2 Barnfield Road, Great Horkesley, Colchester, CO6 4TR
About 2 Barnfield Road
2 Barnfield Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Great Horkesley, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 4TR). It has a recorded floor area of 111 m² (around 1195 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2013) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from October 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2006–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £460,000 is 17.3% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£328/sq ft) was about 56.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in July 2017.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- GarageYes
- LandYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 Oct 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
2 Barnfield Road has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Aug 2023ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side of property
Proposed Single / double storey side extension & alterations
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 231292
- Nov 2017ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Single storey side and rear extension
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 172663
What's in 2 Barnfield Road, Great Horkesley, Colchester, CO6 4TR's planning history?
2 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 2 Barnfield Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£460,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.1% per year over 11 years.
£392,000
Growth on file: 5.1% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
30 July 2017Most recent
£392,000
+70.4%over 10 years3 November 2006
£230,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 4TR: £360,000 (2023–2017).
Nearby sales in CO6 4TR
20 Barnfield Road, Great Horkesley, Colchester, CO6 4TR
Sold Jul 2023
£390,0005 Barnfield Road, Great Horkesley, Colchester, CO6 4TR
Sold Sept 2021
£380,0003 Barnfield Road, Great Horkesley, Colchester, CO6 4TR
Sold Oct 2019
£360,00010 Barnfield Road, Great Horkesley, Colchester, CO6 4TR
Sold Mar 2017
£319,50014 Barnfield Road, Great Horkesley, Colchester, CO6 4TR
Sold Sept 2007
£238,000
Everything we know about 2 Barnfield Road, 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 Barnfield Road homes
2 Barnfield Road outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,532
Street avg £2,486
Floor Area
111 m²
Street avg 113 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.5 t/year
Street avg 6.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Malvern Way — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
The Bishop William Ward Church of England Primary School. 10 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
52.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.2dB