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Get started3 Acorn Mews is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in West Mersea, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 8SR). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2026) shows a C (score 72). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since July 2009. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Poor; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Sale prices here have outpaced Colchester HPI: 4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £297,000 is 35% above the 2015 sale price. Last sold in February 2015, so it's been off the market for around 11 years. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2019. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
The EPC has just been inspected, so the rating reflects current condition.
3 Acorn Mews has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
3 Acorn Mews has changed hands more often than typical for the area.
£297,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.0% per year over 10 years.
£220,000
Growth on file: 4.0% per year over 10 years.
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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.1dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
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Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of single storey rear conservatory extension
6 February 2015Most recent
£220,000
+17.0%over 5 years10 November 2009
£188,000
+7.4%over 2 years17 May 2007
£175,000
+6.1%over 1 year2 February 2006
£165,000
+10.0%over 9 months29 April 2005
£150,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO5 8SR: £195,000 (2024–2005).
CO5 8QE
Elmwood Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Mersea Island School. 1 school nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.7dB
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