Colne Lodge, East Road, East Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8UN
About Colne Lodge
Colne Lodge is a four-bedroom detached house in East Mersea, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 8UN). It has a recorded floor area of 180 m² (around 1938 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2015) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from June 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2018. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 180 m² it's 25.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (241 m² median across 6 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £619,000 is 26.3% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£253/sq ft) was about 51.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in April 2017.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
Energy performance
Colne Lodge'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 02 Jun 2025
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 application on record at Colne Lodge, East Road, East Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8UN
- Feb 2018ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Front of property
Proposed front extension. Proposed garage to side extension and change of general appearance
- Documents
- 22 docs on file
- Reference
- 172808
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Sales history & valuation
Colne Lodge valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£619,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£490,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
18 April 2017Most recent
£490,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO5 8UN: £385,000 (2020–2011).
Nearby sales in CO5 8UN
Moorings, East Road, East Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8UN
Sold Jun 2020
£490,000The Nook, East Road, East Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8UN
Sold Mar 2018
£174,250Sequoia, East Road, East Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8UN
Sold Dec 2017
£455,000Well Cottage, East Road, East Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8UN
Sold Dec 2012
£385,0001 Pyefleet View, East Road, East Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8UN
Sold Jun 2011
£180,000
Versus other East Road homes
On epc rating, Colne Lodge runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,722
Street avg £1,604
Floor Area
180 m²
Street avg 243 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 8.6 t/year
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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
0.3 km
Ivy Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
2.6 km
Brightlingsea Primary School and Nursery. 1 school nearby.
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
41.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.4dB







