Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
4 Beach Road, West Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8AA
5 sales on record
Estimated value
£495,000
- Since the 2022 sale (£480,000)+3%
- Against CO5 8AA's recent median (£465,000)+6%
Newest record on this page: May 2022. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
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
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£495,000
- Against its 2022 sale (£480,000)+3%
- Against CO5 8AA's recent median (£465,000)+6%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 4 Beach Road is modelled from its 69 m² EPC floor area, its 5 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
69 m² from the EPC lodged in May 2014
Sales of this home
5 sales recorded, the latest in 2022
Recent sales in CO5 8AA
5 sales, median £465,000 (2018–2012)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: May 2022 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | None on this home | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Price for 4 Beach Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
Sales timeline
26 May 2022Most recent
£480,000
+26.3%over 5 years30 November 2016
£380,000
+52.0%over 2 years21 October 2014
£250,000
+228.9%over 17 years14 March 1997
£76,000
+8.6%over 7 months29 July 1996
£70,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO5 8AA: £465,000 (2018–2012).
Nearby sales in CO5 8AA
8 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
£400,00010 Beach Road, West Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8AA
Sold Dec 2012
£525,000
What this page doesn't show
1 potential issue has already been flagged for 4 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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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 (141 m² across 11 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 216.2% 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.
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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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
Current Certificate
May 2014EPC 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
Certificate validity
Expired on 25 May 2024
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.
Versus other Beach Road homes
Four headline reads against 11 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 £2,606
Floor Area
69 m²
Street avg 148 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 5.4 t/year
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.
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%
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
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· 07:00 – 23:00
45.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.8dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for 4 Beach Road is modelled from its 69 m² EPC floor area, its 5 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. 5 sales are recorded for 4 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 4 Beach Road was lodged in May 2014 at band D and expired in May 2024, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 4 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
- 4 Beach Road is in council tax band D. 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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