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3 Dormy Houses, East Road, East Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8UW

Extendable5 sales on record

Estimated value

£614,000

  • Since the 2025 sale (£680,000)-10%
  • Against CO5 8UW's recent median (£368,000)+67%

Newest record on this page: March 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
170 m²
1830 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 44
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£614,000

  • Against its 2025 sale (£680,000)-10%
  • Against CO5 8UW's recent median (£368,000)+67%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 3 Dormy Houses is modelled from its 170 m² EPC floor area, its 5 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CO5 8UW. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    170 m² from the EPC lodged in September 2020

  • Sales of this home

    5 sales recorded, the latest in 2025

  • Recent sales in CO5 8UW

    5 sales, median £368,000 (2019–2001)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: March 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
PlanningNone on this homeFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

3 Dormy Houses has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2000.

Sales timeline

  1. 19 March 2025Most recent

    £680,000

    +86.3%over 11 years

  2. 30 May 2013

    £365,000

    +2.8%over 2 years

  3. 30 November 2010

    £355,000

    +10.9%over 7 years

  4. 22 May 2003

    £320,000

    +148.1%over 3 years

  5. 28 January 2000

    £129,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO5 8UW: £368,000 (2019–2001).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for 3 Dormy Houses, East Road, East Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8UW. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Larger development activity nearbyIn report
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

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.

Most recent transfer was March 2025 at £680,000 — fresh data. At 170 m² it's 25.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (136 m² median across 4 EPCs). Across 2000–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£372/sq ft) was about 112.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

Specifications

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 gardenYes
  • DrivewayYes
  • LandYes

Building

  • Previously extendedYes
  • Extension potentialPossible
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

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.

Current Certificate
Sept 2020

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

Certificate validity

Valid until 28 September 2030

3 years remaining
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 3 Dormy Houses, East Road, East Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8UW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

3 Dormy Houses has no planning applications on record.

1

But the area is active

1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

On the street

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

Strongly above

Floor Area

170 m²

Street avg 140 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

10.0 t/year

Street avg 12.0 t/year

On par
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.
Full Colchester report

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

0.1 km

Ivy Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

2.4 km

Brightlingsea Primary School and Nursery. 1 school nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Brightlingsea Primary School and NurseryPrimary2.4km

Nearest stops

  • Ivy LaneBus stop64m
  • East Mersea Ferry LandingFerry terminal738m
  • East Mersea Ferry LandingFerry terminal755m
  • Fen LaneBus stop907m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences656 reports48%
  • Criminal Damage & Arson129 reports9%
  • Other Theft128 reports9%
  • Anti-social Behaviour126 reports9%

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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

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 road noise heatmap for CO5 8UW

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

41.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO5 8UW

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.3dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildNo mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls

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Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for 3 Dormy Houses is modelled from its 170 m² EPC floor area, its 5 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CO5 8UW. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 5 sales are recorded for 3 Dormy Houses. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 3 Dormy Houses was lodged in September 2020 at band E and is valid until September 2030. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 3 Dormy Houses. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 15 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 1 school and 22 stops listed are measured in a straight line from CO5 8UW, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
3 Dormy Houses is in council tax band E. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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