280a, Mersea Road, Colchester, CO2 8QY
About 280a
280a is a five-bedroom detached house in Colchester (CO2 8QY). It has a recorded floor area of 161 m² (around 1733 sq ft). The latest certificate (November 2017) returns a high B (score 85), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 93).
At 161 m² the property is well over the postcode median (92 m² across 24 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, partial demolition and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 8 years since the last transfer (December 2017). Today's modelled estimate of £530,000 is 23.3% above the 2017 sale price.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
280a ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
3 applications on record at 280a, Mersea Road, Colchester, CO2 8QY
- Dec 2018ConservatoryFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of single storey rear conservatory extension
Extension- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 182610
- More recent applications — locked
- OutbuildingApr 2026Decision
- DemolitionSept 2024Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 280a was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£530,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£430,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
5 December 2017Most recent
£430,000
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 epc rating, 280a stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,671
Street avg £3,015
Floor Area
161 m²
Street avg 99 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.1 t/year
Street avg 4.7 t/year
Years Held
8 years
Street avg 9 years
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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







