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About 15 City Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
15 City Road is a three-bedroom detached house in West Mersea, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 8NE). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1983-1990. The latest certificate (August 2015) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Today's modelled estimate of £473,000 is 12.1% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£467/sq ft) was about 27.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £422,000 in June 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Aug 2025
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 15 City Road, West Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8NE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
15 City Road sits within a conservation area — exterior works face additional planning controls.
- Dec 2021Tree WorksTreesPending
A request to remove the Cherry Plum tree in the rear garden of the property which is in a conservation area because the tree is too big for such a small garden (which is approximately 9m x 6m). The neighbours and the owners of the property are sufferin
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£473,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2021)
£422,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other City Road homes
Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Price per m²
£5,024
Street avg £4,512
Floor Area
84 m²
Street avg 96 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 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
0.8 km
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· 07:00 – 23:00
43.0dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 22 points of interest in total.
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