6 Blaine Drive, Frinton On Sea, CO13 0UR
About 6 Blaine Drive
6 Blaine Drive is a two-bedroom detached house in Frinton On Sea (CO13 0UR). It has a recorded floor area of 62 m² (around 667 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2016) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 62 m² it sits well below the postcode median (92 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2016–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£524/sq ft) was about 82% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold February 2022 for £350,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Know exactly what you're buying at 6 Blaine Drive
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- GarageYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
- RefurbishedYes
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 May 2026
EPC Rating
Planning history
6 Blaine Drive has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 6 Blaine Drive
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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£362,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.5% per year over 5 years.
£350,000
Growth on file: 6.5% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
11 February 2022Most recent
£350,000
+38.6%over 5 years14 December 2016
£252,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO13 0UR: £335,000 (2025–2019).
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
£347,50015 Blaine Drive, Frinton On Sea, CO13 0UR
Sold Aug 2021
£335,0008 Blaine Drive, Frinton On Sea, CO13 0UR
Sold Mar 2021
£335,0007 Blaine Drive, Frinton On Sea, CO13 0UR
Sold Mar 2017
£254,000
Everything we know about 6 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
Price per m² for 6 Blaine Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,645
Street avg £3,754
Floor Area
62 m²
Street avg 93 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.6 t/year
Street avg 4.0 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
Skyrmans Fee — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 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
48.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.9dB