20 Barbel Road, Colchester, CO4 3EJ
About 20 Barbel Road
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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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
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
20 Barbel Road has an approved extension on the planning record.
- Aug 2004ConservatoryFullIn report
Single storey conservatory.
Extension- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- F/COL/04/1284
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
20 Barbel Road changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£78,500
Growth on file: -5.8% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
5 September 1996Most recent
£78,500
-7.6%over 1 year4 May 1995
£85,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 3EJ: £314,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in CO4 3EJ
Everything we know about 20 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
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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