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About 4 Blackwater Drive
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
4 Blackwater Drive is a three-bedroom detached house in West Mersea, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 8NJ). It has a recorded floor area of 146 m² (around 1572 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2012) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 70). The latest certificate is from April 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since July 2001 — that's 25 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Sale prices here have outpaced Colchester HPI: 13% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £550,000 sits 134% above the 2001 sale of £235,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£150/sq ft) was about 40.3% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2003. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
4 Blackwater Drive's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Apr 2022
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 4 Blackwater Drive, West Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8NJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
4 Blackwater Drive has an approved extension on the planning record.
- Jun 2003ExtensionFullGranted
Proposed extension.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
4 Blackwater Drive's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£550,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 13.0% per year over 5 years.
Last sold (2001)
£235,000
Growth on file: 13.0% per year over 5 years.
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.
On price per m², 4 Blackwater Drive runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,610
Street avg £5,148
Floor Area
146 m²
Street avg 152 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor 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.
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.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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