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Get started7 Akersloot Place is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in West Mersea, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 8TL). It has a recorded floor area of 55 m² (around 592 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band B. At 55 m² this is the 6th smallest of 8 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 38–65 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (January 2020) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since August 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good.
Sale prices here have outpaced Colchester HPI: 5.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £195,000 is 17.8% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£280/sq ft) was about 67.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £165,500 in May 2020. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property.
7 Akersloot Place has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2001.
£195,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.4% per year over 19 years.
£165,500
Growth on file: 5.4% per year over 19 years.
Years Held for 7 Akersloot Place lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,009
Street avg £2,743
Floor Area
55 m²
Street avg 53 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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
48.3dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
More low energy lighting installed
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1 May 2020Most recent
£165,500
+20.4%over 10 months21 June 2019
£137,500
+20.6%over 4 years30 September 2014
£114,000
+90.8%over 13 years2 February 2001
£59,750
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO5 8TL: £156,000 (2024–2016).
5 Akersloot Place West Mersea Colchester
Sold Sept 2024
3 Akersloot Place West Mersea Colchester
Sold Feb 2020
6 Akersloot Place West Mersea Colchester
Sold Mar 2017
8 Akersloot Place West Mersea Colchester
Sold Sept 2016
1 Akersloot Place West Mersea Colchester
Sold Jun 2010
CO₂ Emissions
1.6 t/year
Street avg 1.8 t/year
CO5 8EF
Melrose Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Mersea Island School. 1 school nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.6dB
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