Newmans Cottage, Newmans Green, Acton, Sudbury, CO10 0AD
About Newmans Cottage
Newmans Cottage is a detached house in Acton, Sudbury, Sudbury (CO10 0AD). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2019) shows a G (score 1), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Main heating runs on wood logs.
At 86 m² it sits well below the postcode median (159 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a porch, partial demolition and change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £368,000 is 21.7% above the 2019 sale price. Sold June 2019 for £302,500.
Energy performance
Newmans Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Apr 2022PorchFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey
Householder Application - Erection of one and a half storey rear extension, single storey side extensions (following demolition of conservatory); Construction of pitched roof over lean to including catslide dormer and erection of porch.
- Agent
- Suffolk Building Design Ltd
ExtensionDemolition- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/22/00775
- Mar 2011Change of UseFullIn report
Change of use of agricultural land to residential.
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- B/11/00138
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
£368,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£302,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
5 June 2019Most recent
£302,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO10 0AD: £625,000 (2022–2014).
Nearby sales in CO10 0AD
Cocks Green House, Newmans Green, Acton, Sudbury, CO10 0AD
Sold Sept 2022
£700,000The Grove, Newmans Green, Acton, Sudbury, CO10 0AD
Sold Feb 2021
£580,000Maytree House, Newmans Green, Acton, Sudbury, CO10 0AD
Sold Sept 2019
£485,000Rose Cottage, Newmans Green, Acton, Sudbury, CO10 0AD
Sold Jul 2014
£727,000Highlanders Barn, Newmans Green, Acton, Sudbury, CO10 0AD
Sold Mar 2012
£408,000
Versus other Newmans Green homes
On epc rating, Newmans Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,517
Street avg £3,765
Floor Area
86 m²
Street avg 147 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 6.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
0.8 km
Green Farm — bus stop.
Closest school
1.4 km
Woodhall Primary School. 8 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB







