Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
14 Cross Lane, West Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8HN
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Floor area
214 m²
2303 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 76
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 14 Cross Lane
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
14 Cross Lane is a four-bedroom detached house in West Mersea, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 8HN). It has a recorded floor area of 214 m² (around 2303 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (July 2013) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). The latest certificate is from July 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 214 m² the property is well over the postcode median (162 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £778,000 sits 50.3% above the 2013 sale of £517,500. Last changed hands 13 years ago, in October 2013.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms4
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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.
14 Cross Lane's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 31 Jul 2023
Current Certificate
Jul 2013EPC Rating
A
B
C
C76
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 31 July 2023
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21st centuryDetached HouseEPC CExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 14 Cross Lane, West Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8HN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
14 Cross Lane 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.
14 Cross Lane valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£778,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2013)
£517,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
24 October 2013Most recent
£517,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO5 8HN: £450,000 (2022–2016).
Nearby sales in CO5 8HN
1 Cross Lane, West Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8HN
Sold Jun 2022
£450,0003 Cross Lane, West Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8HN
Sold Oct 2019
£600,0004 Cross Lane, West Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8HN
Sold Sept 2018
£325,0008 Cross Lane, West Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8HN
Sold Mar 2017
£379,995Brierley, Cross Lane, West Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8HN
Sold Jun 2016
£1,120,000
Versus other Cross Lane homes
Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
14 Cross Lane outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,418
Street avg £3,107
Floor Area
214 m²
Street avg 157 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 6.2 t/year
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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
The Fox — bus stop.
Closest school
1.2 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 8HN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.5dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4Common questions
The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 14 Cross Lane, West Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8HN. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.