7 Cranford Close, Frinton On Sea, CO13 9LF
About 7 Cranford Close
7 Cranford Close is a detached house in Frinton On Sea (CO13 9LF). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2014) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£328/sq ft) was about 33.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £300,000 in December 2018.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
7 Cranford Close sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Feb 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
7 Cranford Close has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Jul 2021ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of single storey rear extension
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/00969/LUPROP
What's in 7 Cranford Close, Frinton On Sea, CO13 9LF's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
7 Cranford Close has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£321,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.8% per year over 21 years.
£300,000
Growth on file: 6.8% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
5 December 2018Most recent
£300,000
+305.4%over 21 years14 August 1997
£74,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO13 9LF: £286,500 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in CO13 9LF
2 Cranford Close, Frinton On Sea, CO13 9LF
Sold Nov 2024
£275,0001 Cranford Close, Frinton On Sea, CO13 9LF
Sold May 2021
£290,0004 Cranford Close, Frinton On Sea, CO13 9LF
Sold Aug 2020
£286,5005 Cranford Close, Frinton On Sea, CO13 9LF
Sold Apr 2020
£320,0008 Cranford Close, Frinton On Sea, CO13 9LF
Sold Aug 2016
£325,000
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Versus other Cranford Close homes
7 Cranford Close is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£3,529
Street avg £3,783
Floor Area
85 m²
Street avg 77 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 3.2 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
0.3 km
Laburnum Crescent — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 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
47.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.5dB