Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
3 Carrington Court, West Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8EF
Property type
Detached
Floor 00
Habitable rooms
2
From EPC
Floor area
48 m²
517 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 68
Council tax
Band A
Tenure
Social Rental
About 3 Carrington Court
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
3 Carrington Court is a detached house in West Mersea, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 8EF). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 517 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. At 48 m² this is the 11th 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, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (September 2025) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (June 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71).
At 48 m² it's 16.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (58 m² median across 22 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
3 Carrington Court sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Sept 2025
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D68
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
1.8 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Certificate validity
Valid until 25 September 2035
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Sept 2025from Jun 2010
EPC improved fromC76toD68
Hot Water
Very GoodGood
Hot water efficiency decreased
Low Energy Lighting
100%64%
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Ventilation
NaturalExtract
Mechanical ventilation installed
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 3 Carrington Court, West Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8EF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
3 Carrington Court has no planning applications on record.
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But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
3 Carrington Court has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£136,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO5 8EF: £107,500 (2025–2003).
Nearby sales in CO5 8EF
Versus other Carrington Court homes
Four headline reads against 22 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating for 3 Carrington Court lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
68 (D)
Street avg 74 (C)
Floor Area
48 m²
Street avg 55 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.8 t/year
Street avg 2.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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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
92/mo
Falling 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.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
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
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.7dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4Common questions
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