The typical property in CO13
CO13 is Frinton-on-Sea, an Essex coastal town with strict planning controls and a notably affluent retired population.
Area summary
CO13 sits in Tendring District Council. The outcode covers Frinton-on-Sea, Kirby Cross, Walton-on-the-Naze and surrounding villages. Frinton has historically been one of the most exclusive Essex coastal towns, with strict local planning rules until the 2000s (no licensed premises until 2000, no fish and chip shop until 1992, no railway crossing on the seafront). Housing is mixed: Edwardian and 1930s detached villas on the seafront streets, 1930s semis, postwar bungalows favoured by the retired population, and newer apartment development.
Frinton-on-Sea and Walton-on-the-Naze stations are on the Sunshine Coast Line and provide services to Colchester and London Liverpool Street. The B1032 provides road links.
Employment patterns are commuter into Colchester, with significant retail and tourism. Demographics skew very significantly older.
Tendring District operates only mandatory HMO licensing. The Renters' Rights Act 2026 has abolished Section 21 evictions.
What the data shows
Researched facts
Buyer notes
- Coastal cliff erosion at the Naze affects some plots, verify
- Very high retired population concentration
- Edwardian and 1930s villa solid-wall stock has substantial EPC upgrade costs
The full CO13 data page
Sold price history, crime totals, EPC distribution, council tax bands and more, pulled live from HM Land Registry, Police UK and the EPC Register.
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