8, WILLOUGHBY AVENUE, WEST MERSEA, COLCHESTER, CO5 8AU - £840,000

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

8 WILLOUGHBY AVENUE is a very large extended detached house of 238m², built sometime between 1976 and 1982. It was last sold for £840,000 in May 2024, which was around 72% above the average May 2024 detached price in the Colchester local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was June 2009, where the current energy rating was F, and the potential energy rating was E.

8 WILLOUGHBY AVENUE Sold Prices

Land registry data shows three sales for 8 WILLOUGHBY AVENUE since 1^st January 1995. The below table shows the price paid for the three sales, along with the average detached price in the Colchester local authority area for the corresponding sale date. All of the three 8 WILLOUGHBY AVENUE 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 24 MAY	£840,000	£489,156	72% above HPI
2011 14 AUG	£495,000	£286,460	73% above HPI
2002 19 JUL	£458,000	£200,800	128% above HPI

8 WILLOUGHBY AVENUE 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 three 8 WILLOUGHBY AVENUE sales between July 2002 and May 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 August 2011 sale was for 73% above the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 73% above the HPI over time, until the May 2024 sale, where it falls to 72% above the HPI. The line then continues to track at 72% above the HPI.

How Large is 8 WILLOUGHBY AVENUE?

8 WILLOUGHBY AVENUE is 238m², which includes one extension, according to the EPC inspection conducted in June 2009. This puts it in the largest 10% 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 8 WILLOUGHBY AVENUE lies on this distribution: 97% of detached houses houses are smaller than 8 WILLOUGHBY AVENUE, and 3% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in West Mersea.

8 WILLOUGHBY AVENUE: Plot and Title Map

8 WILLOUGHBY AVENUE sits on a plot of roughly 0.320 of an acre, or 1,293m². The below map shows the location of 8 WILLOUGHBY AVENUE, 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 8 WILLOUGHBY AVENUE). 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 8 WILLOUGHBY AVENUE?

8 WILLOUGHBY AVENUE is located in WEST MERSEA, in the CO5 postcode district. The below map shows the position of No. 8 on WILLOUGHBY AVENUE.