Appleshaw, Newmans Green, Acton, Sudbury, CO10 0AB

Appleshaw is a three-bedroom detached house in Acton, Sudbury, Sudbury (CO10 0AB). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 739 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2012) shows an F (score 35), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 44). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from March 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include notable views. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

Held since July 2001 — that's 25 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1999–2001, sale prices on this property compounded at 6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £302,000 sits 147.5% above the 2001 sale of £122,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£165/sq ft) was about 35.2% below the postcode norm. At 69 m² it sits well below the postcode median (139 m² across 19 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs).