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3 sales on record
About 1 Cross Lane
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
1 Cross Lane is a three-bedroom detached house in West Mersea, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 8HN). It has a recorded floor area of 103 m² (around 1109 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86). Period features are noted in the property record.
Sale prices here have outpaced Colchester HPI: 7.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£406/sq ft) was about 80.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 103 m² it sits well below the postcode median (192 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: new windows approved in 2008. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sale on file: £450,000 in June 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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
- Bedrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private garden
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
A
B
C
C76
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 1 Cross Lane, West Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8HN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Jul 2008RenovationFullGranted
Fixed circular window to rear elevation at first floor level
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Price for 1 Cross Lane has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£460,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.8% per year over 26 years.
Last sold (2022)
£450,000
Growth on file: 7.8% per year over 26 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Cross Lane homes
Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
1 Cross Lane outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,369
Street avg £2,782
Floor Area
103 m²
Street avg 173 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO5 8HN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.0dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 22 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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