10 Forres, The Esplanade, Frinton On Sea, CO13 9AU
About 10 Forres
10 Forres is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Frinton On Sea (CO13 9AU). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. At 78 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 8 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 52–99 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. Other recorded features include notable views. The latest certificate (February 2015) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from February 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1995–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£278/sq ft) was about 52.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 78 m² it's 21.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (99 m² median across 15 EPCs). Last sale on file: £233,074 in June 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageSingle
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Feb 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history at 10 Forres is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Dec 2019Tree WorksTreesIn report
Remove 1 Holly Tree.
- Agent
- Paul Bryan Surveyors
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/01744/TPO
- Mar 2017Tree WorksTreesIn report
Reduce Cherry by 20%. 3 Holly trees to reduce and trim.
- Reference
- 17/00238/TPO
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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.
- Recent ownership pattern worth a look
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 10 Forres has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.
£241,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.6% per year over 26 years.
£233,074
Growth on file: 5.6% per year over 26 years.
Sales timeline
27 June 2021Most recent
£233,074
+33.2%over 12 months28 June 2020
£175,000
+201.7%over 24 years27 June 1996
£58,000
+5.5%over 1 year20 January 1995
£55,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO13 9AU: £265,000 (2025–2017).
Nearby sales in CO13 9AU
9 Forres, The Esplanade, Frinton On Sea, CO13 9AU
Sold Oct 2025
£272,5008 Forres, The Esplanade, Frinton On Sea, CO13 9AU
Sold Apr 2024
£250,00011 Forres, The Esplanade, Frinton On Sea, CO13 9AU
Sold Jun 2021
£265,0004 Forres, The Esplanade, Frinton On Sea, CO13 9AU
Sold Mar 2018
£270,00025a, The Esplanade, Frinton On Sea, CO13 9AU
Sold Aug 2017
£249,950
Everything we know about 10 Forres, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Recent ownership pattern worth a look

Versus other The Esplanade homes
CO₂ Emissions for 10 Forres lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,988
Street avg £3,076
Floor Area
78 m²
Street avg 88 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.5 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
Old Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Frinton-on-Sea Primary School. 4 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
48.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.9dB