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Blackwater Cottage, Shop Lane, East Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8TR

7 planning records

Estimated value

£575,000

  • Since the 1999 sale (£140,000)+311%
  • Against CO5 8TR's recent median (£423,000)+36%

Newest record on this page: May 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
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
120 m²
1289 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 63
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£575,000

  • Against its 1999 sale (£140,000)+311%
  • Against CO5 8TR's recent median (£423,000)+36%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for Blackwater Cottage is modelled from its 120 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in CO5 8TR. 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

    120 m² from the EPC lodged in May 2011

  • Sales of this home

    1 sale recorded, the latest in 1999

  • Recent sales in CO5 8TR

    5 sales, median £423,000 (2022–2014)

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SalesLatest sale shown: November 2022Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 of 7 applicationsFull 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.

Blackwater Cottage's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1999).

Sales timeline

  1. 27 May 1999Most recent

    £140,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO5 8TR: £423,000 (2022–2014).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for Blackwater Cottage, Shop Lane, East Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8TR. 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 Blackwater Cottage

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

Blackwater Cottage is a detached house in East Mersea, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 8TR). It has a recorded floor area of 120 m² (around 1289 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2011) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from May 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since May 1999, a hold of 27 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 120 m² the property is well over the postcode median (92 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £575,000 sits 310.7% above the 1999 sale of £140,000. 7 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 3 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.

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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.

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

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 May 2021

Current Certificate
May 2011

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D63
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 18 May 2021

New assessment needed to sell or let
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Blackwater Cottage, Shop Lane, East Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8TR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Multiple extension applications run across more than a decade of planning history at Blackwater Cottage.

7 applications on record at Blackwater Cottage, Shop Lane, East Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8TR

7decisions6extensions49documents1nearby
  1. May 2003
    ExtensionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Single storey · Side of property

    Single storey side extension.

    Documents
    2 docs on file
    Reference
    F/COL/03/0541
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. ExtensionDecision
  4. ExtensionDecision

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  • All 7 applications on this property in full, plus 1 notable nearby
  • The 49 documents, officer reports & conditions
  • What the pattern means for extending or converting here
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On the street

Versus other Shop Lane homes

Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On years held, Blackwater Cottage stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£1,169

Street avg £1,892

Above

Floor Area

120 m²

Street avg 106 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

6.5 t/year

Street avg 5.8 t/year

On par
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

0.4 km

Fen Lane — bus stop.

Nearest stops

  • Fen LaneBus stop399m
  • The Dog & PheasantBus stop468m
  • Church LaneBus stop963m
  • Ivy LaneBus stop1.0km

Most reported crime locally

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

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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 8TR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CO5 8TR

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

42.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO5 8TR

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.7dB

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

Early 20th centuryDetached BungalowEPC DExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gas

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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 Blackwater Cottage is modelled from its 120 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in CO5 8TR. 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. 1 sale is recorded for Blackwater 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 Blackwater Cottage was lodged in May 2011 at band D and expired in May 2021, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 7 applications are matched to Blackwater 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 8TR. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
Blackwater 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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