10 Beach Road, West Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8AA
About 10 Beach Road
10 Beach Road is a four-bedroom detached house in West Mersea, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 8AA). It has a recorded floor area of 181 m² (around 1949 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (February 2012) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71). The latest certificate is from February 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include notable views.
3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 181 m² it's 29.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (140 m² median across 10 EPCs). Across 1995–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £653,000 is 24.4% above the 2012 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£269/sq ft) was about 15.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in December 2012 and unlisted since — roughly 13 years.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDouble
- Notable viewsYes
Energy performance
10 Beach 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Feb 2022
EPC Rating
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Planning history
10 Beach Road has an approved extension on the planning record.
3 applications on record at 10 Beach Road, West Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8AA
- Jul 2003ConservatoryFullOutcome in report
Erection of conservatory.
Extension- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- F/COL/03/0944
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionJul 2014Decision
- ExtensionDec 2012Decision
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Sales history & valuation
10 Beach Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
£653,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.2% per year over 17 years.
£525,000
Growth on file: 9.2% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
12 December 2012Most recent
£525,000
+356.5%over 17 years28 September 1995
£115,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO5 8AA: £465,000 (2022–2016).
Nearby sales in CO5 8AA
4 Beach Road, West Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8AA
Sold May 2022
£480,0008 Beach Road, West Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8AA
Sold Nov 2018
£465,0003 Beach Road, West Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8AA
Sold Oct 2018
£295,0002a, Beach Road, West Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8AA
Sold Sept 2018
£560,0007 Beach Road, West Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8AA
Sold Mar 2013
£400,000
Versus other Beach Road homes
On floor area, 10 Beach Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,899
Street avg £3,138
Floor Area
181 m²
Street avg 131 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.5 t/year
Street avg 5.4 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
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Yorick Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Mersea Island School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.8dB







