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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).
Sale prices here have outpaced Colchester HPI: 4.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. 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. 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 7 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 86% of similar EPCs). 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.
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
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 5 Blackwater Drive, West Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8NJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Feb 2007ExtensionFullGranted
New front lobby, side extension, sun room at rear and car port
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
See how we calculated this£576,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.9% per year over 26 years.
Last sold (2021)
£400,000
Growth on file: 4.9% per year over 26 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.
5 Blackwater Drive is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£2,353
Street avg £5,042
Floor Area
170 m²
Street avg 148 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 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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