Ranworth Cottage, Kirby Road, Great Holland, Frinton On Sea, CO13 0HZ
About Ranworth Cottage
Ranworth Cottage is a semi-detached house in Great Holland, Frinton-On-Sea, Frinton On Sea (CO13 0HZ). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (October 2018) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 65).
At 91 m² it sits well below the postcode median (180 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). Across 1998–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£296/sq ft) was about 42.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £290,000 in June 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Ranworth Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Ranworth Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
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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
Ranworth Cottage has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.
£312,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.6% per year over 23 years.
£290,000
Growth on file: 6.6% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
8 June 2021Most recent
£290,000
+24.7%over 2 years8 March 2019
£232,500
+241.9%over 20 years25 November 1998
£68,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO13 0HZ: £444,995 (2021–2015).
Nearby sales in CO13 0HZ
Holland Cottage, Kirby Road, Great Holland, Frinton On Sea, CO13 0HZ
Sold Feb 2021
£567,500The Paddocks, Kirby Road, Great Holland, Frinton On Sea, CO13 0HZ
Sold Mar 2017
£650,000Mill Wood House, Kirby Road, Great Holland, Frinton On Sea, CO13 0HZ
Sold Aug 2016
£444,995Pinewood, Kirby Road, Great Holland, Frinton On Sea, CO13 0HZ
Sold Jun 2016
£268,000Pippins, Kirby Road, Great Holland, Frinton On Sea, CO13 0HZ
Sold Mar 2015
£198,000
Everything we know about Ranworth Cottage, 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 Kirby Road homes
Ranworth Cottage outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,187
Street avg £2,283
Floor Area
91 m²
Street avg 165 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.3 t/year
Street avg 5.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Westbury Road — bus stop.
Closest school
1.0 km
Kirby Primary Academy. 4 schools nearby.
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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
37.4dB