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8 Mersea Road, Colchester, CO2 7EX

1 planning record

Estimated value

£325,000

  • Since the 2026 sale (£295,000)+10%
  • Against CO2 7EX's recent median (£155,000)+110%

Newest record on this page: January 2026. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
8
From EPC
Floor area
142 m²
1528 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 57
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Private Rental
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£325,000

  • Against its 2026 sale (£295,000)+10%
  • Against CO2 7EX's recent median (£155,000)+110%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 8 Mersea Road is modelled from its 142 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CO2 7EX. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    142 m² from the EPC lodged in February 2025

  • Sales of this home

    2 sales recorded, the latest in 2026

  • Recent sales in CO2 7EX

    5 sales, median £155,000 (2013–2002)

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SalesLatest sale shown: January 2026Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 applicationFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 8 Mersea Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Sales timeline

  1. 7 January 2026Most recent

    £295,000

    +47.5%over 9 years

  2. 8 March 2016

    £200,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO2 7EX: £155,000 (2013–2002).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for 8 Mersea Road, Colchester, CO2 7EX. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Signs of HMO activity in the areaIn 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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Overview

About 8 Mersea Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

8 Mersea Road is a semi-detached house in Colchester (CO2 7EX). It has a recorded floor area of 142 m² (around 1528 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2025) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78).

At 142 m² the property is well over the postcode median (35 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It changed hands recently, sold January 2026 for £295,000. Across 2016–2026, sale prices on this property compounded at 4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £325,000 is 10.2% above the 2026 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£193/sq ft) was about 33.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2011.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

8 Mersea Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate
Feb 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D57
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
7.2 t/year
Occupancy
Rented

Certificate validity

Valid until 18 February 2035

8 years remaining
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Mersea Road, Colchester, CO2 7EX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at 8 Mersea Road, Colchester, CO2 7EX

1decisions5documents4nearby
Flagged:Retrospective
  1. Aug 2011
    Application
    Outcome in report

    certificate of lawful use for existing use of property as student accomodation by six university students occupying the premisesfor a period of ten calendar months only between the 1st of September in any one year and the 30th of June in the following yea

    Retrospective
    Documents
    5 docs on file
    Reference
    111294
    Full record in report

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On the street

Versus other Mersea Road homes

Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 8 Mersea Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,077

Street avg £1,163

Strongly above

Floor Area

142 m²

Street avg 83 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

7.2 t/year

Street avg 4.5 t/year

Strongly below
Area

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.
Full Colchester report

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

311/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Town Railway Station — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

St John's Green Primary School. 35 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • St John's Green Primary SchoolPrimary352m
  • St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, ColchesterPrimary564m
  • St. George's SchoolPrimary692m
  • The Sixth Form College Colchester16 plus891m

Nearest stops

  • Town Railway StationBus stop62m
  • Town Railway StationBus stop135m
  • Colchester Town Rail StationRailway station166m
  • Colchester City Rail StationRailway station168m

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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO2 7EX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CO2 7EX

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO2 7EX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.4dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls

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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for 8 Mersea Road is modelled from its 142 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CO2 7EX. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
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 8 Mersea Road. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 8 Mersea Road was lodged in February 2025 at band D and is valid until February 2035. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to 8 Mersea Road. 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 35 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from CO2 7EX, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
8 Mersea Road is in council tax band B. 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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