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About 8 Blackwater Drive
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
8 Blackwater Drive is a semi-detached house in West Mersea, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 8NJ). It has a recorded floor area of 39 m² (around 420 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band F. At 39 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (39–200 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 8 units on file. The latest certificate (January 2020) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since March 2013. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73).
Today's modelled estimate of £326,000 is 42.3% below the 2020 sale of £565,000, below the original sale price, which typically signals condition or completion-status changes worth verifying. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,346/sq ft) was about 515.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 39 m² it sits well below the postcode median (146 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last sale on file: £565,000 in October 2020.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jan 2020
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D66
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£326,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2020)
£565,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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
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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.9dB
Everything within walking distance
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