27 Barrack Street, Colchester, CO1 2LL
About 27 Barrack Street
27 Barrack Street is a mid-terrace house in Colchester (CO1 2LL). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (November 2017) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in January 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). At 70 m² this is the 14th smallest of 18 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 18–113 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 18 units on file.
At 70 m² it's 25% larger than the typical home in the postcode (56 m² median across 17 EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused.
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 27 November 2027
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
Wall insulation upgraded
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
2 applications on record at 27 Barrack Street, Colchester, CO1 2LL
- Feb 2004Change Of UseFullOutcome in report
Change of use from Laundrette to ground floor accomodation unit.
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- F/COL/03/2227
- More recent applications — locked
- FullMay 2011Decision
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Sales history & valuation
27 Barrack Street has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£180,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO1 2LL: £184,000 (2026–2023).
Nearby sales in CO1 2LL
Versus other Barrack Street homes
On co₂ emissions, 27 Barrack Street runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
65 (D)
Street avg 65 (D)
Floor Area
70 m²
Street avg 58 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.1 t/year
Street avg 2.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.1dB







