Portobello Buildings, Flat 2, High Street, Walton On The Naze, CO14 8BB
About Portobello Buildings
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Portobello Buildings is an end-of-terrace house in Walton On The Naze (CO14 8BB). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 72 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across Portobello Buildings (29–72 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 9 units on file. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (December 2019); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 1.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £133,000 is 26.7% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£135/sq ft) was about 15% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 72 m² the property is well over the postcode median (34 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Sold September 2022 for £105,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jun 2021
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E41
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
—
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.1 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Portobello Buildings, Flat 2, High Street, Walton On The Naze, CO14 8BB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Portobello Buildings has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on Portobello Buildings was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£133,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.8% per year over 17 years.
Last sold (2022)
£105,000
Growth on file: 1.8% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
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Versus other High Street homes
Four headline reads against 8 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On floor area, Portobello Buildings stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£1,458
Street avg £1,950
Floor Area
72 m²
Street avg 38 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Walton On The Naze district page.
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
5/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Walton Post Office — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO14 8BB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.8dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 34 points of interest in total.
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