The Beeches, Clay Hall Lane, Acton, Sudbury, CO10 0AQ
About The Beeches
The Beeches is a four-bedroom detached house in Acton, Sudbury, Sudbury (CO10 0AQ). It has a recorded floor area of 159 m² (around 1711 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band F. The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Other recorded features include outbuildings and attached land beyond the plot. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The latest certificate (April 2015) shows a C (score 71). The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 96), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2011. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1998–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £741,000 is 14% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£380/sq ft) was about 57.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: December 2018 at £650,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDouble, Detached
- OutbuildingsYes
- LandYes
Building
- Underfloor heatingYes
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 Apr 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
The Beeches has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- May 2011ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of single-storey rear extension.
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- B/11/00403
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The Beeches has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.
£741,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.3% per year over 21 years.
£650,000
Growth on file: 12.3% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
19 December 2018Most recent
£650,000
+984.2%over 20 years25 May 1998
£59,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO10 0AQ: £720,000 (2025–2022).
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£925,000Blythe House, Clay Hall Lane, Acton, Sudbury, CO10 0AQ
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Versus other Clay Hall Lane homes
Floor Area for The Beeches lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,088
Street avg £3,274
Floor Area
159 m²
Street avg 198 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.0 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
0.2 km
Vicarage Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 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
43.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.1dB







