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About Watersmeet
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Watersmeet is a four-bedroom detached house in East Mersea, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 8UN). It has a recorded floor area of 231 m² (around 2486 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (November 2023) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include a conservatory, a self-contained annexe and attached land beyond the plot.
Untraded for 28 years, with the last transfer in January 1998. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £749,000 sits 729.9% above the 1998 sale of £90,250. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£36/sq ft) was about 83.7% below the postcode norm.
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
- Bathrooms4
- Dining roomYes
- ConservatoryYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Watersmeet's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D59
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
8.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on Watersmeet was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£749,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (1998)
£90,250
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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.
Price per m² for Watersmeet lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£391
Street avg £2,070
Floor Area
231 m²
Street avg 235 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 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.
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Common questions
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