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1 Cross Lane, West Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8HN

3 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
103 m²
1109 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 76
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

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.

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. Across 1996–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£406/sq ft) was about 80.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 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.

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

  • Bedrooms3
  • Dining roomYes
  • CloakroomYes

Outside

  • Private gardenWrap around
  • ParkingOff road

Building

  • Heating systemGas
  • Period featuresYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
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

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
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Cross Lane, West Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8HN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at 1 Cross Lane, West Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8HN

1decisions4documents1nearby
  1. Jul 2008
    RenovationFull
    Outcome in report

    Fixed circular window to rear elevation at first floor level

    New Windows
    Documents
    4 docs on file
    Reference
    081022
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Price

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

£460,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.8% per year over 26 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£450,000

Growth on file: 7.8% per year over 26 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 22 June 2022Most recent

    £450,000

    +80.0%over 16 years

  2. 25 May 2006

    £250,000

    +281.7%over 9 years

  3. 31 October 1996

    £65,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO5 8HN: £575,000 (2019–2015).

On the street

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

Strongly above

Floor Area

103 m²

Street avg 173 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

2.7 t/year

Street avg 6.5 t/year

Strongly above
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

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

The Fox — bus stop.

Closest school

1.2 km

Mersea Island School. 1 school nearby.

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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

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 road noise heatmap for CO5 8HN

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO5 8HN

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.5dB

Low
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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