4 Barncroft Close, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9SF

4 Barncroft Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Highwoods, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 9SF). It has a recorded floor area of 102 m² (around 1098 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Other recorded features include a conservatory and attached land beyond the plot. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The latest certificate (December 2014) shows a C (score 72). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85). The latest certificate is from December 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a loft conversion, partial demolition and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1999–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£424/sq ft) was about 78.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 102 m² it's 22.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (132 m² median across 18 EPCs). Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £465,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.