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Blackbird Cottage, Church Lane, East Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8TJ

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Estimated value

£535,000

  • Since the 2025 sale (£550,000)-3%
  • Against CO5 8TJ's recent median (£575,000)-7%

Newest record on this page: September 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
145 m²
1561 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 39
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£535,000

  • Against its 2025 sale (£550,000)-3%
  • Against CO5 8TJ's recent median (£575,000)-7%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for Blackbird Cottage is modelled from its 145 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CO5 8TJ. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    145 m² from the EPC lodged in December 2016

  • Sales of this home

    2 sales recorded, the latest in 2025

  • Recent sales in CO5 8TJ

    2 sales, median £575,000 (2021–2019)

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SalesLatest sale shown: September 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
PlanningNone on this homeFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Price for Blackbird Cottage has grown more than fourfold since the 2000 starting point.

Sales timeline

  1. 7 September 2025Most recent

    £550,000

    +347.2%over 25 years

  2. 20 July 2000

    £123,000

Median price across the last 2 sales in CO5 8TJ: £575,000 (2021–2019).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for Blackbird Cottage, Church Lane, East Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8TJ. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Larger development activity nearbyIn report
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About Blackbird Cottage

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

Blackbird Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in East Mersea, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 8TJ). It has a recorded floor area of 145 m² (around 1561 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2016) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include notable views, a conservatory and attached land beyond the plot.

It changed hands recently, sold September 2025 for £550,000. Across 2000–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year.

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
  • Bathrooms2
  • Dining roomYes
  • EnsuiteYes
  • StudyYes
  • ConservatoryYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • LandYes
  • Notable viewsYes
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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
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Blackbird Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate
Dec 2016

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E39
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
8.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 17 December 2026

1 month remaining
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Blackbird Cottage, Church Lane, East Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8TJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Blackbird Cottage has no planning applications on record.

1

But the area is active

1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

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

92/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.3 km

Church Lane — bus stop.

Nearest stops

  • Church LaneBus stop302m
  • The Dog & PheasantBus stop652m
  • Meeting LaneBus stop678m
  • Fen LaneBus stop924m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences656 reports48%
  • Criminal Damage & Arson129 reports9%
  • Other Theft128 reports9%
  • Anti-social Behaviour126 reports9%

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

41.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO5 8TJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.6dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraDetached BungalowEPC EPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gas

Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Comparables

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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for Blackbird Cottage is modelled from its 145 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CO5 8TJ. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for Blackbird Cottage. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for Blackbird Cottage was lodged in December 2016 at band E and is valid until December 2026. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to Blackbird Cottage. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 15 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. Schools and stops are measured in a straight line from CO5 8TJ. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
Blackbird Cottage is in council tax band D. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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