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14 City Road, West Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8NE

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Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
70 m²
753 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 52
Council tax
Band B
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Overview

About 14 City Road

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

14 City Road is a two-bedroom detached house in West Mersea, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 8NE). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2011) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 60). The latest certificate is from January 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

At 70 m² it's 24.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (93 m² median across 13 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 85% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £396,000 is 20% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£438/sq ft) was about 16.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 10 years ago, in December 2016.

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

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1
  • Dining roomYes

Outside

  • GarageYes

Building

  • Extension potentialPossible
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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.

14 City Road'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 20 Jan 2021

Current Certificate
Jan 2011

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E52
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.7 t/year
Occupancy
—

Certificate validity

Expired on 20 January 2021

New assessment needed to sell or let
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 14 City Road, West Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8NE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

14 City Road 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.
Current estimate

£396,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2016)

£330,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 8 December 2016Most recent

    £330,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO5 8NE: £457,500 (2024–2022).

On the street

Versus other City Road homes

Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Habitable Rooms for 14 City Road lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,714

Street avg £4,510

On par

Floor Area

70 m²

Street avg 97 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

4.7 t/year

Street avg 3.8 t/year

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Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 14 City Road

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

Larger development activity nearby

Pick your report · from £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.
£408k

1 Blossom Mews, Empress Drive, West Mersea

CO5 8LZ

2 bed
£323k

1 Churchfields, West Mersea

CO5 8QJ

2 bed1 bath
£262k

1 Coast Road, West Mersea

CO5 8QE

2 bed
£432k

1 Brambledown, West Mersea

CO5 8RY

3 bed1 bath
£186k

1 Akersloot Place, West Mersea

CO5 8TL

2 bed1 bath
£474k

1 Cross Lane, West Mersea

CO5 8HN

3 bed
£157k

1 Carrington Court, West Mersea

CO5 8EF

2 bed
£437k

1 Chandlers Close, West Mersea

CO5 8DY

4 bed2 bath
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

92/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.8 km

High Street — bus stop.

Closest school

1.2 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 8NE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CO5 8NE

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO5 8NE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.8dB

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

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 14 City Road, West Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8NE. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.