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Swimming pool
About Old Ship Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Old Ship Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in East Mersea, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 8UN). It has a recorded floor area of 251 m² (around 2702 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band G. There is a swimming pool on the plot, uncommon for the area. Other recorded features include notable views. The latest certificate (April 2018) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Untraded for 20 years, with the last transfer in July 2006. Sale prices here have outpaced Colchester HPI: 21% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £877,000 is 46.2% above the 2006 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£222/sq ft) was about 32.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Old Ship Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D64
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
8.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Old Ship Cottage, East Road, East Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8UN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.
- Feb 2024Loft ConversionOutlineApprove Certificate of Lawful Use or Development
Application for a lawful development certificate for proposed loft Conversion including roof lights.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Old Ship Cottage has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£877,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 21.0% per year over 8 years.
Last sold (2006)
£600,000
Growth on file: 21.0% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other East Road homes
Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On years held, Old Ship Cottage stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,390
Street avg £1,670
Floor Area
251 m²
Street avg 231 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor 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.
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
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO5 8UN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
41.3dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 17 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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Common questions
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