13 Barkstead Road, Colchester, CO4 0DL
About 13 Barkstead Road
13 Barkstead Road is a mid-terrace house in Colchester (CO4 0DL). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2022) returns a B (score 83), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in June 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Very Good.
Last sale on file: £215,000 in June 2021. Across the public record there are 6 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 81% of similar EPCs). Across 2000–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £240,000 is 11.6% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£289/sq ft) was about 71.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
13 Barkstead Road's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
More low energy lighting installed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Cavity wall insulation installed
Roof insulation improved
Solar PV panels (47 kWp) installed
Planning history
13 Barkstead Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
13 Barkstead Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2000.
£240,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.8% per year over 21 years.
£215,000
Growth on file: 6.8% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
7 June 2021Most recent
£215,000
+65.4%over 11 years3 August 2009
£130,000
-5.1%over 2 years23 February 2007
£137,000
+14.2%over 1 year22 September 2005
£120,000
+46.3%over 2 years31 January 2003
£82,000
+54.7%over 3 years27 January 2000
£53,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 0DL: £235,000 (2023–2020).
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Versus other Barkstead Road homes
EPC Rating for 13 Barkstead Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,116
Street avg £2,554
Floor Area
69 m²
Street avg 72 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.4 t/year
Street avg 2.6 t/year
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Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Pondfield Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Willow Brook Primary School and Nursery. 26 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.3dB