The Barn, Spring Gardens Road, Chappel, Colchester, CO6 2DN
About The Barn
The Barn is a detached house in Chappel, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 2DN). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 527 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1983-1990. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 109), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 49 m² it sits well below the postcode median (103 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2015.
Know exactly what you're buying at The Barn
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Mar 2015AmendmentIn report
Lawful Development Certificate for an existing use- Continued residential occupation of the barn which was converted for use as a dwelling house prior 2003
Retrospective- Reference
- 150194
What's in The Barn, Spring Gardens Road, Chappel, Colchester, CO6 2DN's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
The Barn has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£266,000
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 5 sales in CO6 2DN: £390,000 (2020–2013).
Nearby sales in CO6 2DN
Stoney Croft, Spring Gardens Road, Chappel, Colchester, CO6 2DN
Sold May 2020
£460,0003 Pontisbright Cottages, Spring Gardens Road, Chappel, Colchester, CO6 2DN
Sold Mar 2020
£390,000Springbank House, Spring Gardens Road, Chappel, Colchester, CO6 2DN
Sold Nov 2019
£660,0001 Pontisbright Cottages, Spring Gardens Road, Chappel, Colchester, CO6 2DN
Sold Apr 2016
£325,0007 Pontisbright Cottages, Spring Gardens Road, Chappel, Colchester, CO6 2DN
Sold Jun 2013
£241,000
Everything we know about The Barn, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Spring Gardens Road homes
Floor Area for The Barn lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
49 (E)
Street avg 58 (D)
Floor Area
49 m²
Street avg 128 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 6.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Colchester Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Chappel CofE Controlled Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.7dB