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About 5 Brickhouse Close
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
5 Brickhouse Close is a three-bedroom detached house in West Mersea, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 8LA). It has a recorded floor area of 153 m² (around 1647 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2013) shows a C (score 72). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85). The latest certificate is from September 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Sale prices here have outpaced Colchester HPI: 4% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£304/sq ft) was about 96.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2012. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 88% of similar EPCs). Last sale on file: £500,000 in August 2023.
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
- Bathrooms2
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
5 Brickhouse Close'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 Sept 2023
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 5 Brickhouse Close, West Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8LA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
5 Brickhouse Close has an approved single-storey extension on the planning record.
- Apr 2012PorchFullGranted
Extension: Single storey
Single storey ground floor porch to existing dwelling -
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Sale price has at least doubled since 2005.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£526,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.0% per year over 18 years.
Last sold (2023)
£500,000
Growth on file: 4.0% 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 epc rating, 5 Brickhouse Close stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,268
Street avg £2,504
Floor Area
153 m²
Street avg 146 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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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
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