6 Alexandra Avenue, West Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8BG
About 6 Alexandra Avenue
6 Alexandra Avenue is a four-bedroom detached house in West Mersea, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 8BG). It has a recorded floor area of 206 m² (around 2217 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (June 2019) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). Other recorded features include a balcony and notable views.
At 206 m² the property is well over the postcode median (150 m² across 20 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2012. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2011–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £890,000 is 11.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£361/sq ft) was about 58.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £800,000 in April 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-west-facing
- GarageYes
- BalconyYes
- Notable viewsYes
Energy performance
6 Alexandra Avenue's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
6 Alexandra Avenue has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 6 Alexandra Avenue, West Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8BG
- May 2012ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Proposed single storey rear extension
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 120482
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£890,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.5% per year over 10 years.
£800,000
Growth on file: 6.5% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
6 April 2021Most recent
£800,000
+86.0%over 9 years23 May 2011
£430,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO5 8BG: £610,000 (2025–2017).
Nearby sales in CO5 8BG
6a, Alexandra Avenue, West Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8BG
Sold Aug 2025
£825,00010 Alexandra Avenue, West Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8BG
Sold Jan 2025
£595,0002a, Alexandra Avenue, West Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8BG
Sold Aug 2024
£610,00011 Alexandra Avenue, West Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8BG
Sold Apr 2022
£670,00016 Alexandra Avenue, West Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8BG
Sold Oct 2017
£470,000
Versus other Alexandra Avenue homes
Floor Area for 6 Alexandra Avenue runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,883
Street avg £2,950
Floor Area
206 m²
Street avg 152 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.9 t/year
Street avg 6.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
0.6 km
Barfield Rd — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Mersea Island School. 1 school nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.9dB







