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3 sales on record
About 4a
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
4a is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in West Mersea, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 8QE). It has a recorded floor area of 62 m² (around 667 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2012) shows an F (score 34), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 40). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from May 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 62 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 8 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 59–245 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (34 versus a best of 69).
Sale prices here have outpaced Colchester HPI: 0.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £197,000 sits 64.2% above the 2015 sale of £120,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£180/sq ft) was about 47.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 11 years since the last transfer (March 2015).
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private garden
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
4a sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 May 2022
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
4a's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£197,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.8% per year over 11 years.
Last sold (2015)
£120,000
Growth on file: 0.8% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
Similar properties nearby
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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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