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10 Forres, The Esplanade, Frinton On Sea, CO13 9AU

Notable views4 sales on record2 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Floor Ground
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
78 m²
840 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 53
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Private Rental
Overview

About 10 Forres

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

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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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • GarageSingle
  • Notable viewsYes

Building

  • RefurbishedYes
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

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

A
B
C
D
E
E53
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.5 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 10 Forres, The Esplanade, Frinton On Sea, CO13 9AU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history at 10 Forres is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.

  1. Dec 2019
    Tree WorksTrees
    In report

    Remove 1 Holly Tree.

    Agent
    Paul Bryan Surveyors
    Documents
    5 docs on file
    Reference
    19/01744/TPO
    View planning record
  2. Mar 2017
    Tree WorksTrees
    In report

    Reduce Cherry by 20%. 3 Holly trees to reduce and trim.

    Reference
    17/00238/TPO
    View planning record
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Price for 10 Forres has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.

Current estimate

£241,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.6% per year over 26 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£233,074

Growth on file: 5.6% per year over 26 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 27 June 2021Most recent

    £233,074

    +33.2%over 12 months
  2. 28 June 2020

    £175,000

    +201.7%over 24 years
  3. 27 June 1996

    £58,000

    +5.5%over 1 year
  4. 20 January 1995

    £55,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO13 9AU: £265,000 (2025–2017).

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On the street

Versus other The Esplanade homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

CO₂ Emissions for 10 Forres lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,988

Street avg £3,076

On par

Floor Area

78 m²

Street avg 88 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

5.5 t/year

Street avg 4.3 t/year

Strongly below
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Frinton On Sea district page.

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.

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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO13 9AU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CO13 9AU

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.3dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO13 9AU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.9dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 10 Forres, The Esplanade, Frinton On Sea, CO13 9AU. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.