The Laurels, Waldingfield Road, Acton, Sudbury, CO10 0AH
About The Laurels
The Laurels is a three-bedroom detached house in Acton, Sudbury, Sudbury (CO10 0AH). It has a recorded floor area of 133 m² (around 1432 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2018) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 67). Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 133 m² the property is well over the postcode median (102 m² across 20 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £482,000 is 27.5% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£264/sq ft) was about 44.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold February 2019 for £378,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDouble, Detached
Building
- Period featuresYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
The Laurels's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jun 2023PorchFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Rear of property
Householder Application - Erection of part single, part two storey rear extension and front porch.
- Agent
- Wright Ruffell Cameron Ltd
Extension- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/23/02033
- Mar 2013Tree WorksTreesIn report
Remove 1 no. Silver Birch (T1), crown lift lower limbs over road to 4.5 metres to clear carriageway to a group of Field Maples (G1), Fell a group of Silver Birches(G2)
- Reference
- B/13/00326
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at The Laurels
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The Laurels valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£482,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£378,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
14 February 2019Most recent
£378,000
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
The Laurels is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
Price per m²
£2,842
Street avg £2,664
Floor Area
133 m²
Street avg 123 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.2 t/year
Street avg 4.7 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







