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About 9 Cross Lane
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
9 Cross Lane is a five-bedroom detached house in West Mersea, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 8HN). It has a recorded floor area of 213 m² (around 2293 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). Main heating runs on oil.
Sale prices here have outpaced Colchester HPI: 11.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £786,000 is 36.7% above the 2015 sale price. At 213 m² the property is well over the postcode median (162 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 11 years since the last transfer (March 2015).
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
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
9 Cross Lane's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D63
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Price for 9 Cross Lane has grown more than fourfold since the 1998 starting point.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£786,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.8% per year over 17 years.
Last sold (2015)
£575,000
Growth on file: 11.8% per year over 17 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.
Habitable Rooms for 9 Cross Lane runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,700
Street avg £3,060
Floor Area
213 m²
Street avg 157 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor 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.
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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