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About 3 Blackwater Drive
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
3 Blackwater Drive is a detached house in West Mersea, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 8NJ). It has a recorded floor area of 200 m² (around 2153 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2020) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since October 2014. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72).
At 200 m² the property is well over the postcode median (144 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£330/sq ft) was about 50.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold July 2021 for £710,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
3 Blackwater Drive's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Mar 2020
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D64
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
7.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 3 Blackwater Drive, West Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8NJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Aug 2020FullPending
Construction hours to include up until 19.00 Monday to Friday and 08.00 ¹ 17.00 on Saturdays.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on 3 Blackwater Drive was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£728,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2021)
£710,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Blackwater Drive homes
Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
3 Blackwater Drive outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,550
Street avg £4,871
Floor Area
200 m²
Street avg 144 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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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.
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
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO5 8NJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.9dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 21 points of interest in total.
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