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About 4 Dormy Houses
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
4 Dormy Houses is a four-bedroom detached house in East Mersea, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 8UW). It has a recorded floor area of 134 m² (around 1442 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 92), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include notable views. Period features are noted in the property record.
It hasn't traded since September 2000, a hold of 26 years that's notably long for the area. 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 £574,000 sits 207% above the 2000 sale of £187,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£130/sq ft) was about 34.1% below the postcode norm.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms4
Outside
- Garagedouble
- Notable viewsYes
Building
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
4 Dormy Houses's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E48
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.2 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.
4 Dormy Houses's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2000).
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£574,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2000)
£187,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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.
4 Dormy Houses is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,396
Street avg £3,182
Floor Area
134 m²
Street avg 154 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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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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