3 Barnfields, Furneaux Lane, Fingringhoe, Colchester, CO5 7BQ
About 3 Barnfields
3 Barnfields is a semi-detached house in Fingringhoe, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 7BQ). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2018) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in September 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
3 Barnfields's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
Wall insulation improved
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Planning history
3 Barnfields has an approved extension on the planning record.
2 applications on record at 3 Barnfields, Furneaux Lane, Fingringhoe, Colchester, CO5 7BQ
- Aug 2022Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
T12 SILVER BIRCH REMOVE DEADWOOD T16 SYCAMORE CROWN REDUCTION
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 221935
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionOct 2024Decision
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Sales history & valuation
3 Barnfields has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£283,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 3 sales in CO5 7BQ: £390,000 (2022–2004).
Versus other Furneaux Lane homes
3 Barnfields is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
58 (D)
Street avg 69 (D)
Floor Area
83 m²
Street avg 128 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.2 t/year
Street avg 4.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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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
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
The Whalebone — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Fingringhoe Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School. 7 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB







