18 Barncroft Close, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9SF
About 18 Barncroft Close
18 Barncroft Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Highwoods, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 9SF). It has a recorded floor area of 132 m² (around 1421 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (January 2021) shows a C (score 74). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2004. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2005–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £588,000 is 19.4% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£347/sq ft) was about 46.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: May 2021 at £492,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Know exactly what you're buying at 18 Barncroft Close
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- GarageDouble
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
18 Barncroft Close has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- May 2004ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension.
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- F/COL/04/0642
What's in 18 Barncroft Close, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9SF's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£588,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.2% per year over 16 years.
£492,500
Growth on file: 3.2% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
26 May 2021Most recent
£492,500
+66.9%over 16 years4 May 2005
£295,000
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
£619,00010 Barncroft Close, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9SF
Sold Nov 2022
£500,0004 Barncroft Close, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9SF
Sold Jun 2021
£465,000
Everything we know about 18 Barncroft Close, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Barncroft Close homes
18 Barncroft Close outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,731
Street avg £3,930
Floor Area
132 m²
Street avg 137 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 4.9 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