9 Barbour Gardens, Colchester, CO2 9SA
About 9 Barbour Gardens
9 Barbour Gardens is a five-bedroom detached house in Colchester (CO2 9SA). It has a recorded floor area of 219 m² (around 2357 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (April 2016) shows a C (score 71). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). The latest certificate is from April 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
Untraded for 28 years, with the last transfer in December 1997. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 219 m² the property is well over the postcode median (137 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £610,000 sits 253.6% above the 1997 sale of £172,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£73/sq ft) was about 54.3% below the postcode norm.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- GarageDouble
Building
- Heating systemGas
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Energy performance
9 Barbour Gardens's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Apr 2026
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Planning history
9 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
9 Barbour Gardens's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1997).
£610,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£172,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
22 December 1997Most recent
£172,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO2 9SA: £432,000 (2024–2017).
Nearby sales in CO2 9SA
Versus other Barbour Gardens homes
9 Barbour Gardens is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£788
Street avg £3,005
Floor Area
219 m²
Street avg 140 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.5 t/year
Street avg 4.6 t/year
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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
0.3 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