Reubens Barn, Earls Colne Road, Great Tey, Colchester, CO6 1AL
About Reubens Barn
Reubens Barn is a five-bedroom detached house in Great Tey, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 1AL). It has a recorded floor area of 358 m² (around 3853 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe and attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Last changed hands 11 years ago, in September 2015. Across 2013–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,310,000 is 37.9% above the 2015 sale price.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- DrivewayYes
- LandYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Reubens Barn's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Reubens Barn has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
5applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Reubens Barn was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,310,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 2 years.
£950,000
Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 2 years.
Sales timeline
24 September 2015Most recent
£950,000
+15.2%over 2 years7 May 2013
£825,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 1AL: £625,000 (2024–1995).
Nearby sales in CO6 1AL
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Sold Jul 2024
£680,000Cherry Garden, Earls Colne Road, Great Tey, Colchester, CO6 1AL
Sold Dec 2018
£785,000Windells Barn, Earls Colne Road, Great Tey, Colchester, CO6 1AL
Sold Dec 1995
£137,500Basketers, Earls Colne Road, Great Tey, Colchester, CO6 1AL
Sold Jul 1995
£260,000
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What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
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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
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.8 km
Pattock Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.0 km
Great Tey Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB