White Cottage, Shop Lane, East Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8TR
About White Cottage
White Cottage is a detached house in East Mersea, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 8TR). It has a recorded floor area of 223 m² (around 2400 sq ft). The latest certificate (May 2014) shows a C (score 74). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff. The latest certificate is from May 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since December 2009, a hold of 17 years that's notably long for the area. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 223 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 £777,000 sits 346.6% above the 2009 sale of £174,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£72/sq ft) was about 33.3% below the postcode norm.
Energy performance
White Cottage's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 May 2024
EPC Rating
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Planning history
White 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.
Sales history & valuation
White Cottage's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (2009).
£777,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£174,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
4 December 2009Most recent
£174,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO5 8TR: £423,000 (2022–2014).
Nearby sales in CO5 8TR
Saltings, Shop Lane, East Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8TR
Sold Nov 2022
£520,000High Hoe, Shop Lane, East Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8TR
Sold Dec 2019
£423,0006 Shop Lane, East Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8TR
Sold Feb 2015
£340,000The Nook, Shop Lane, East Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8TR
Sold Sept 2014
£560,0001 Shop Lane, East Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8TR
Sold Mar 2000
£105,000
Versus other Shop Lane homes
On price per m², White Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£780
Street avg £2,021
Floor Area
223 m²
Street avg 89 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 6.1 t/year
Years Held
17 years
Street avg 22 years
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
0.4 km
Fen Lane — bus stop.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.7dB







