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3 sales on record
About Sunbeam Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Sunbeam Cottage is a semi-detached house in Withersfield, Haverhill, Haverhill (CB9 7SG). It has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (around 657 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (November 2022) shows an F (score 34), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (January 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £275,000 is 27.9% above the 2017 sale price. At 61 m² it sits well below the postcode median (90 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in January 2017. One planning record on file: new windows refused in 2024.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Sunbeam Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Nov 2022
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
F34
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
6.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Sunbeam Cottage, Church Street, Withersfield, Haverhill, CB9 7SG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
A new windows application was refused at Sunbeam Cottage in 2024.
- Dec 2024RenovationFullWithdrawn
Householder planning application - replacement windows to all elevations
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Sale price has at least doubled since 1996.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£275,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.3% per year over 20 years.
Last sold (2017)
£215,000
Growth on file: 5.3% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Church Street homes
Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On habitable rooms, Sunbeam Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
34 (F)
Street avg 40 (E)
Floor Area
61 m²
Street avg 81 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.0 t/year
Street avg 7.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CB9 7SG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.4dB
Everything within walking distance
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