16 Barbel Road, Colchester, CO4 3EJ
About 16 Barbel Road
16 Barbel Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Colchester (CO4 3EJ). It has a recorded floor area of 110 m² (around 1184 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2021) shows a C (score 70). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£311/sq ft) was about 35.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold February 2022 for £368,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bathrooms1
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- GarageYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
16 Barbel Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
8applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£391,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£368,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
18 February 2022Most recent
£368,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 3EJ: £310,000 (2025–2016).
Nearby sales in CO4 3EJ
Everything we know about 16 Barbel Road, in one report
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
Versus other Barbel Road homes
Price per m² for 16 Barbel Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,345
Street avg £2,680
Floor Area
110 m²
Street avg 102 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 3.8 t/year
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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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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.5dB