9a, City Road, West Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8NE
About 9a
9a is a three-bedroom detached house in West Mersea, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 8NE). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1227 sq ft). The latest certificate (May 2014) returns a B (score 84), comfortably above the UK average. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 93). The latest certificate is from May 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include notable views and a conservatory. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
Across 2004–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £587,000 is 16.4% below the 2022 sale of £702,500, below the original sale price, which typically signals condition or completion-status changes worth verifying. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£572/sq ft) was about 46.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 114 m² it's 29.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (88 m² median across 12 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Last sale on file: £702,500 in September 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- EnsuiteYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenWest-facing
- ParkingOff road
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
9a ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 May 2024
EPC Rating
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Planning history
9a has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 9a was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£587,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.3% per year over 18 years.
£702,500
Growth on file: 11.3% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
8 September 2022Most recent
£702,500
+60.6%over 3 years25 October 2018
£437,500
+337.5%over 14 years17 June 2004
£100,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO5 8NE: £422,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in CO5 8NE
17 City Road, West Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8NE
Sold Jun 2024
£457,50011 City Road, West Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8NE
Sold Jun 2024
£690,00011a, City Road, West Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8NE
Sold May 2024
£380,00015 City Road, West Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8NE
Sold Jun 2021
£422,0001 City Road, West Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8NE
Sold Mar 2021
£620,000
Versus other City Road homes
9a outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£6,162
Street avg £4,408
Floor Area
114 m²
Street avg 95 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.8 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
Years Held
4 years
Street avg 8 years
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
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.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB







