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 £794,000 sits 356.3% 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 May 2024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
Certificate validity
Expired on 27 May 2024
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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).
£794,000
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
92/mo
Falling 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







