What kind of home is 13 Carrington Court, CO5 8EF?

13 Carrington Court, CO5 8EF is a 2-bedroom detached house.

What did 13 Carrington Court, CO5 8EF sell for?

13 Carrington Court, CO5 8EF last sold for £162,000 in November 2021, around 5 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 13 Carrington Court, CO5 8EF?

The current EPC rating for 13 Carrington Court, CO5 8EF is C with a score of 74 out of 100, lodged in July 2021. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 13 Carrington Court, CO5 8EF?

13 Carrington Court, CO5 8EF has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (700 sq ft), around 33 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 23% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CO5 8EF. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 13 Carrington Court, CO5 8EF use?

The latest EPC at 13 Carrington Court, CO5 8EF records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 13 Carrington Court, CO5 8EF?

13 Carrington Court, CO5 8EF is in council tax band A. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is 13 Carrington Court, CO5 8EF in?

13 Carrington Court, CO5 8EF sits in West Mersea, Colchester, Colchester. It falls within the CO5 postcode district in Essex.

How safe is the area around 13 Carrington Court, CO5 8EF?

Police records around 13 Carrington Court, CO5 8EF show an average of 1 reported crimes per month over the last 5 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 50% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 13 Carrington Court, CO5 8EF?

The closest primary school to 13 Carrington Court, CO5 8EF is Mersea Island School (711m).

What is the nearest station to 13 Carrington Court, CO5 8EF?

The closest bus stop to 13 Carrington Court, CO5 8EF is Lawns Close, 102m away. In total there are 21 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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13 Carrington Court, West Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8EF

Property type

Detached

Floor 00

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

65 m²

700 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 74

Council tax

Band A

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 13 Carrington Court

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

13 Carrington Court is a two-bedroom detached house in West Mersea, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 8EF). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band A. At 65 m² this is the 21st smallest of 23 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 47–66 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B across 23 units on file. Other recorded features include outbuildings. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows a C (score 74).

At 65 m² it's 25% larger than the typical home in the postcode (52 m² median across 22 EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £195,000 is 20.4% above the 2021 sale price. Most recent transfer: November 2021 at £162,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

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

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
ParkingYes
OutbuildingsYes

Building

Heating systemGas
RefurbishedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

EPC Rating

C74

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

2.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 13 Carrington Court, West Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8EF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

13 Carrington Court has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

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

£195,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2021)

£162,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

22 November 2021Most recent
£162,000

Median price across the last 4 sales in CO5 8EF: £60,625 (2018–2001).

Nearby sales in CO5 8EF

On the street

Versus other Carrington Court homes

Four headline reads against 22 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

13 Carrington Court outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.

EPC Rating

74 (C)

Street avg 73 (C)

Above

Floor Area

65 m²

Street avg 54 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

2.0 t/year

Street avg 2.1 t/year

Below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Above

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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2 bed

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2 bed

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1 Churchfields, West Mersea

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2 bed1 bath

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1 Blossom Mews, Empress Drive, West Mersea

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2 bed

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1 Brambledown, West Mersea

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3 bed1 bath

£460k

1 Cross Lane, West Mersea

CO5 8HN

3 bed

£427k

1 Brickhouse Close, West Mersea

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4 bed

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.

Full Colchester report

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

Lawns Close — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 km

Mersea Island School. 1 school nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO5 8EF from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.5dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CO5 8EF

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.7dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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