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Thurston Lodge, Clay Hall Lane, Acton, Sudbury, CO10 0AQ

3 sales on record4 planning records
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
10
From EPC
Floor area
280 m²
3011 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 51
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Thurston Lodge

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Thurston Lodge is a detached house in Acton, Sudbury, Sudbury (CO10 0AQ). It has a recorded floor area of 280 m² (around 3011 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (July 2009) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 61). The latest certificate is from July 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since October 2010, a hold of 16 years that's notably long for the area. At 280 m² the property is well over the postcode median (185 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). Across 1997–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 17% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £758,000 sits 54.7% above the 2010 sale of £490,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£163/sq ft) was about 33.2% below the postcode norm. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Thurston Lodge's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Jul 2019

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E51
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
12.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Thurston Lodge, Clay Hall Lane, Acton, Sudbury, CO10 0AQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Jul 2020
    Tree WorksTrees
    In report

    Application for work to tree protected by Tree Preservation Order BT262 - Crown clean including crossing limbs, deadwood and diseased branches, selective cutting back of limbs over footpath to 1No Oak tree.

    Agent
    Branch Management Treeservices
    Documents
    4 docs on file
    Reference
    DC/20/02246
    View planning record
  2. Jul 2014
    Tree WorksTrees
    In report

    Selectively reduce limbs on 1 No. Oak tree by 2 metres in order to reduce risk of failure, covered by Tree Preservation Order BT262.

    Documents
    3 docs on file
    Reference
    B/14/00854
    View planning record
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Thurston Lodge has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.

Current estimate

£758,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 17.0% per year over 13 years.

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Last sold (2010)

£490,000

Growth on file: 17.0% per year over 13 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 28 October 2010Most recent

    £490,000

    +40.0%over 8 years
  2. 30 June 2002

    £350,000

    +489.2%over 5 years
  3. 22 May 1997

    £59,400

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO10 0AQ: £720,000 (2025–2022).

On the street

Versus other Clay Hall Lane homes

Four headline reads against 17 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Thurston Lodge is notably below the street on price per m².

Price per m²

£1,752

Street avg £3,441

Strongly below

Floor Area

280 m²

Street avg 191 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

10 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

12.0 t/year

Street avg 5.9 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Thurston Lodge

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby
£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Sudbury district page.

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

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO10 0AQ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CO10 0AQ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO10 0AQ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.1dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Thurston Lodge, Clay Hall Lane, Acton, Sudbury, CO10 0AQ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.