15 Barbel Road, Colchester, CO4 3EJ
About 15 Barbel Road
15 Barbel Road is a four-bedroom property in Colchester (CO4 3EJ). It has council tax band E.
Held since September 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2000–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.9% per year.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDouble
Energy performance
No EPC on record
This property doesn't have an Energy Performance Certificate yet. An EPC is required to sell or let — and unlocks our automated valuation.
Planning history
- Oct 2012ExtensionFullIn report
Proposed extension to form garage/guest suite. Resubmission of 120923.
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 121511
- Jun 2012ExtensionFullIn report
Proposed extension to form garage/guest suite.
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 120923
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
15 Barbel Road saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£302,500
Growth on file: 11.9% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
22 September 2005Most recent
£302,500
+53.6%over 3 years29 November 2001
£197,000
+11.3%over 11 months20 December 2000
£177,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 3EJ: £314,000 (2025–2020).
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What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
0.2 km
Salary Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Roach Vale Primary School. 16 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.5dB