2a, Blackwater Drive, West Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8NJ
About 2a
2a is a detached house in West Mersea, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 8NJ). It has a recorded floor area of 188 m² (around 2024 sq ft). The latest certificate (January 2021) returns a high B (score 86), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The rating has held steady at B across 2 certificates since January 2021. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 104).
At 188 m² the property is well over the postcode median (144 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 89% of similar EPCs). Across 1995–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £796,000 sits 76.9% above the 2015 sale of £450,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£222/sq ft) was about 20.2% below the postcode norm. 11 years since the last transfer (March 2015).
Energy performance
EPC Rating
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Planning history
2a 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
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1995.
£796,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.9% per year over 20 years.
£450,000
Growth on file: 6.9% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
12 March 2015Most recent
£450,000
+177.8%over 15 years24 May 1999
£162,000
+35.0%over 4 years10 April 1995
£120,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO5 8NJ: £550,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in CO5 8NJ
7 Blackwater Drive, West Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8NJ
Sold Nov 2024
£550,0001a, Blackwater Drive, West Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8NJ
Sold Apr 2023
£530,0003 Blackwater Drive, West Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8NJ
Sold Jul 2021
£710,0005 Blackwater Drive, West Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8NJ
Sold May 2021
£400,0008 Blackwater Drive, West Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8NJ
Sold Oct 2020
£565,000
Versus other Blackwater Drive homes
EPC Rating for 2a runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,394
Street avg £5,036
Floor Area
188 m²
Street avg 145 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.3 t/year
Street avg 5.5 t/year
Years Held
11 years
Street avg 7 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
0.5 km
High Street — bus stop.
Closest school
1.0 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
44.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.5dB







