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About 1 Broomhills Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
1 Broomhills Road is a four-bedroom detached house in West Mersea, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 8AP). It has a recorded floor area of 168 m² (around 1808 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Sale prices here have outpaced Colchester HPI: 3.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £690,000 is 16.9% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£326/sq ft) was about 28.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 168 m² the property is well over the postcode median (126 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Sold August 2021 for £590,000. 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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
1 Broomhills Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D62
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£690,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.6% per year over 15 years.
Last sold (2021)
£590,000
Growth on file: 3.6% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Broomhills Road homes
Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Floor Area for 1 Broomhills Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,512
Street avg £3,267
Floor Area
168 m²
Street avg 128 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 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
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
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO5 8AP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.1dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 20 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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Common questions
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