4 Barn Fields, Stanway, Colchester, CO3 0WL
About 4 Barn Fields
4 Barn Fields is a four-bedroom detached house in Stanway, Colchester, Colchester (CO3 0WL). It has a recorded floor area of 124 m² (around 1335 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2017) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.
At 124 m² it's 18.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (105 m² median across 8 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2013. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1999–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £496,000 is 24% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£300/sq ft) was about 42.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in June 2017.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
4 Barn Fields sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
4 Barn Fields has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 4 Barn Fields, Stanway, Colchester, CO3 0WL
- Mar 2013ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension for a utility room and addition to lounge
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 130135
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 1999.
£496,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.7% per year over 18 years.
£400,000
Growth on file: 5.7% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
25 June 2017Most recent
£400,000
+175.9%over 18 years29 January 1999
£144,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO3 0WL: £435,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in CO3 0WL
3 Barn Fields, Stanway, Colchester, CO3 0WL
Sold Jun 2025
£380,0006 Barn Fields, Stanway, Colchester, CO3 0WL
Sold Mar 2024
£435,00010 Barn Fields, Stanway, Colchester, CO3 0WL
Sold Jan 2024
£445,0002 Barn Fields, Stanway, Colchester, CO3 0WL
Sold Apr 2023
£497,5008 Barn Fields, Stanway, Colchester, CO3 0WL
Sold Mar 2023
£382,000
Versus other Barn Fields homes
On years held, 4 Barn Fields stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,226
Street avg £4,068
Floor Area
124 m²
Street avg 107 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 3.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Tollgate Rbt — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Stanway Primary School. 15 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
57.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
49.1dB







