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About 9 Beach Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
9 Beach Road is a four-bedroom detached house in West Mersea, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 8AA). It has a recorded floor area of 179 m² (around 1930 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2010) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). The latest certificate is from August 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since July 1998, a hold of 28 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £656,000 sits 212.4% above the 1998 sale of £209,995. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£109/sq ft) was about 56.2% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 179 m² it's 28.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (140 m² median across 9 EPCs).
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
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
9 Beach Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Aug 2020
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 9 Beach Road, West Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8AA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
9 Beach Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Feb 2017ConditionsPending
Application to discharge condition 4 of application 162669.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
9 Beach Road's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1998).
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£656,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (1998)
£209,995
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Beach Road homes
Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Price per m² for 9 Beach Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,171
Street avg £3,330
Floor Area
179 m²
Street avg 130 m²
Habitable Rooms
11 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
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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
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
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 20 points of interest in total.
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