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Get started11 Coast Road is a four-bedroom detached house in West Mersea, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 8QE). It has a recorded floor area of 245 m² (around 2637 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (February 2018); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include notable views.
Sale prices here have outpaced Colchester HPI: 8.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£540/sq ft) was about 227.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 245 m² the property is well over the postcode median (62 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sale on file: £1,425,000 in October 2020.
11 Coast Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
A recent planning application at 11 Coast Road was refused — worth checking the council file.
New first floor external balcony. Resubmission of 213251
Latest sale on 11 Coast Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,566,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.7% per year over 23 years.
£1,425,000
Growth on file: 8.7% per year over 23 years.
11 Coast Road outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
52 (E)
Street avg 55 (D)
Floor Area
245 m²
Street avg 121 m²
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
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
0.2 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.0dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system upgraded
Roof insulation improved
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Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Extension to existing single storey rear bay window and creation of first floor external balcony above. Single storey extension to the rear of existing outbuilding. New cladding and smooth render to the rear elevation.
3 more applications for this property
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23 October 2020Most recent
£1,425,000
+331.1%over 20 years14 August 2000
£330,550
+65.3%over 3 years23 May 1997
£200,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO5 8QE: £155,000 (2024–2007).
Street avg 5.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO5 8NE
High Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Mersea Island School. 1 school nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.2dB
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