Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
8 Barbour Gardens, Colchester, CO2 9SA
Estimated value
£648,000
- Since the 2003 sale (£295,000)+120%
- Against CO2 9SA's recent median (£490,000)+32%
Newest record on this page: May 2026. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
5
Bathrooms
3
Floor area
167 m²
1798 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 72
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£648,000
- Against its 2003 sale (£295,000)+120%
- Against CO2 9SA's recent median (£490,000)+32%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 8 Barbour Gardens is modelled from its 167 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CO2 9SA. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
167 m² from the EPC lodged in August 2015
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2003
Recent sales in CO2 9SA
5 sales, median £490,000 (2026–2021)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: May 2026 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | None on this home | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
8 Barbour Gardens's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1999).
Sales timeline
25 September 2003Most recent
£295,000
+51.3%over 4 years5 February 1999
£195,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO2 9SA: £490,000 (2026–2021).
Nearby sales in CO2 9SA
What this page doesn't show
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- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
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About 8 Barbour Gardens
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
8 Barbour Gardens is a five-bedroom detached house in Colchester (CO2 9SA). It has a recorded floor area of 167 m² (around 1798 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (August 2015) shows a C (score 72). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). The latest certificate is from August 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since September 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1999–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £648,000 sits 119.7% above the 2003 sale of £295,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£164/sq ft) was about 18.2% below the postcode norm. At 167 m² it's 27.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (131 m² median across 8 EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
8 Barbour Gardens'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 25 Aug 2025
Current Certificate
Aug 2015EPC Rating
A
B
C
C72
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 25 August 2025
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 8 Barbour Gardens, Colchester, CO2 9SA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
8 Barbour Gardens has no planning applications on record.
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But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Versus other Barbour Gardens homes
Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Price per m² for 8 Barbour Gardens lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,766
Street avg £3,132
Floor Area
167 m²
Street avg 145 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 4.6 t/year
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.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
311/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Gosbecks Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Gosbecks Primary School. 22 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Gosbecks Primary SchoolPrimary371m
- Paxman AcademySecondary686m
- Prettygate Junior SchoolPrimary1.1km
- Prettygate Infant SchoolPrimary1.1km
Nearest stops
- Gosbecks RoadBus stop306m
- Centurion WayBus stop324m
- Leather BottleBus stop354m
- Ash WayBus stop389m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences1,964 reports45%
- Anti-social Behaviour433 reports10%
- Vehicle Crime333 reports8%
- Public Order314 reports7%
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO2 9SA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.5dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for 8 Barbour Gardens is modelled from its 167 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CO2 9SA. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for 8 Barbour Gardens. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 8 Barbour Gardens was lodged in August 2015 at band C and expired in August 2025, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 8 Barbour Gardens. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 14 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 22 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from CO2 9SA, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- 8 Barbour Gardens is in council tax band F. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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