11 Beach Road, West Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8AA
About 11 Beach Road
11 Beach Road is a four-bedroom detached house in West Mersea, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 8AA). It has a recorded floor area of 195 m² (around 2099 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Other recorded features include outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record.
Held since September 2008 — that's 18 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 195 m² the property is well over the postcode median (140 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2000–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £857,000 sits 74.7% above the 2008 sale of £490,500. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- ParkingOff road
- OutbuildingsYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
11 Beach Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
11 Beach Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
2 applications on record at 11 Beach Road, West Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8AA
- Mar 2001OutbuildingFullOutcome in report
Erection of detached garage
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- F/COL/01/0146
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionAug 2011Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2000.
£857,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.3% per year over 8 years.
£490,500
Growth on file: 9.3% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
23 September 2008Most recent
£490,500
+100.2%over 7 years14 December 2000
£245,000
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, 11 Beach Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,515
Street avg £3,181
Floor Area
195 m²
Street avg 130 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.7 t/year
Street avg 5.3 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







