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£850,000
Detached · 4 beds · 3 baths · 2,099 sq ft
Empress Avenue, West Mersea, CO5
0.2 miles away
Freehold
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3 bed house for sale Fairhaven Avenue, West Mersea, CO5
OIEO
£500,000
Added on 16/09/2026
Added on 16/09/2026
- Type
- Detached
- Bedrooms
- 3
- Bathrooms
- 3
- Size
- £331 per sq ft
- Tenure
- Freehold
EPC Energy rating band C 71 potential B
Key features
- Stunning Detached Family Home
- Generous Living Accommodation
- Ground Floor Bedroom With En Suite
- Further Ground Floor Shower Room
- Two First Floor Double Bedrooms
- Family Bathroom
- Ample Parking & Lovely Garden
About this property
Early viewing is essential of this stunning detached property offering spacious, beautifully presented, light and airy accommodation throughout. The ground floor benefits from a generous living room with doors onto the garden, a separate dining room, modern kitchen, utility room, family shower room, as well as bedroom with en suite which is self contained with its own entrance door. The first floor offers two spacious double bedrooms (one of which benefits from a balcony) and a family bathroom.
Floorplan
Energy performance
Energy rating band C 71
Current
Potential
92+
A
81-91
B
Potential rating: 84 B
69-80
C
Current rating: 71 C
55-68
D
39-54
E
21-38
F
1-20
G
This home is rated band C, scoring 71 out of 100. The average British home is band D. Its certificate says it could reach band B (84) if the improvements it recommends were carried out.
Read from the certificate published with this listing, so it may not be the latest one. Check the government EPC register for the full certificate and its recommendations.
Council tax
Ask agent
Per year
- Band A£1,522
- Band B£1,776
- Band C£2,029
- Band D£2,283
- Band E£2,790
- Band F£3,297
- Band G£3,805
- Band H£4,566
The agent hasn't said which band this home is in; you can look it up on GOV.UK. In Colchester, 2026/27 bills run from £1,522 a year in band A to £4,566 in band H.
Figures from MHCLG (Open Government Licence v3): the average bill for each band across Colchester, including the typical parish precept, so a parish's own bill can differ a little. Discounts lower the bill, such as 25% off for an adult living alone.
Price guide
This home
£331 / sq ft
Area average (sold)
£388 / sq ft
Price per area, sold homes nearby
£293 / sq ft
£331 / sq ft
£493 / sq ft
Lowest
This home
Highest
£331 per sq ft, below the middle of recent sales in CO5 (£293–£493, 10th–90th percentile, 938 sales over 24 months).
Lowest and highest are the 10th and 90th percentiles of 938 homes sold in CO5 over the last 24 months. This home's figure uses its asking price. All sold £/sq ft in CO5 →
Location
Fairhaven Avenue, West Mersea, CO5
Mortgage and stamp duty
Property price £500,000
£250k £750k
Deposit10% £50,000
£0 £500k
Interest rate 4.5%
0.5% 15%
Repayment period 25 years
5 years 40 years
A £450,000 mortgage. Most lenders would want a household income of about £100,000 to support it.
A guide only, for a capital repayment mortgage. The rate you are offered and what you can borrow depend on your circumstances and a full application with a lender or broker. Your home may be repossessed if you do not keep up repayments on your mortgage.
Properties sold nearby
HM Land Registry sales nearby. Floor areas from Energy Performance Certificates where matched.
| Address | Type | Sold | Size | Size | £/sq ft | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 81, Fairhaven Avenue Semi-detached | Semi-detached | Mar 2026 | 646 sq ft £426/sq ft | 646 sq ft | £426 | £275,000 |
| 105, Fairhaven Avenue Detached | Detached | Jan 2026 | 1,830 sq ft £288/sq ft | 1,830 sq ft | £288 | £527,500 |
| Tinkerbell Cottage, 79, Fairhaven Avenue Detached | Detached | Sept 2025 | 657 sq ft £533/sq ft | 657 sq ft | £533 | £350,000 |
| 95b, Fairhaven Avenue Detached | Detached | Aug 2025 | 1,561 sq ft £423/sq ft | 1,561 sq ft | £423 | £660,000 |
| 109, Fairhaven Avenue Detached | Detached | Nov 2024 | 1,744 sq ft £387/sq ft | 1,744 sq ft | £387 | £675,000 |
| 94, Fairhaven Avenue Detached | Detached | Mar 2024 | 2,174 sq ft £415/sq ft | 2,174 sq ft | £415 | £902,500 |
| 90, Fairhaven Avenue Detached | Detached | Oct 2023 | 2,196 sq ft £116/sq ft | 2,196 sq ft | £116 | £255,000 |
| 95a, Fairhaven Avenue Detached | Detached | Aug 2023 | 1,615 sq ft £418/sq ft | 1,615 sq ft | £418 | £675,000 |
All sales on Fairhaven Avenue → All sold prices in Colchester →
Area insights
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