Astell Lodge, Flat 2, 3 The Crescent, Frinton On Sea, CO13 9AR

Astell Lodge is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Frinton On Sea (CO13 9AR). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. At 70 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across Astell Lodge (70–106 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (50 versus a best of 55). Other recorded features include notable views. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (August 2019) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump.

At 70 m² it sits well below the postcode median (105 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last sale on file: £245,000 in September 2021. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 1998–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£325/sq ft) was about 137.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.