What kind of home is Blackbird Cottage, Church Lane, CO5 8TJ?

Blackbird Cottage, Church Lane, CO5 8TJ is a 3-bedroom detached house.

When did Blackbird Cottage, Church Lane, CO5 8TJ last change hands?

Blackbird Cottage, Church Lane, CO5 8TJ last sold for £550,000 in September 2025. Before that, it sold for £123,000 in July 2000, so prices have been rising over 25 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has Blackbird Cottage, Church Lane, CO5 8TJ appreciated in value?

Across 2 sales between July 2000 and September 2025, Blackbird Cottage, Church Lane, CO5 8TJ rose from £123,000 to £550,000, a change of £427,000. That works out to roughly +6.1% per year compounded over 25 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does Blackbird Cottage, Church Lane, CO5 8TJ have?

The current EPC rating for Blackbird Cottage, Church Lane, CO5 8TJ is E with a score of 39 out of 100, lodged in December 2016. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is Blackbird Cottage, Church Lane, CO5 8TJ?

Blackbird Cottage, Church Lane, CO5 8TJ has a recorded floor area of 145 m² (1,561 sq ft), around 48 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does Blackbird Cottage, Church Lane, CO5 8TJ use?

The latest EPC at Blackbird Cottage, Church Lane, CO5 8TJ records oil as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for Blackbird Cottage, Church Lane, CO5 8TJ?

Blackbird Cottage, Church Lane, CO5 8TJ is in council tax band D.

Which area is Blackbird Cottage, Church Lane, CO5 8TJ in?

Blackbird Cottage, Church Lane, CO5 8TJ sits in East Mersea, Colchester, Colchester. It falls within the CO5 postcode district in Essex.

What is crime like near Blackbird Cottage, Church Lane, CO5 8TJ?

Police records around Blackbird Cottage, Church Lane, CO5 8TJ 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 transport links are near Blackbird Cottage, Church Lane, CO5 8TJ?

The closest bus stop to Blackbird Cottage, Church Lane, CO5 8TJ is Church Lane, 302m away. The nearest ferry option is East Mersea Ferry Landing, 2.5km away.

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

Notable views

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

145 m²

1561 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 39

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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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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.

EPC Rating

E39

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

8.8 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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

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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.

But the area is active

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

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

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

Current estimate

£507,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 25 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£550,000

Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 25 years.

Sales timeline

7 September 2025Most recent
£550,000
+347.2%over 25 years
20 July 2000
£123,000

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

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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

0.3 km

Church Lane — bus stop.

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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· 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

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