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

Notable views1 planning record
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2
Council tax
Band B
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Overview

About 5 City Road

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

5 City Road is a three-bedroom property in West Mersea, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 8NE). It has council tax band B. Other recorded features include notable views.

Untraded for 25 years, with the last transfer in November 2001. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2013. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms2
  • Dining roomYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • ParkingYes
  • Notable viewsYes

Building

  • Heating systemGas
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  • 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

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 City Road, West Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8NE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at 5 City Road, West Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8NE

1decisions1extensions7documents1nearby
  1. Feb 2013
    PorchFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Single storey · Side of property

    Proposed single storey side extension & single storey porch.

    Extension
    Documents
    7 docs on file
    Reference
    122254
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Price

Sales history & valuation

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Last sold (2001)

£129,500

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 28 November 2001Most recent

    £129,500

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

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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.

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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
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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