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Get started4 Avocet Close is a two-bedroom detached house in West Mersea, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 8DQ). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2024) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in July 2014 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85).
Sale prices here have outpaced Colchester HPI: 4.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £373,000 is 18.4% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£412/sq ft) was about 277.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold September 2019 for £315,000.
Latest sale on 4 Avocet Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£373,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.9% per year over 5 years.
£315,000
Growth on file: 4.9% per year over 5 years.
EPC Rating for 4 Avocet Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
69 (C)
Street avg 58 (D)
Floor Area
71 m²
Street avg 77 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.8 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

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency improved
Window efficiency improved
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
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9 September 2019Most recent
£315,000
+26.0%over 4 years14 November 2014
£250,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO5 8DQ: £87,000 (2016–1996).
Street avg 4.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO5 8QJ
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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