Portobello Buildings is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Walton On The Naze (CO14 8BB). It has a recorded floor area of 32 m² (around 344 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (September 2023) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 32 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 9 units on EPC record in Portobello Buildings, where floor areas span 29–72 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 9 units on file.
Held since February 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 13.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £103,000 sits 123.9% above the 2004 sale of £46,000.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Portobello Buildings has no planning applications on record.
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Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1995.
£103,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 13.4% per year over 9 years.
£46,000
Growth on file: 13.4% per year over 9 years.
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Years Held for Portobello Buildings runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,438
Street avg £1,953
Floor Area
32 m²
Street avg 43 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
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.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.8dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
13 February 2004Most recent
£46,000
+95.7%over 5 years30 September 1998
£23,500
+56.7%over 3 years21 March 1995
£15,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO14 8BB: £79,995 (2024–2018).
Portobello Buildings Flat 1 High Street Walton On The Naze
Sold Sept 2024
Portobello Buildings Flat 2 High Street Walton On The Naze
Sold Sept 2022
Portobello Buildings Flat 10 High Street Walton On The Naze
Sold Aug 2020
Portobello Buildings Flat 4 High Street Walton On The Naze
Sold Mar 2018
Portobello Buildings Flat 5 High Street Walton On The Naze
Sold Mar 2018

Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.4 t/year
Street avg 3.5 t/year
CO14 8QY
Closest school
0.4 km
Walton on the Naze Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.1dB