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About 13 Brickhouse Close
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
13 Brickhouse Close is a four-bedroom detached house in West Mersea, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 8LA). It has a recorded floor area of 212 m² (around 2282 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (August 2014) shows an F (score 29), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 2 certificates since May 2010. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from August 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced Colchester HPI: 6.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £533,000 sits 93.8% above the 2014 sale of £275,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£121/sq ft) was about 26.3% below the postcode norm. At 212 m² the property is well over the postcode median (141 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2019. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in May 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms4
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
13 Brickhouse Close sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Aug 2024
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 13 Brickhouse Close, West Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8LA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
13 Brickhouse Close has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Sept 2019ExtensionFullGranted
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
First floor extension to Bedroom 1 at rear of No 13; rendered panel tofront, change tiles to boarding & porch tiles to slates
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
13 Brickhouse Close has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£533,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 18 years.
Last sold (2014)
£275,000
Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Brickhouse Close homes
Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On price per m², 13 Brickhouse Close runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,297
Street avg £2,750
Floor Area
212 m²
Street avg 139 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 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
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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
0.4 km
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· 07:00 – 23:00
45.5dB
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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