Babergh Lodge, Waldingfield Road, Acton, Sudbury, CO10 0AG
About Babergh Lodge
Babergh Lodge is a detached house in Acton, Sudbury, Sudbury (CO10 0AG). It has a recorded floor area of 219 m² (around 2357 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (February 2024) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump.
At 219 m² the property is well over the postcode median (154 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Sold September 2024 for £785,000.
Energy performance
Babergh Lodge's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jan 2010ExtensionFullIn report
Erection of single-storey extension and detached double garage (amended scheme to that approved under P. P. B/09/00802/FHA).
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- B/09/01455
- Oct 2009New BuildFullIn report
Erection of 1 no. detached two-storey dwelling with attached garage/cartlodge (Plot 1). Erection of 1 no. detached single-storey dwelling (Plot 2). Construction of new vehicular access onto Waldingfield Road and alterations to existing vehicular access onto Clay Hill Lane, as amended by drawings received on 10th September 2009.
- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- B/09/00865
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Sales history & valuation
Babergh Lodge valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£712,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£785,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
3 September 2024Most recent
£785,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in CO10 0AG: £462,498 (2023–1999).
Versus other Waldingfield Road homes
Babergh Lodge outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
50 (E)
Street avg 66 (D)
Floor Area
219 m²
Street avg 140 m²
CO₂ Emissions
13.0 t/year
Street avg 5.2 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
0.2 km
Vicarage Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Acton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.3dB







