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12 Brickhouse Close, West Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8LA

Notable views4 sales on record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
144 m²
1550 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 54
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 12 Brickhouse Close

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

12 Brickhouse Close is a four-bedroom detached house in West Mersea, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 8LA). It has a recorded floor area of 144 m² (around 1550 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (February 2019) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. Other recorded features include a balcony, notable views and a conservatory.

Last sale on file: £500,000 in July 2019. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 1995–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £571,000 is 14.2% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£323/sq ft) was about 108.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms2
  • Dining roomYes
  • EnsuiteYes
  • ConservatoryYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • GarageIntegral
  • BalconyYes
  • Notable viewsYes

Building

  • RefurbishedYes
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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.

12 Brickhouse Close's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E54
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Late 20th centuryDetached HouseEPC EExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 12 Brickhouse Close, West Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8LA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

12 Brickhouse Close has no planning applications on record.

1

But the area is active

1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Price for 12 Brickhouse Close has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.

Current estimate

£571,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.3% per year over 24 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2019)

£500,000

Growth on file: 6.3% per year over 24 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 17 July 2019Most recent

    £500,000

    +63.9%over 15 years

  2. 10 June 2004

    £305,000

    +335.7%over 8 years

  3. 27 March 1996

    £70,000

    -39.1%over 11 months

  4. 4 May 1995

    £115,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO5 8LA: £435,000 (2025–2016).

On the street

Versus other Brickhouse Close homes

Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 12 Brickhouse Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,472

Street avg £2,478

Strongly above

Floor Area

144 m²

Street avg 147 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 18 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

7.5 t/year

Street avg 7.1 t/year

Below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 12 Brickhouse Close

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

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

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£622k

1 City Road, West Mersea

CO5 8NE

4 bed
£493k

1 Bower Grove, West Mersea

CO5 8GJ

4 bed2 bath
£690k

1 Broomhills Road, West Mersea

CO5 8AP

4 bed3 bath
£467k

1 Buxey Close, West Mersea

CO5 8LF

4 bed
£461k

1 Beverley Avenue, West Mersea

CO5 8EU

4 bed
£450k

1 Chandlers Close, West Mersea

CO5 8DY

4 bed2 bath
£427k

1 Brickhouse Close, West Mersea

CO5 8LA

4 bed
£650k

1 Brierley Avenue, West Mersea

CO5 8HG

5 bed
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

0.4 km

Tesco — bus stop.

Closest school

0.8 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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO5 8LA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CO5 8LA

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO5 8LA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.8dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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