What kind of home is 13 Brambledown, CO5 8RY?

13 Brambledown, CO5 8RY is a 3-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for 13 Brambledown, CO5 8RY?

13 Brambledown, CO5 8RY last sold for £430,000 in December 2022, around 3 years ago. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £72,000 in May 1995. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 13 Brambledown, CO5 8RY?

Across 4 sales between May 1995 and December 2022, 13 Brambledown, CO5 8RY rose from £72,000 to £430,000, a change of £358,000. That works out to roughly +6.7% per year compounded over 28 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 13 Brambledown, CO5 8RY have?

The current EPC rating for 13 Brambledown, CO5 8RY is C with a score of 70 out of 100, lodged in March 2020. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 13 Brambledown, CO5 8RY?

13 Brambledown, CO5 8RY has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (861 sq ft), around 27 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 14% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in CO5 8RY. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 13 Brambledown, CO5 8RY use?

The latest EPC at 13 Brambledown, CO5 8RY records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 13 Brambledown, CO5 8RY?

13 Brambledown, CO5 8RY is in council tax band D.

Which area is 13 Brambledown, CO5 8RY in?

13 Brambledown, CO5 8RY sits in West Mersea, Colchester, Colchester. It falls within the CO5 postcode district in Essex.

Is 13 Brambledown, CO5 8RY in a safe area?

Police records around 13 Brambledown, CO5 8RY show an average of 1 reported crimes per month over the last 5 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 50% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 13 Brambledown, CO5 8RY?

The closest primary school to 13 Brambledown, CO5 8RY is Mersea Island School (565m).

How well connected is 13 Brambledown, CO5 8RY?

The closest bus stop to 13 Brambledown, CO5 8RY is Mill Road Corner, 143m away. In total there are 21 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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13 Brambledown, West Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8RY

4 sales on record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

80 m²

861 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 70

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 13 Brambledown

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

13 Brambledown is a three-bedroom detached house in West Mersea, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 8RY). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. Other recorded features include a conservatory. The latest certificate (March 2020) shows a C (score 70). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86).

Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs). Across 1995–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£499/sq ft) was about 120.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold December 2022 for £430,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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
Dining roomYes
CloakroomYes
ConservatoryYes

Outside

GarageYes

Building

Heating systemGas

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Energy

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

C70

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

2.9 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 13 Brambledown, West Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8RY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

13 Brambledown has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Price for 13 Brambledown has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.

Current estimate

£429,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 28 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£430,000

Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 28 years.

Sales timeline

9 December 2022Most recent
£430,000
+34.4%over 2 years
30 July 2020
£320,000
+263.6%over 21 years
15 October 1998
£88,000
+22.2%over 3 years
30 May 1995
£72,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO5 8RY: £375,000 (2025–2019).

Nearby sales in CO5 8RY

On the street

Versus other Brambledown homes

Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 13 Brambledown runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£5,375

Street avg £3,214

Strongly above

Floor Area

80 m²

Street avg 95 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

2.9 t/year

Street avg 4.0 t/year

Strongly above

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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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

1/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Mill Road Corner — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

Mersea Island School. 1 school nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO5 8RY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.9dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CO5 8RY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.9dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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