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15 Beach Road, West Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8AA

2 planning records

Estimated value

£754,000

  • Since the 2005 sale (£382,500)+97%
  • Against CO5 8AA's recent median (£465,000)+62%

Newest record on this page: March 2026. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Floor area
199 m²
2142 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 69
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£754,000

  • Against its 2005 sale (£382,500)+97%
  • Against CO5 8AA's recent median (£465,000)+62%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 15 Beach Road is modelled from its 199 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CO5 8AA. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    199 m² from the EPC lodged in March 2026

  • Sales of this home

    2 sales recorded, the latest in 2005

  • Recent sales in CO5 8AA

    5 sales, median £465,000 (2022–2016)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: May 2022Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 of 2 applicationsFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

15 Beach Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Sales timeline

  1. 1 August 2005Most recent

    £382,500

    +34.2%over 2 years

  2. 17 October 2002

    £285,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO5 8AA: £465,000 (2022–2016).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for 15 Beach Road, West Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8AA. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Larger development activity nearbyIn report
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About 15 Beach Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

15 Beach Road is a four-bedroom detached house in West Mersea, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 8AA). It has a recorded floor area of 199 m² (around 2142 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2026) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.

Untraded for 21 years, with the last transfer in August 2005. At 199 m² the property is well over the postcode median (140 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2002–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £754,000 sits 97.1% above the 2005 sale of £382,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£179/sq ft) was about 23.6% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

15 Beach Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate
Mar 2026

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C69
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 3 March 2036

9 years remaining
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 15 Beach Road, West Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8AA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

15 Beach Road has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.

2 applications on record at 15 Beach Road, West Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8AA

2decisions2extensions5documents1nearby
  1. Jan 2003
    ExtensionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Rear of property

    Replacement of rear extension.

    Documents
    2 docs on file
    Reference
    F/COL/02/2121
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. ExtensionDecision

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On the street

Versus other Beach Road homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

15 Beach Road outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,922

Street avg £3,110

Below

Floor Area

199 m²

Street avg 136 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

6.3 t/year

Street avg 5.3 t/year

On par
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Colchester district page.
Full Colchester report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

92/mo

Falling 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.

Nearest schools

  • Mersea Island SchoolPrimary311m

Nearest stops

  • Yorick RoadBus stop165m
  • High StreetBus stop233m
  • High StreetBus stop257m
  • ChurchBus stop332m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences656 reports48%
  • Criminal Damage & Arson129 reports9%
  • Other Theft128 reports9%
  • Anti-social Behaviour126 reports9%

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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO5 8AA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CO5 8AA

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO5 8AA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.8dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC CPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls

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Method

How to read this page

Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for 15 Beach Road is modelled from its 199 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CO5 8AA. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for 15 Beach Road. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 15 Beach Road was lodged in March 2026 at band C and is valid until March 2036. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 2 applications are matched to 15 Beach Road. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 15 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 1 school and 19 stops listed are measured in a straight line from CO5 8AA, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
15 Beach Road is in council tax band E. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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