What type of property is 16 Barrack Street, CO1 2LJ?

16 Barrack Street, CO1 2LJ is a 4-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What was the last sold price for 16 Barrack Street, CO1 2LJ?

16 Barrack Street, CO1 2LJ last sold for £230,000 in March 2025, around 1 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £40,000 in August 2000. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 16 Barrack Street, CO1 2LJ?

Across 3 sales between August 2000 and March 2025, 16 Barrack Street, CO1 2LJ rose from £40,000 to £230,000, a change of £190,000. That works out to roughly +7.4% per year compounded over 25 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 16 Barrack Street, CO1 2LJ?

The current EPC rating for 16 Barrack Street, CO1 2LJ is D with a score of 65 out of 100, lodged in July 2021. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 16 Barrack Street, CO1 2LJ?

16 Barrack Street, CO1 2LJ has a recorded floor area of 105 m² (1,130 sq ft), around 26 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 72% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CO1 2LJ. Source: EPC Register.

How is 16 Barrack Street, CO1 2LJ heated?

The latest EPC at 16 Barrack Street, CO1 2LJ records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 16 Barrack Street, CO1 2LJ?

16 Barrack Street, CO1 2LJ is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is 16 Barrack Street, CO1 2LJ located?

16 Barrack Street, CO1 2LJ sits in Colchester. It falls within the CO1 postcode district in Essex.

What is crime like near 16 Barrack Street, CO1 2LJ?

Police records around 16 Barrack Street, CO1 2LJ show an average of 6 reported crimes per month over the last 11 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 59% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 16 Barrack Street, CO1 2LJ?

The closest primary school to 16 Barrack Street, CO1 2LJ is St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Colchester (619m), one of 20 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is The Sixth Form College Colchester (1.5km), with 9 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 16 Barrack Street, CO1 2LJ?

The closest bus stop to 16 Barrack Street, CO1 2LJ is Cannon Street, 22m away. The nearest rail option is Colchester Town Rail Station, 705m away.

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16 Barrack Street, Colchester, CO1 2LJ

3 sales on record

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

105 m²

1130 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 65

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Private Rental

Overview

About 16 Barrack Street

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

16 Barrack Street is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Colchester (CO1 2LJ). It has a recorded floor area of 105 m² (around 1130 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since August 2011. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.

At 105 m² the property is well over the postcode median (62 m² across 30 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It changed hands recently, sold March 2025 for £230,000. Across 2000–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£204/sq ft) was about 26.8% below the postcode norm.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms1

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Jul 2021

EPC Rating

D65

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.4 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Jul 2021from Aug 2011

Low Energy Lighting

67%93%

More low energy lighting installed

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Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 16 Barrack Street, Colchester, CO1 2LJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

16 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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

16 Barrack Street has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2000.

Current estimate

£239,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.4% per year over 25 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£230,000

Growth on file: 7.4% per year over 25 years.

Sales timeline

21 March 2025Most recent
£230,000
+180.5%over 12 years
19 November 2012
£82,000
+105.0%over 12 years
24 August 2000
£40,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO1 2LJ: £195,000 (2025–2019).

Nearby sales in CO1 2LJ

On the street

Versus other Barrack Street homes

Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

16 Barrack Street is notably below the street on years held.

Price per m²

£2,190

Street avg £2,801

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Floor Area

105 m²

Street avg 94 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

4.4 t/year

Street avg 3.2 t/year

Below

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Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Colchester district page.

Full Colchester report

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

6/mo

Steady 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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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO1 2LJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.8dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CO1 2LJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.1dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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