Hope Cottage is a detached house in Walton On The Naze (CO14 8HP). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2012) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since September 2011. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 89). The latest certificate is from June 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Today's modelled estimate of £306,000 sits 55.3% above the 2011 sale of £197,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£254/sq ft) was about 40.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 86% of similar EPCs). On the market in December 2011 and unlisted since — roughly 15 years.
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Hope Cottage's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Jun 2022
Hope Cottage has no planning applications on record.
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Hope Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£306,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£197,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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On epc rating, Hope Cottage stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,736
Street avg £3,044
Floor Area
72 m²
Street avg 82 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
5/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.0dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
2 December 2011Most recent
£197,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO14 8HP: £310,000 (2025–2023).

CO₂ Emissions
2.0 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
CO14 8QJ
First Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Walton on the Naze Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.4dB