10 Barncroft Close, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9SF
About 10 Barncroft Close
10 Barncroft Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Highwoods, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 9SF). It has a recorded floor area of 109 m² (around 1173 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2022) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).
On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£426/sq ft) was about 91% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 109 m² it's 17.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (132 m² median across 18 EPCs). Most recent transfer: November 2022 at £500,000. 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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDouble
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
10 Barncroft Close has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£510,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£500,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
30 November 2022Most recent
£500,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 9SF: £555,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in CO4 9SF
16 Barncroft Close, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9SF
Sold Aug 2024
£555,00019 Barncroft Close, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9SF
Sold Feb 2023
£605,0008 Barncroft Close, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9SF
Sold Dec 2022
£619,0004 Barncroft Close, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9SF
Sold Jun 2021
£465,00018 Barncroft Close, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9SF
Sold May 2021
£492,500
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Versus other Barncroft Close homes
Habitable Rooms for 10 Barncroft Close lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,587
Street avg £3,876
Floor Area
109 m²
Street avg 138 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 4.8 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
0.1 km
St Helena Hospice — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Highwoods Community Primary School. 25 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.2dB