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Get started51 Barrack Street is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Colchester (CO1 2LL). It has a recorded floor area of 51 m² (around 549 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since November 2008. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.
It hasn't traded since October 2002, a hold of 24 years that's notably long for the area. Sale prices here have outpaced Colchester HPI: 17.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £185,000 sits 122.9% above the 2002 sale of £83,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£151/sq ft) was about 21.2% below the postcode norm.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Sale price has at least doubled since 1998.
£185,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 17.7% per year over 5 years.
£83,000
Growth on file: 17.7% per year over 5 years.
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On price per m², 51 Barrack Street runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,627
Street avg £3,089
Floor Area
51 m²
Street avg 61 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
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.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.7dB

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Changes detected from historical EPC data
Wall insulation improved
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
More low energy lighting installed
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22 October 2002Most recent
£83,000
+22.1%26 April 2002
£68,000
+72.2%over 4 years3 April 1998
£39,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO1 2LL: £195,000 (2024–2022).
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Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 3.1 t/year
CO1 2SE
Closest school
0.6 km
St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Colchester. 29 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.1dB