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Get started1 Brierley Avenue is a five-bedroom detached house in West Mersea, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 8HG). It has a recorded floor area of 161 m² (around 1733 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (August 2022) shows an F (score 23), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 2 certificates since August 2011. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 65), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include a balcony. Period features are noted in the property record. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
At 161 m² it's 22.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (132 m² median across 4 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £650,000 sits 52.9% above the 2014 sale of £425,000. Last sold in August 2014, so it's been off the market for around 12 years.
1 Brierley Avenue sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
1 Brierley Avenue valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£650,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£425,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
On epc rating, 1 Brierley Avenue runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,640
Street avg £3,259
Floor Area
161 m²
Street avg 130 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
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
0.2 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.9dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Hot water system changed
More low energy lighting installed
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18 August 2014Most recent
£425,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO5 8HG: £368,000 (2021–2011).
10 Brierley Avenue West Mersea Colchester
Sold Jun 2021
6 Brierley Avenue West Mersea Colchester
Sold Feb 2018
11 Brierley Avenue West Mersea Colchester
Sold Feb 2018
14 Brierley Avenue West Mersea Colchester
Sold Jun 2009
7 Brierley Avenue West Mersea Colchester
Sold Jul 2006
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
13.0 t/year
Street avg 5.5 t/year
CO5 8AP
Seaview Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
1.1 km
Mersea Island School. 1 school nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.8dB
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