21 The Esplanade, Frinton On Sea, CO13 9AU
About 21 The Esplanade
21 The Esplanade is a seven-bedroom detached house in Frinton On Sea (CO13 9AU). It has a recorded floor area of 278 m² (around 2992 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (May 2016) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 278 m² the property is well over the postcode median (98 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 7 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 5 is the typical count. 6 planning records sit against the property, 6 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, an extension, a conservatory and change of use to residential, 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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms7
Energy performance
21 The Esplanade's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 May 2026
EPC Rating
Planning history
21 The Esplanade has been through 6 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Jul 2018
- Nov 2008ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Erection of rear conservatory / sun lounge and creation of 2nd floor front balcony.
Extension- Documents
- 44 docs on file
- Reference
- 08/01163/FUL
What's in 21 The Esplanade, Frinton On Sea, CO13 9AU's planning history?
4 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
21 The Esplanade has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£860,000
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 9AU: £250,000 (2025–2020).
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
£250,00010 Forres, The Esplanade, Frinton On Sea, CO13 9AU
Sold Jun 2021
£233,07411 Forres, The Esplanade, Frinton On Sea, CO13 9AU
Sold Jun 2021
£265,0004 Forres, The Esplanade, Frinton On Sea, CO13 9AU
Sold Mar 2018
£270,000
Everything we know about 21 The Esplanade, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other The Esplanade homes
EPC Rating for 21 The Esplanade runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
47 (E)
Street avg 35 (F)
Floor Area
278 m²
Street avg 235 m²
CO₂ Emissions
14.0 t/year
Street avg 15.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 8 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
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