4 Ferndown Road, Frinton On Sea, CO13 9LS
About 4 Ferndown Road
4 Ferndown Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Frinton On Sea (CO13 9LS). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows an F (score 35), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 3-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1997–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£378/sq ft) was about 20.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: February 2022 at £370,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bedrooms3
Outside
- Private gardenEast-facing
- GarageYes
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
4 Ferndown Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
4 Ferndown Road has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
4 Ferndown Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£399,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.8% per year over 24 years.
£370,000
Growth on file: 6.8% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
14 February 2022Most recent
£370,000
+393.3%over 24 years11 November 1997
£75,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO13 9LS: £505,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in CO13 9LS
1 Ferndown Road, Frinton On Sea, CO13 9LS
Sold Feb 2025
£505,00014 Ferndown Road, Frinton On Sea, CO13 9LS
Sold Sept 2024
£590,00022 Ferndown Road, Frinton On Sea, CO13 9LS
Sold Apr 2022
£535,00012 Ferndown Road, Frinton On Sea, CO13 9LS
Sold May 2021
£336,5009 Ferndown Road, Frinton On Sea, CO13 9LS
Sold May 2021
£500,000
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Versus other Ferndown Road homes
On epc rating, 4 Ferndown Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,066
Street avg £4,123
Floor Area
91 m²
Street avg 101 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.1 t/year
Street avg 5.7 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
0.5 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
46.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.6dB