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5 Blackwater Drive, West Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8NJ

3 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
170 m²
1830 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 79
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 5 Blackwater Drive

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

5 Blackwater Drive is a detached house in West Mersea, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 8NJ). It has a recorded floor area of 170 m² (around 1830 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (March 2020) shows a C (score 79), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2007. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 170 m² it's 18.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (144 m² median across 9 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 78% of similar EPCs). Across 1995–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £576,000 is 44% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£219/sq ft) was about 21.6% below the postcode norm. Most recent transfer: May 2021 at £400,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C79
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Late 20th centuryDetached BungalowEPC CExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Blackwater Drive, West Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8NJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at 5 Blackwater Drive, West Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8NJ

1decisions1extensions8documents1nearby
  1. Feb 2007
    ExtensionFull
    Outcome in report

    New front lobby, side extension, sun room at rear and car port

    Documents
    8 docs on file
    Reference
    F/COL/07/0053
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1995.

Current estimate

£576,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.9% per year over 26 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£400,000

Growth on file: 4.9% per year over 26 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 11 May 2021Most recent

    £400,000

    +49.5%over 16 years

  2. 6 June 2004

    £267,500

    +132.6%over 9 years

  3. 10 April 1995

    £115,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO5 8NJ: £550,000 (2024–2021).

On the street

Versus other Blackwater Drive homes

Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

5 Blackwater Drive is notably below the street on price per m².

Price per m²

£2,353

Street avg £5,042

Strongly below

Floor Area

170 m²

Street avg 147 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

3.1 t/year

Street avg 5.4 t/year

Above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 5 Blackwater Drive

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby

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Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£548k

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£622k

1 City Road, West Mersea

CO5 8NE

4 bed
£650k

1 Brierley Avenue, West Mersea

CO5 8HG

5 bed
£509k

1 Blackwater Drive, West Mersea

CO5 8NJ

£493k

1 Bower Grove, West Mersea

CO5 8GJ

4 bed2 bath
£690k

1 Broomhills Road, West Mersea

CO5 8AP

4 bed3 bath
£467k

1 Buxey Close, West Mersea

CO5 8LF

4 bed
£461k

1 Beverley Avenue, West Mersea

CO5 8EU

4 bed
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.
Full Colchester report

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.

Noise

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 road noise heatmap for CO5 8NJ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO5 8NJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.5dB

Low
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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