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

2 planning records

Estimated value

£553,000

  • Since the 2024 sale (£550,000)+1%
  • Against CO5 8NJ's recent median (£530,000)+4%

Newest record on this page: September 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
111 m²
1195 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 46
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Private Rental
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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£553,000

  • Against its 2024 sale (£550,000)+1%
  • Against CO5 8NJ's recent median (£530,000)+4%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 7 Blackwater Drive is modelled from its 111 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CO5 8NJ. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    111 m² from the EPC lodged in July 2024

  • Sales of this home

    2 sales recorded, the latest in 2024

  • Recent sales in CO5 8NJ

    5 sales, median £530,000 (2025–2021)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: September 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 of 2 applicationsFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

7 Blackwater Drive changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.

Sales timeline

  1. 8 November 2024Most recent

    £550,000

    -3.5%over 1 year

  2. 1 November 2023

    £570,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO5 8NJ: £530,000 (2025–2021).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for 7 Blackwater Drive, West Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8NJ. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Larger development activity nearbyIn report
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

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 9 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 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. Across 2023–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at -3.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£460/sq ft) was about 110.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: November 2024 at £550,000.

Specifications

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
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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.

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

Certificate validity

Valid until 11 July 2034

7 years remaining

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Jul 2024from Aug 2014
Low Energy Lighting
53%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

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.

2 applications on record at 7 Blackwater Drive, West Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8NJ

2decisions2extensions15documents1nearby
Flagged:Demolition
  1. Mar 2024
    DemolitionFull
    Outcome in report

    Demolition of the existing garage. Proposed ground floor infiltrated and side extensions, with new first-floor extension. External fenestration alterations.

    Extension
    Documents
    9 docs on file
    Reference
    240156
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. ExtensionDecision

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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.

7 Blackwater Drive is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£4,955

Street avg £4,621

Above

Floor Area

111 m²

Street avg 154 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

7.2 t/year

Street avg 4.9 t/year

Strongly below
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

92/mo

Falling 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.

Nearest schools

  • Mersea Island SchoolPrimary953m

Nearest stops

  • High StreetBus stop514m
  • High StreetBus stop537m
  • TescoBus stop555m
  • ChurchBus stop618m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences656 reports48%
  • Criminal Damage & Arson129 reports9%
  • Other Theft128 reports9%
  • Anti-social Behaviour126 reports9%

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
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Late 20th centuryDetached BungalowEPC ENo mains gas

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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for 7 Blackwater Drive is modelled from its 111 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CO5 8NJ. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for 7 Blackwater Drive. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 7 Blackwater Drive was lodged in July 2024 at band E and is valid until July 2034. 2 certificates are on record, which shows how the home has changed.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 2 applications are matched to 7 Blackwater Drive. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 15 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 1 school and 20 stops listed are measured in a straight line from CO5 8NJ, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
7 Blackwater Drive is in council tax band F. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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