Suffolk House, Rectory Road, Kedington, Haverhill, CB9 7QL

Suffolk House is a seven-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Kedington, Haverhill, Haverhill (CB9 7QL). It has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (around 495 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band G. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Other recorded features include a basement. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows a C (score 74). When first surveyed in March 2011 the rating was F, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 91).

It hasn't traded since November 1996, a hold of 30 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £702,000 sits 638.9% above the 1996 sale of £95,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£192/sq ft) was about 17% below the postcode norm. 16 planning records sit against the property, 15 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an annexe, change of use to residential and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. At 46 m² it sits well below the postcode median (134 m² across 12 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 7 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 5 is the typical count.