4a, Barrington Road, Colchester, CO2 7RP
About 4a
4a is an end-of-terrace house in Colchester (CO2 7RP). It has a recorded floor area of 140 m² (around 1507 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2021) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
At 140 m² the property is well over the postcode median (70 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: subdivision refused in 2008.
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
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Planning history
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
1 application on record at 4a, Barrington Road, Colchester, CO2 7RP
- Jan 2008SubdivisionFullOutcome in report
Conversion of HMO (House of Multiple Occupancy) into 1no. 2 bedroom flat, 1no. 1 bedroom flat and 1no. bedsit.
HMO- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 073077
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Sales history & valuation
4a has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£359,000
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 CO2 7RP: £265,000 (2025–2021).
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Versus other Barrington Road homes
4a outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
68 (D)
Street avg 63 (D)
Floor Area
140 m²
Street avg 74 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.0 t/year
Street avg 3.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.2dB