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About 3 Dormy Houses
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
3 Dormy Houses is a three-bedroom detached house in East Mersea, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 8UW). It has a recorded floor area of 170 m² (around 1830 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include a conservatory and attached land beyond the plot. It has already been extended once and our model flags further extension potential, a sign of buyer flexibility.
Sale prices here have outpaced Colchester HPI: 6.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£372/sq ft) was about 112.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer was March 2025 at £680,000 — fresh data. At 170 m² it's 17.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (145 m² median across 4 EPCs).
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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private garden
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
3 Dormy Houses's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E44
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
10.0 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.
3 Dormy Houses has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2000.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£635,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.8% per year over 25 years.
Last sold (2025)
£680,000
Growth on file: 6.8% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other East Road homes
Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On price per m², 3 Dormy Houses stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,000
Street avg £2,314
Floor Area
170 m²
Street avg 145 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 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
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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
0.1 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO5 8UW from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
41.0dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 23 points of interest in total.
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