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

3 Beach Road is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in West Mersea, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 8AA). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2018) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in January 2014 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

At 74 m² it sits well below the postcode median (140 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2024. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2003–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £363,000 is 23.1% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£370/sq ft) was about 58.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: October 2018 at £295,000.