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16 Barrington Road, Colchester, CO2 7RP

4 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
End terrace
Bedroom
1
Bathroom
1
Floor area
51 m²
549 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 67
Council tax
Band A
Tenure
Private Rental
Overview

About 16 Barrington Road

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

16 Barrington Road is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Colchester (CO2 7RP). It has a recorded floor area of 51 m² (around 549 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (January 2019) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it B (November 2008); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include outbuildings.

Untraded for 22 years, with the last transfer in January 2004. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1996–2004, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £196,000 sits 62% above the 2004 sale of £121,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£220/sq ft) was about 19.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: a loft conversion approved in 2006. Past consents include a loft conversion and subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 51 m² it's 27.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (71 m² median across 18 EPCs).

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

  • Bedrooms1
  • Bathrooms1

Outside

  • Shared gardenYes
  • OutbuildingsYes

Building

  • Heating systemGas
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
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)
Jan 2019

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D67
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
2.1 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraEnd-Terrace HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) wallsPermanent outbuildings

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 16 Barrington Road, Colchester, CO2 7RP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.

1 application on record at 16 Barrington Road, Colchester, CO2 7RP

1decisions1extensions3documents4nearby
Flagged:Subdivision
  1. Oct 2006
    Loft ConversionFull
    Outcome in report

    Conversion of property into 2 flats and loft conversion

    Subdivision
    Documents
    3 docs on file
    Reference
    F/COL/06/1409
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  • Every decision — granted, refused or withdrawn (1 on record)
  • All 1 application on this property in full, plus 4 notable nearby
  • The 3 documents, officer reports & conditions
  • What the pattern means for extending or converting here
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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Sale price has at least doubled since 1996.

Current estimate

£196,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 14.2% per year over 7 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2004)

£121,000

Growth on file: 14.2% per year over 7 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 16 January 2004Most recent

    £121,000

    +75.4%over 3 years
  2. 15 June 2000

    £69,000

    +27.8%over 2 years
  3. 28 May 1998

    £54,000

    +14.9%over 1 year
  4. 27 November 1996

    £47,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO2 7RP: £265,000 (2025–2021).

On the street

Versus other Barrington Road homes

Four headline reads against 16 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for 16 Barrington Road lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,373

Street avg £2,713

Below

Floor Area

51 m²

Street avg 79 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

2.1 t/year

Street avg 3.7 t/year

Strongly above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 16 Barrington Road

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Signs of HMO activity in the area

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
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.

Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.

Crime

5/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Pownall Crescent — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

St. George's School. 34 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO2 7RP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CO2 7RP

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO2 7RP

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.2dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 16 Barrington Road, Colchester, CO2 7RP. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.