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Get started4 Barnfields is an end-of-terrace 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 1991-1995 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (November 2022) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in January 2016 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good, lighting went from Good to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), 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.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
4 Barnfields has an approved extension on the planning record.
Extend the current in-use cart lodge, increasing car storage by two spaces and adding an additional door to the end bay. The proposed extension replicates the design of the existing cart lodge. Its profile is made to reflect the current cart lodge, by m
4 Barnfields has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£253,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
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.
On habitable rooms, 4 Barnfields runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
65 (D)
Street avg 69 (C)
Floor Area
83 m²
Street avg 135 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.8 t/year
Street avg 4.2 t/year
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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.8dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Floor insulation added or improved
More low energy lighting installed
Heat pump installed, significantly improving energy efficiency
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Roof insulation improved
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T12 SILVER BIRCH REMOVE DEADWOOD T16 SYCAMORE CROWN REDUCTION
Median price across the last 3 sales in CO5 7BQ: £390,000 (2022–2004).
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO5 7DH
The Whalebone — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Fingringhoe Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School. 7 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB