2 Grasmere Gardens, Kirby Cross, Frinton On Sea, CO13 0SX
About 2 Grasmere Gardens
2 Grasmere Gardens is a six-bedroom detached house in Kirby Cross, Frinton-On-Sea, Frinton On Sea (CO13 0SX). It has a recorded floor area of 217 m² (around 2336 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Other recorded features include a conservatory. The latest certificate (May 2012) shows a C (score 73). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). The latest certificate is from May 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 217 m² the property is well over the postcode median (118 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Last changed hands 11 years ago, in August 2015. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £518,000 is 40% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£158/sq ft) was about 27.6% below the postcode norm.
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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
- Bedrooms6
- Bathrooms4
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- ConservatoryYes
Building
- Solar panelsYes
Energy performance
2 Grasmere Gardens'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 May 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
2 Grasmere Gardens has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Sept 2019ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Proposed single storey rear extension with flat roof and roof lantern.
- Documents
- 24 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/01175/FUL
- Jan 2017ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Proposed single storey rear extension to replace existing conservatory.
Extension- Documents
- 23 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/01544/FUL
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 2 Grasmere Gardens
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
Price for 2 Grasmere Gardens has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
£518,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.8% per year over 19 years.
£370,000
Growth on file: 7.8% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
17 August 2015Most recent
£370,000
+64.4%over 12 years16 April 2003
£225,000
+57.3%over 2 years11 April 2001
£143,000
+58.9%over 4 years31 October 1996
£90,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO13 0SX: £365,000 (2024–2018).
Nearby sales in CO13 0SX
18 Grasmere Gardens, Kirby Cross, Frinton On Sea, CO13 0SX
Sold May 2024
£368,50016 Grasmere Gardens, Kirby Cross, Frinton On Sea, CO13 0SX
Sold Jul 2023
£432,0005 Grasmere Gardens, Kirby Cross, Frinton On Sea, CO13 0SX
Sold May 2019
£349,9956 Grasmere Gardens, Kirby Cross, Frinton On Sea, CO13 0SX
Sold Dec 2018
£345,0004 Grasmere Gardens, Kirby Cross, Frinton On Sea, CO13 0SX
Sold Aug 2018
£350,000
Everything we know about 2 Grasmere Gardens, 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 Grasmere Gardens homes
On epc rating, 2 Grasmere Gardens stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£1,705
Street avg £2,678
Floor Area
217 m²
Street avg 119 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 4.3 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
0.2 km
Edenside — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 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
47.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.0dB