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 (92 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 £473,000 is 16.8% 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 Mar 2025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
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Planning history
286 Mersea Road has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
5 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.
£473,000
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: £400,000 (2025–2022).
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 £3,032
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
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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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