3, MERLIN END, COLCHESTER, CO4 3FW - £250,000

Based on the January 2025 Price Paid Data (released on 3rd March 2025), the December 2024 House Price Index (released on 19th February 2025), and the January 2025 Energy Performance of Buildings Data (released on 27th February 2025). Sources

3 MERLIN END is a large detached house of 122m², built sometime between 1991 and 1995, which could now be worth an estimated £427,204. It was last sold for £250,000 in August 2013, which was around 15% below the average August 2013 detached price in the Colchester local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was January 2013, where the current energy rating was C, and the potential energy rating was B.

3 MERLIN END Sold Prices

Land registry data shows two sales for 3 MERLIN END since 1^st January 1995. The below table shows the price paid for the two sales, along with the average detached price in the Colchester local authority area for the corresponding sale date. Both of the two 3 MERLIN END sales were for below the average price. The average price is sourced from the Office for National Statistics' House Price Index (HPI).

Date	Price	HPI Price	Variation from HPI
2013 15 AUG	£250,000	£293,912	15% below HPI
2000 13 NOV	£135,500	£151,955	11% below HPI

3 MERLIN END Price Paid vs. HPI Average

The below graph shows the average detached house price in the Colchester local authority area over time, sourced from the HPI. The two 3 MERLIN END sales from November 2000 and August 2013 have been plotted on the graph. A line has been extrapolated to show what the value of the property might have been over time, following each sale, had it maintained the same margin above or below the HPI (as a percentage). For example, the November 2000 sale was for 11% below the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 11% below the HPI over time, until the August 2013 sale, where it falls to 15% below the HPI. The line then continues to track at 15% below the HPI.

What might 3 MERLIN END be worth now?

3 MERLIN END might now be worth an estimated £427,204.

This is based on house price inflation of 70.9%, between August 2013 and February 2025, for detached houses, in the Colchester local authority area, as calculated by the Office for National Statistics and published in their UK House Price Index (HPI).

The 70.9% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for 3 MERLIN END of £250,000 on 15th August 2013. For the value to have increased from £250,000 to £427,204 over the twelve years and six months to February 2025, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of 3 MERLIN END has moved in line with the HPI for detached houses in the Colchester local authority area.
• The August 2013 sale price of £250,000 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of 3 MERLIN END has not materially changed since August 2013.

How Large is 3 MERLIN END?

3 MERLIN END is 122m² according to the EPC inspection conducted in January 2013. This puts it in the largest 40% of detached houses houses in Colchester, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of detached houses houses by size in Colchester, and where 3 MERLIN END lies on this distribution: 61% of detached houses houses are smaller than 3 MERLIN END, and 38% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Colchester.

3 MERLIN END: Plot and Title Map

3 MERLIN END sits on a plot of roughly 0.099 of an acre, or 401m². The below map shows the location of 3 MERLIN END, an approximate outline of the building(s), and the indicative extent of the property. The plot extent is a Land Registry INSPIRE Index Polygon, and it is important to note that a title may include more than one polygon, whereas only one polygon is shown on the map (the polygon which intersects with the position of 3 MERLIN END). The full extent of the land contained in any registered title can only be identified from the individual title plan. The maps on this page should not be relied upon to establish the extent of a title.

Where is 3 MERLIN END?

3 MERLIN END is located in COLCHESTER, in the CO4 postcode district. The below map shows the position of No. 3 on MERLIN END.