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About 7 Blackwater Drive
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
7 Blackwater Drive is a three-bedroom detached house in West Mersea, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 8NJ). It has a recorded floor area of 111 m² (around 1195 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (July 2024) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since August 2014. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 111 m² it's 24% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (146 m² median across 7 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Sale prices here have lagged Colchester HPI: -3.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£460/sq ft) was about 150.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Most recent transfer: November 2024 at £550,000.
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
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
7 Blackwater Drive sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jul 2024
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E46
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.2 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 7 Blackwater Drive, West Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8NJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
A partial demolition application was refused at 7 Blackwater Drive in 2024.
- Oct 2024ExtensionFullGranted
Extension: Single storey · Front of property
Single storey front extension with fenestration and new windows throughout.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
7 Blackwater Drive changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£583,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -3.4% per year over 1 year.
Last sold (2024)
£550,000
Growth on file: -3.4% per year over 1 year.
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.
7 Blackwater Drive is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£4,955
Street avg £4,671
Floor Area
111 m²
Street avg 157 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 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.
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