5 Harold Grove, Frinton On Sea, CO13 9BD
About 5 Harold Grove
5 Harold Grove is a four-bedroom detached house in Frinton On Sea (CO13 9BD). It has a recorded floor area of 166 m² (around 1790 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (December 2009) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The latest certificate is from December 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 28 years, with the last transfer in July 1998. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 166 m² the property is well over the postcode median (125 m² across 22 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £598,000 sits 290.8% above the 1998 sale of £153,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£85/sq ft) was about 59.4% below the postcode norm.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-west-facing
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
5 Harold Grove'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 02 Dec 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Harold Grove has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
5 Harold Grove's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£598,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£153,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
13 July 1998Most recent
£153,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO13 9BD: £470,000 (2024–2018).
Nearby sales in CO13 9BD
15 Harold Grove, Frinton On Sea, CO13 9BD
Sold Dec 2024
£470,00010 Harold Grove, Frinton On Sea, CO13 9BD
Sold Jul 2022
£580,0009 Harold Grove, Frinton On Sea, CO13 9BD
Sold May 2021
£710,000Glenmore, The Croft, Harold Grove, Frinton On Sea, CO13 9BD
Sold Sept 2018
£434,000Glenmore, Apartment 3, Harold Grove, Frinton On Sea, CO13 9BD
Sold Sept 2018
£370,000
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Versus other Harold Grove homes
5 Harold Grove outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£920
Street avg £2,734
Floor Area
166 m²
Street avg 163 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.0 t/year
Street avg 7.9 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
Frinton Church — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Frinton-on-Sea Primary School. 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
48.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.2dB