286 Mersea Road, Colchester, CO2 8QY
About 286 Mersea Road
286 Mersea Road is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Colchester (CO2 8QY). It has a recorded floor area of 174 m² (around 1873 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2015) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). The latest certificate is from March 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 174 m² the property is well over the postcode median (93 m² across 24 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. On the market in October 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years. Across 2004–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £514,000 is 26.9% above the 2016 sale price.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
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Energy performance
286 Mersea Road's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 Mar 2025
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 26 March 2025
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Planning history
286 Mersea Road 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
286 Mersea Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£514,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.2% per year over 12 years.
£405,000
Growth on file: 3.2% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
9 October 2016Most recent
£405,000
+47.3%over 12 years11 August 2004
£274,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO2 8QY: £324,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in CO2 8QY
Versus other Mersea Road homes
On floor area, 286 Mersea Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,328
Street avg £3,037
Floor Area
174 m²
Street avg 99 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.9 t/year
Street avg 4.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
Buckley Place — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Monkwick Infant and Nursery School. 19 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
47.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.7dB