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38 Barnardiston Road, Colchester, CO4 0DR

1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
74 m²
796 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 60
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 38 Barnardiston Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

38 Barnardiston Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Colchester (CO4 0DR). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 796 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2009) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). The latest certificate is from March 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.

Held since January 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 2000–2002, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £258,000 sits 232.9% above the 2002 sale of £77,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£97/sq ft) was about 39.9% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2019. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Dining roomYes
  • ConservatoryYes
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

38 Barnardiston Road'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 25 Mar 2019

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D60
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 38 Barnardiston Road, Colchester, CO4 0DR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Jun 2019
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Rear of property

    Proposed Two story rear extension and proposed single storey front extension

    Documents
    5 docs on file
    Reference
    190986
    View planning record

What's in 38 Barnardiston Road, Colchester, CO4 0DR's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

38 Barnardiston Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (2000).

Current estimate

£258,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.1% per year over 2 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2002)

£77,500

Growth on file: 12.1% per year over 2 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 25 January 2002Most recent

    £77,500

    +20.2%over 1 year
  2. 19 June 2000

    £64,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 0DR: £145,000 (2024–2001).

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On the street

Versus other Barnardiston Road homes

Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

38 Barnardiston Road is notably below the street on floor area.

Price per m²

£1,048

Street avg £1,926

Below

Floor Area

74 m²

Street avg 83 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

4.2 t/year

Street avg 3.5 t/year

Strongly below
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Colchester district page.

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

5/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Pondfield Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Willow Brook Primary School and Nursery. 25 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO4 0DR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CO4 0DR

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

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Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO4 0DR

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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