23 Barrack Street, Colchester, CO1 2LL
About 23 Barrack Street
23 Barrack Street is a property in Colchester (CO1 2LL). It has a recorded floor area of 18 m² (around 194 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1976-1982. At 18 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (18–113 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 18 units on file. The latest certificate (July 2011) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from July 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Today's modelled estimate of £177,000 is 11.5% below the 2021 sale of £200,000, below the original sale price, which typically signals condition or completion-status changes worth verifying. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,029/sq ft) was about 459.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 18 m² it sits well below the postcode median (56 m² across 17 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 5 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 3 refused. Last sale on file: £200,000 in December 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Energy performance
23 Barrack Street's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Jul 2021
EPC Rating
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Planning history
A recent planning application at 23 Barrack Street was refused — worth checking the council file.
5 applications on record at 23 Barrack Street, Colchester, CO1 2LL
- May 2014Change Of UseAmendmentOutcome in report
Change of Use from A1 (shops) to A4 (Drinking Establishment).
- Documents
- 22 docs on file
- Reference
- 142853
- More recent applications — locked
- AdvertisingMay 2022Decision
- Change Of UseApr 2022Decision
+ 2 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£177,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£200,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
8 December 2021Most recent
£200,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO1 2LL: £195,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in CO1 2LL
Versus other Barrack Street homes
Floor Area for 23 Barrack Street lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
55 (D)
Street avg 58 (D)
Floor Area
18 m²
Street avg 65 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.3 t/year
Street avg 3.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
1 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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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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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.1dB






