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5 Brambledown, West Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8RY

1 planning record
Bedrooms
3
Council tax
Band D
Overview

About 5 Brambledown

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

5 Brambledown is a three-bedroom property in West Mersea, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 8RY). It has council tax band D.

It hasn't traded since December 1995, a hold of 30 years that's notably long for the area. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2013. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1995–1995, sale prices on this property compounded at -13.5% per year.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Dining roomYes
  • Utility roomYes
  • CloakroomYes
  • EnsuiteYes
  • StudyYes

Outside

  • ParkingOff road
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  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Brambledown, West Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8RY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 Brambledown has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.

1 application on record at 5 Brambledown, West Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8RY

1decisions1extensions3documents1nearby
  1. Jul 2013
    ExtensionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Proposed new single storey extension with pitched roof to rear of existing two storey detached residence.

    Documents
    3 docs on file
    Reference
    131120
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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.

5 Brambledown changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.

Last sold (1995)

£73,500

Growth on file: -13.5% per year over 1 year.

Sales timeline

  1. 20 December 1995Most recent

    £73,500

    -13.5%

  2. 29 June 1995

    £85,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO5 8RY: £427,500 (2025–2020).

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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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 road noise heatmap for CO5 8RY

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO5 8RY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.9dB

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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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