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3 sales on record
About 6 Brickhouse Close
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
6 Brickhouse Close is a detached house in West Mersea, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 8LA). It has a recorded floor area of 128 m² (around 1378 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2021) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80).
Held since July 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Sale prices here have outpaced Colchester HPI: 10.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £441,000 sits 152% above the 2002 sale of £175,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£127/sq ft) was about 25.9% below the postcode norm.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
6 Brickhouse Close's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D59
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.1 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
6 Brickhouse Close has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1995.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£441,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.9% per year over 7 years.
Last sold (2002)
£175,000
Growth on file: 10.9% per year over 7 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.
Years Held for 6 Brickhouse Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,367
Street avg £2,741
Floor Area
128 m²
Street avg 149 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 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
0.4 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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