Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Estimated value
£249,000
Newest record on this page: September 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Our estimate
£249,000
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The estimate for 14 Barrack Street is modelled from its 87 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CO1 2LJ. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Floor area
87 m² from the EPC lodged in October 2019
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2019
Recent sales in CO1 2LJ
5 sales, median £225,000 (2025–2019)
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| Planning | None on this home | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
14 Barrack Street changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
19 December 2019Most recent
£184,500
+41.9%over 1 year5 November 2018
£130,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO1 2LJ: £225,000 (2025–2019).
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14 Barrack Street is a mid-terrace house in Colchester (CO1 2LJ). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2019) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in December 2008 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and main heating went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 87 m² the property is well over the postcode median (62 m² across 30 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2018–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 36.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £249,000 is 35% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£197/sq ft) was about 28.5% below the postcode norm. Most recent transfer: December 2019 at £184,500.
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14 Barrack Street sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
Certificate validity
Valid until 15 October 2029
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency improved
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Heating system upgraded to a more efficient system
Hot water efficiency improved
14 Barrack Street has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
10 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
EPC Rating for 14 Barrack Street lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,121
Street avg £2,809
Floor Area
87 m²
Street avg 95 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.1 t/year
Street avg 2.8 t/year
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
279/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Cannon Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Colchester. 29 schools nearby.
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