23 Third Avenue, Frinton On Sea, CO13 9EQ

23 Third Avenue is a seven-bedroom detached house in Frinton On Sea (CO13 9EQ). It has a recorded floor area of 279 m² (around 3003 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (November 2012) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.

Untraded for 18 years, with the last transfer in January 2008. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 279 m² the property is well over the postcode median (116 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. Today's modelled estimate of £858,000 sits 50.5% above the 2008 sale of £570,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£190/sq ft) was about 15.9% below the postcode norm. 5 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.