268 Mersea Road, Colchester, CO2 8QY
About 268 Mersea Road
268 Mersea Road is a detached house in Colchester (CO2 8QY). It has a recorded floor area of 135 m² (around 1453 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2013) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). The latest certificate is from October 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 135 m² the property is well over the postcode median (92 m² across 24 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: a loft conversion approved in 2003. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Energy performance
268 Mersea Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Oct 2023
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Planning history
1 application on record at 268 Mersea Road, Colchester, CO2 8QY
- Aug 2003Loft ConversionFullOutcome in report
Conversion of first floor roof space into additional living accommodation
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- F/COL/03/1231
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Sales history & valuation
268 Mersea Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£405,000
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 8QY: £400,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in CO2 8QY
Versus other Mersea Road homes
On habitable rooms, 268 Mersea Road stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
55 (D)
Street avg 60 (D)
Floor Area
135 m²
Street avg 100 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.8 t/year
Street avg 4.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
Buckley Place — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Monkwick Infant and Nursery School. 19 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.7dB