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Get started1a is a two-bedroom detached house in West Mersea, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 8DQ). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 911 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2010) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The latest certificate is from July 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
Sale prices here have outpaced Colchester HPI: 6.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £332,000 sits 66% above the 2012 sale of £200,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£219/sq ft) was about 32.9% below the postcode norm. At 85 m² it's 19.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (71 m² median across 3 EPCs). Last sold in September 2012, so it's been off the market for around 14 years. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2012.
1a's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 Jul 2020
Proposed re-siting of garage from front of 1a Avocet Close to the sideof the dwelling.
1a has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1996.
£332,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.9% per year over 16 years.
£200,000
Growth on file: 6.9% per year over 16 years.
1a outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
57 (D)
Street avg 62 (D)
Floor Area
85 m²
Street avg 73 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 3.8 t/year
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
0.1 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.7dB

5 September 2012Most recent
£200,000
+153.2%over 15 years21 May 1997
£79,000
+12.9%over 7 months1 November 1996
£70,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO5 8DQ: £250,000 (2019–1995).
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO5 8LZ
The Fountain — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Mersea Island School. 1 school nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.8dB
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