5 Waldingfield Road, Acton, Sudbury, CO10 0AH
About 5 Waldingfield Road
5 Waldingfield Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Acton, Sudbury, Sudbury (CO10 0AH). It has a recorded floor area of 238 m² (around 2562 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1950-1966. The latest certificate (March 2016) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in November 2012 the rating was F, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). The latest certificate is from March 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 238 m² the property is well over the postcode median (102 m² across 20 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2013. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2013–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 27.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £729,000 is 21.5% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£234/sq ft) was about 18.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in June 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
Energy performance
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Mar 2026
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Replaced storage heaters with gas boiler
Connected to mains gas supply
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Cavity wall insulation installed
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Planning history
Council records include a part-single-part-two-storey side and rear extension at 5 Waldingfield Road.
- Apr 2013ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side and rear of property
Proposed single storey front and side extensions and two storey rear extension
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- B/13/00191
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 5 Waldingfield Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£729,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 27.2% per year over 4 years.
£600,000
Growth on file: 27.2% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
14 June 2017Most recent
£600,000
+185.6%over 4 years1 February 2013
£210,050
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO10 0AH: £330,000 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in CO10 0AH
4 Waldingfield Road, Acton, Sudbury, CO10 0AH
Sold Oct 2024
£235,0008 Waldingfield Road, Acton, Sudbury, CO10 0AH
Sold Aug 2023
£250,00020 Waldingfield Road, Acton, Sudbury, CO10 0AH
Sold Jul 2023
£360,000Tola House, Waldingfield Road, Acton, Sudbury, CO10 0AH
Sold Jun 2021
£380,000Omega, Waldingfield Road, Acton, Sudbury, CO10 0AH
Sold Aug 2019
£330,000
Versus other Waldingfield Road homes
5 Waldingfield Road outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,521
Street avg £2,684
Floor Area
238 m²
Street avg 118 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 4.9 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
0.1 km
Vicarage Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Acton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.3dB







