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

8 City Road is a four-bedroom detached house in West Mersea, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 8NE). It has a recorded floor area of 108 m² (around 1163 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2023) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in November 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Period features are noted in the property record.

Held since May 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 2002–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £584,000 sits 56.8% above the 2010 sale of £372,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£320/sq ft) was about 21% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2004. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 108 m² it's 22.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (88 m² median across 12 EPCs).