Ship Cottage, Rectory Road, Great Holland, Frinton On Sea, CO13 0JP
About Ship Cottage
Ship Cottage is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Great Holland, Frinton-On-Sea, Frinton On Sea (CO13 0JP). It has a recorded floor area of 138 m² (around 1485 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2017) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74).
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 138 m² it's 24.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (111 m² median across 12 EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £390,000 is 20% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£219/sq ft) was about 75.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: June 2018 at £325,000.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
Ship Cottage has an approved single-storey extension on the planning record.
- Mar 2011ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Erection of single storey front and rear extensions.
- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- 10/01452/FUL
- Apr 2003ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Proposed extension to existing garage and first floor addition above flat roof to form new bedroom
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 03/00284/FUL
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Ship Cottage
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
Ship Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£390,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£325,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
7 June 2018Most recent
£325,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO13 0JP: £260,000 (2023–2021).
Nearby sales in CO13 0JP
Torestyn, Rectory Road, Great Holland, Frinton On Sea, CO13 0JP
Sold Dec 2023
£100,000Rhamadie, Rectory Road, Great Holland, Frinton On Sea, CO13 0JP
Sold Jan 2023
£500Toowoomba, Rectory Road, Great Holland, Frinton On Sea, CO13 0JP
Sold Nov 2021
£260,000Byways, Rectory Road, Great Holland, Frinton On Sea, CO13 0JP
Sold Mar 2021
£595,000The Old Bakehouse, Rectory Road, Great Holland, Frinton On Sea, CO13 0JP
Sold Jan 2021
£440,000
Everything we know about Ship 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 Rectory Road homes
Price per m² for Ship Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,355
Street avg £1,690
Floor Area
138 m²
Street avg 117 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.7 t/year
Street avg 5.3 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
0.1 km
The Ship — bus stop.
Closest school
1.7 km
Kirby Primary Academy. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.2dB