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3 sales on record
About 2a
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
2a is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in West Mersea, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 8QE). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. At 59 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (59–245 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 8 units on file. The latest certificate (July 2024) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 68). Main heating runs on electricity.
Sale prices here have outpaced Colchester HPI: 10.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£276/sq ft) was about 67.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: October 2024 at £175,000.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms2
Outside
- Parkingoff_road
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
D
E
E39
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.0 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.
Price for 2a has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£167,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.2% per year over 28 years.
Last sold (2024)
£175,000
Growth on file: 10.2% per year over 28 years.
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
0.2 km
Road noise across the postcode
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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.0dB
Everything within walking distance
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