Meryl Court, Flat 5, 28 St Botolphs Street, Colchester, CO2 7EA
About Meryl Court
Meryl Court is a semi-detached house in Colchester (CO2 7EA). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 517 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. At 48 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 7 units on EPC record in Meryl Court, where floor areas span 39–73 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (October 2023) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 48 m² it's 23.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (63 m² median across 12 EPCs).
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has no mains gas supply, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Meryl Court has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
4 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Meryl Court has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£150,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO2 7EA: £225,000 (2025–2018).
Nearby sales in CO2 7EA
31 St Botolphs Street, Colchester, CO2 7EA
Sold Jul 2025
£253,00043 St Botolphs Street, Colchester, CO2 7EA
Sold Oct 2020
£225,00034 St Botolphs Street, Colchester, CO2 7EA
Sold Nov 2018
£20,00025 St Botolphs Street, Colchester, CO2 7EA
Sold Feb 2018
£433,22232a, St Botolphs Street, Colchester, CO2 7EA
Sold Sept 2004
£200,000
Versus other St Botolphs Street homes
On habitable rooms, Meryl Court runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
55 (D)
Street avg 58 (D)
Floor Area
48 m²
Street avg 65 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
Osborne Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
St John's Green Primary School. 36 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.9dB