Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Chestnuts, Mersea Road, Blackheath, Colchester, CO2 0BX
1 planning record
Last sold (2005)
£285,000
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- CO2 0BX recent median£640,000
Newest record on this page: October 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Council tax
Band F
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Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2005
Recent sales in CO2 0BX
5 sales, median £640,000 (2025–2013)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: October 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Not available | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 application | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Sales timeline
30 August 2005Most recent
£285,000
+80.4%over 6 years15 September 1998
£158,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO2 0BX: £640,000 (2025–2013).
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Sold Mar 2018
£640,000Roman Hill House, Mersea Road, Blackheath, Colchester, CO2 0BX
Sold Aug 2013
£1,350,000Somakam, Mersea Road, Blackheath, Colchester, CO2 0BX
Sold Jan 2013
£425,000Valletta, Mersea Road, Blackheath, Colchester, CO2 0BX
Sold Dec 2010
£360,000
What this page doesn't show
Nothing is flagged from the data on this page, but these checks are only run in the report. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About Chestnuts
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Chestnuts is a property in Blackheath, Colchester, Colchester (CO2 0BX). It has council tax band F.
It hasn't traded since August 2005, a hold of 21 years that's notably long for the area. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2006. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1998–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.8% per year.
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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.
No EPC on record
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Chestnuts, Mersea Road, Blackheath, Colchester, CO2 0BX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Council records include a two-storey rear extension at Chestnuts.
1 application on record at Chestnuts, Mersea Road, Blackheath, Colchester, CO2 0BX
1decisions1extensions10documents1nearby
- Oct 2006ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Internal Alterations and 2 storey rear extension.
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- F/COL/06/1419
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The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Colchester district page.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
311/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Roman Hill House — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Cherry Tree Academy. 10 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Cherry Tree AcademyPrimary630m
- Monkwick Infant and Nursery SchoolPrimary2.0km
- Monkwick Junior SchoolPrimary2.0km
- St Lawrence Church of England Primary School, RowhedgePrimary2.0km
Nearest stops
- Roman Hill HouseBus stop124m
- Weir LaneBus stop353m
- The Cherry TreeBus stop666m
- Haye LaneBus stop733m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences1,964 reports45%
- Anti-social Behaviour433 reports10%
- Vehicle Crime333 reports8%
- Public Order314 reports7%
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO2 0BX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.2dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- We don't publish an estimate for Chestnuts because there is no EPC to tell the model the home's size and specification. The full report sets its records against recent comparable sales in CO2 0BX.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for Chestnuts. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- There is no Energy Performance Certificate on the public register for Chestnuts. A valid EPC is needed to sell or let a home in England and Wales, and lasts 10 years.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to Chestnuts. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 14 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 10 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from CO2 0BX, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- Chestnuts is in council tax band F. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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