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2 Barnfield Road, Great Horkesley, Colchester, CO6 4TR

Extendable4 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Floor area
111 m²
1195 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 63
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Private Rental
Overview

About 2 Barnfield Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

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

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • GarageYes
  • LandYes

Building

  • RefurbishedYes
  • Extension potentialPossible
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 Oct 2023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

A
B
C
D
D63
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
5.5 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 2 Barnfield Road, Great Horkesley, Colchester, CO6 4TR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

2 Barnfield Road has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.

  1. Aug 2023
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Side of property

    Proposed Single / double storey side extension & alterations

    Documents
    11 docs on file
    Reference
    231292
    View planning record
  2. Nov 2017
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Side and rear of property

    Single storey side and rear extension

    Documents
    9 docs on file
    Reference
    172663
    View planning record

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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 2 Barnfield Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£460,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.1% per year over 11 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2017)

£392,000

Growth on file: 5.1% per year over 11 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 30 July 2017Most recent

    £392,000

    +70.4%over 10 years
  2. 3 November 2006

    £230,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 4TR: £360,000 (2023–2017).

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On the street

Versus other Barnfield Road homes

Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

2 Barnfield Road outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,532

Street avg £2,486

Strongly above

Floor Area

111 m²

Street avg 113 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

5.5 t/year

Street avg 6.4 t/year

On par
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Colchester district page.

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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO6 4TR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CO6 4TR

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.3dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO6 4TR

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

45.2dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 2 Barnfield Road, Great Horkesley, Colchester, CO6 4TR. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.