8 Barbour Gardens, Colchester, CO2 9SA
About 8 Barbour Gardens
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
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
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Energy performance
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 25 Aug 2025
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 25 August 2025
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Planning history
8 Barbour Gardens has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
8 Barbour Gardens's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1999).
£648,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.3% per year over 5 years.
£295,000
Growth on file: 9.3% per year over 5 years.
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
Versus other Barbour Gardens homes
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
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.5dB