upgraded
Planning history
Council records include a two-storey extension at 1 Sneating Hall Cottages.
- May 2019ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey
Proposed two storey extension.
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/00269/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
1 Sneating Hall Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£174,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO13 0EW: £650,000 (2023–2002).
Nearby sales in CO13 0EW
3 Sneating Hall Cottages, Sneating Hall Lane, Kirby Le Soken, Frinton On Sea, CO13 0EW
Sold Nov 2023
£260,000Monks Ridge, Sneating Hall Lane, Kirby Le Soken, Frinton On Sea, CO13 0EW
Sold Jun 2023
£999,5004 Sneating Hall Cottages, Sneating Hall Lane, Kirby Le Soken, Frinton On Sea, CO13 0EW
Sold Jan 2002
£122,500
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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
1.1 km
Farm Close — bus stop.
Closest school
1.6 km
Kirby Primary Academy. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.5dB