5 Blaine Drive, Frinton On Sea, CO13 0UR
About 5 Blaine Drive
5 Blaine Drive is a detached house in Frinton On Sea (CO13 0UR). It has a recorded floor area of 127 m² (around 1367 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2014) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 127 m² the property is well over the postcode median (77 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2003. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 Sept 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Blaine Drive has an approved extension on the planning record.
- May 2003ConservatoryFullIn report
Conservatory
Extension- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 03/00574/FUL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
5 Blaine Drive has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£400,000
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 0UR: £347,500 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in CO13 0UR
17 Blaine Drive, Frinton On Sea, CO13 0UR
Sold May 2025
£365,0009 Blaine Drive, Frinton On Sea, CO13 0UR
Sold Sept 2024
£347,5006 Blaine Drive, Frinton On Sea, CO13 0UR
Sold Feb 2022
£350,00015 Blaine Drive, Frinton On Sea, CO13 0UR
Sold Aug 2021
£335,0008 Blaine Drive, Frinton On Sea, CO13 0UR
Sold Mar 2021
£335,000
Everything we know about 5 Blaine Drive, 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 Blaine Drive homes
5 Blaine Drive outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
65 (D)
Street avg 65 (D)
Floor Area
127 m²
Street avg 85 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 3.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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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
Skyrmans Fee — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Lift Hamford. 5 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
48.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.9dB