21 Barkstead Road, Colchester, CO4 0DL
About 21 Barkstead Road
21 Barkstead Road is a mid-terrace house in Colchester (CO4 0DL). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2013) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from October 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2022–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 111.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£365/sq ft) was about 122.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: October 2022 at £275,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
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Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
21 Barkstead Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 Oct 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
21 Barkstead Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 21 Barkstead Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£267,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 111.5% per year over 1 year.
£275,000
Growth on file: 111.5% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
4 October 2022Most recent
£275,000
+111.5%over 8 months21 January 2022
£130,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 0DL: £215,000 (2023–2018).
Nearby sales in CO4 0DL
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- Recent ownership pattern worth a look
Versus other Barkstead Road homes
On price per m², 21 Barkstead Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,929
Street avg £2,452
Floor Area
70 m²
Street avg 72 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 2.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 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