6, FIRS HAMLET, WEST MERSEA, COLCHESTER, CO5 8NF - £850,000

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

6 FIRS HAMLET is a very large extended detached house of 190m², built sometime between 1967 and 1975. It was last sold for £850,000 in November 2024, which was around 66% above the average November 2024 detached price in the Colchester local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was November 2022, where the current energy rating was D, and the potential energy rating was C.

6 FIRS HAMLET Sold Prices

Land registry data shows two sales for 6 FIRS HAMLET 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 6 FIRS HAMLET sales were for above 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
2024 8 NOV	£850,000	£512,152	66% above HPI
2017 20 MAR	£500,000	£412,679	21% above HPI

6 FIRS HAMLET 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 6 FIRS HAMLET sales from March 2017 and November 2024 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 March 2017 sale was for 21% above the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 21% above the HPI over time, until the November 2024 sale, where it rises to 66% above the HPI. The line then continues to track at 66% above the HPI.

How Large is 6 FIRS HAMLET?

6 FIRS HAMLET is 190m², which includes three extensions, according to the EPC inspection conducted in November 2022. This puts it in the largest 20% of detached houses houses in West Mersea, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of detached houses houses by size in West Mersea, and where 6 FIRS HAMLET lies on this distribution: 90% of detached houses houses are smaller than 6 FIRS HAMLET, and 10% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in West Mersea.

6 FIRS HAMLET: Plot and Title Map

6 FIRS HAMLET sits on a plot of roughly 0.346 of an acre, or 1,400m². The below map shows the location of 6 FIRS HAMLET, 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 6 FIRS HAMLET). 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 6 FIRS HAMLET?

6 FIRS HAMLET is located in WEST MERSEA, in the CO5 postcode district. The below map shows the position of No. 6 on FIRS HAMLET.