2 Barncroft Close, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9SF
About 2 Barncroft Close
2 Barncroft Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Highwoods, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 9SF). It has a recorded floor area of 127 m² (around 1369 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2009) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71). The latest certificate is from October 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Across 2006–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £481,000 sits 67.3% above the 2012 sale of £287,500. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2001. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last changed hands 14 years ago, in July 2012.
Know exactly what you're buying at 2 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
Energy performance
2 Barncroft Close's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Oct 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
2 Barncroft Close has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Sept 2001ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- F/COL/01/1261
What's in 2 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
2 Barncroft Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£481,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.0% per year over 6 years.
£287,500
Growth on file: 1.0% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
25 July 2012Most recent
£287,500
+6.5%over 6 years20 July 2006
£270,000
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 2 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
EPC Rating for 2 Barncroft Close lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,260
Street avg £4,022
Floor Area
127 m²
Street avg 137 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.4 t/year
Street avg 4.7 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