18 Barbel Road, Colchester, CO4 3EJ
About 18 Barbel Road
18 Barbel Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Colchester (CO4 3EJ). It has a recorded floor area of 132 m² (around 1421 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2022) shows a C (score 74). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
At 132 m² the property is well over the postcode median (101 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2004–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£311/sq ft) was about 25% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £442,000 in March 2022. 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
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
18 Barbel Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
8applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 18 Barbel Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£480,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.2% per year over 18 years.
£442,000
Growth on file: 4.2% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
11 March 2022Most recent
£442,000
+78.9%over 14 years26 April 2007
£247,000
+14.9%over 2 years4 July 2004
£215,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 3EJ: £310,000 (2025–2016).
Nearby sales in CO4 3EJ
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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
Versus other Barbel Road homes
On epc rating, 18 Barbel Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,348
Street avg £2,680
Floor Area
132 m²
Street avg 100 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 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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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.5dB