6 Barnfields, Furneaux Lane, Fingringhoe, Colchester, CO5 7BQ
About 6 Barnfields
6 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 (December 2022) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in November 2022 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), 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
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heat pump installed, significantly improving energy efficiency
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
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Planning history
6 Barnfields has an approved extension on the planning record.
2 applications on record at 6 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
6 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.
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
6 Barnfields is notably below the street on habitable rooms.
EPC Rating
65 (D)
Street avg 68 (D)
Floor Area
83 m²
Street avg 128 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.8 t/year
Street avg 4.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 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







