What type of property is Blackwater House, Brockwell Lane, CO5 9BB?

Blackwater House, Brockwell Lane, CO5 9BB is a 4-bedroom detached house.

What is the EPC rating for Blackwater House, Brockwell Lane, CO5 9BB?

The current EPC rating for Blackwater House, Brockwell Lane, CO5 9BB is C with a score of 79 out of 100, lodged in June 2023. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of Blackwater House, Brockwell Lane, CO5 9BB?

Blackwater House, Brockwell Lane, CO5 9BB has a recorded floor area of 127 m² (1,367 sq ft), around 32 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 11% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CO5 9BB. Source: EPC Register.

How is Blackwater House, Brockwell Lane, CO5 9BB heated?

The latest EPC at Blackwater House, Brockwell Lane, CO5 9BB records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is Blackwater House, Brockwell Lane, CO5 9BB?

Blackwater House, Brockwell Lane, CO5 9BB is in council tax band E.

Where is Blackwater House, Brockwell Lane, CO5 9BB located?

Blackwater House, Brockwell Lane, CO5 9BB sits in Kelvedon, Colchester, Colchester. It falls within the CO5 postcode district in Essex.

What is crime like near Blackwater House, Brockwell Lane, CO5 9BB?

Police records around Blackwater House, Brockwell Lane, CO5 9BB show an average of 1 reported crimes per month over the last 5 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 50% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve Blackwater House, Brockwell Lane, CO5 9BB?

The closest primary school to Blackwater House, Brockwell Lane, CO5 9BB is Kelvedon St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy (542m), one of 2 primaries within walking distance.

What transport links are near Blackwater House, Brockwell Lane, CO5 9BB?

The closest bus stop to Blackwater House, Brockwell Lane, CO5 9BB is Post Office, 200m away. The nearest rail option is Kelvedon Rail Station, 901m away.

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Blackwater House, Brockwell Lane, Kelvedon, Colchester, CO5 9BB

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

127 m²

1367 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 79

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About Blackwater House

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Blackwater House is a four-bedroom detached house in Kelvedon, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 9BB). It has a recorded floor area of 127 m² (around 1367 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2023) shows a C (score 79), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 88).

At 127 m² the property is well over the postcode median (88 m² across 22 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock.

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

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms2
Dining roomYes
CloakroomYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

GarageYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

EPC Rating

C79

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

2.7 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Blackwater House, Brockwell Lane, Kelvedon, Colchester, CO5 9BB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Blackwater House has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

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

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Blackwater House has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.

Current estimate

£520,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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No sales recorded with HM Land Registry

That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO5 9BB: £675,000 (2024–2015).

Nearby sales in CO5 9BB

On the street

Versus other Brockwell Lane homes

Four headline reads against 22 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for Blackwater House runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

EPC Rating

79 (C)

Street avg 69 (D)

Strongly above

Floor Area

127 m²

Street avg 102 m²

Above

CO₂ Emissions

2.7 t/year

Street avg 3.4 t/year

Above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

£584k

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£448k

1 Brockwell Lane, Kelvedon

CO5 9BB

4 bed

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4 bed

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£681k

1 Cedar Cottages, Old Road, Feering

CO5 9RN

4 bed

£548k

1 Coggeshall Hall Cottages, Coggeshall Road, Kelvedon

CO5 9PN

3 bed2 bath

£450k

1 Bouchiers Place, Messing

CO5 9TY

3 bed2 bath

£406k

1 Cedar Way, Feering

CO5 9GP

3 bed2 bath

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

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

1/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Post Office — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Kelvedon St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy. 2 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO5 9BB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

54.3dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CO5 9BB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

47.3dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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