7 Garden Court, The Esplanade, Frinton On Sea, CO13 9DR

7 Garden Court is a mid-terrace house in Frinton On Sea (CO13 9DR). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. At 71 m² this is the 8th smallest of 15 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 59–84 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in December 2008 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good.

Across 2000–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £261,000 is 14.4% below the 2022 sale of £305,000, an unusual pattern given regional price growth and worth checking against the EPC condition. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£399/sq ft) was about 69.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: new windows approved in 2022. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 79% of similar EPCs). Sold December 2022 for £305,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.