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

5 sales on record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
69 m²
743 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 58
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 4 Beach Road

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

4 Beach Road is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in West Mersea, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 8AA). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2014) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from May 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.

At 69 m² it sits well below the postcode median (140 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 1996–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£646/sq ft) was about 185.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold May 2022 for £480,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1
  • ConservatoryYes

Outside

  • Private gardenRear
  • GarageDetached

Building

  • RefurbishedYes
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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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 25 May 2024

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D58
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Level 3 Building Survey

Mid 20th centurySemi-Detached BungalowEPC DNo mains gas

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 4 Beach Road, West Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8AA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

4 Beach Road has no planning applications on record.

1

But the area is active

1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Price for 4 Beach Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.

Current estimate

£478,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.7% per year over 26 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£480,000

Growth on file: 7.7% per year over 26 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 26 May 2022Most recent

    £480,000

    +26.3%over 5 years

  2. 30 November 2016

    £380,000

    +52.0%over 2 years

  3. 21 October 2014

    £250,000

    +228.9%over 17 years

  4. 14 March 1997

    £76,000

    +8.6%over 7 months

  5. 29 July 1996

    £70,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO5 8AA: £465,000 (2018–2012).

On the street

Versus other Beach Road homes

Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

4 Beach Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£6,957

Street avg £2,687

Strongly above

Floor Area

69 m²

Street avg 142 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

4.4 t/year

Street avg 5.6 t/year

Above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 4 Beach Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

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
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£395k

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2 bed
£332k

1 Churchfields, West Mersea

CO5 8QJ

2 bed1 bath
£460k

1 Cross Lane, West Mersea

CO5 8HN

3 bed
£259k

1 Coast Road, West Mersea

CO5 8QE

2 bed
£431k

1 Brambledown, West Mersea

CO5 8RY

3 bed1 bath
£196k

1 Akersloot Place, West Mersea

CO5 8TL

2 bed1 bath
£158k

1 Carrington Court, West Mersea

CO5 8EF

2 bed
£467k

1 Buxey Close, West Mersea

CO5 8LF

4 bed
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

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.

Go deeper on the local area

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
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 4 Beach Road, West Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8AA. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.