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20 Barbel Road, Colchester, CO4 3EJ

1 planning record
Council tax
Band D
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Overview

About 20 Barbel Road

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

20 Barbel Road is a property in Colchester (CO4 3EJ). It has council tax band D.

Held since September 1996 — that's 30 years off the open market, well above the local norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2004. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1995–1996, sale prices on this property compounded at -5.8% per year.

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  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 20 Barbel Road, Colchester, CO4 3EJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

20 Barbel Road has an approved extension on the planning record.

1 application on record at 20 Barbel Road, Colchester, CO4 3EJ

1decisions1extensions2documents8nearby
  1. Aug 2004
    ConservatoryFull
    Outcome in report

    Single storey conservatory.

    Extension
    Documents
    2 docs on file
    Reference
    F/COL/04/1284
    Full record in report

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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

20 Barbel Road changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.

Last sold (1996)

£78,500

Growth on file: -5.8% per year over 1 year.

Sales timeline

  1. 5 September 1996Most recent

    £78,500

    -7.6%over 1 year

  2. 4 May 1995

    £85,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 3EJ: £314,000 (2025–2020).

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The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Signs of HMO activity in the area

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
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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.
Full Colchester report

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

Crime

430/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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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO4 3EJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CO4 3EJ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.3dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO4 3EJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.5dB

Low
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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