Thurston Lodge, Clay Hall Lane, Acton, Sudbury, CO10 0AQ
About Thurston Lodge
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.
Energy performance
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Jul 2019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
Planning history
- Jul 2020Tree WorksTreesIn 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
- Jul 2014Tree WorksTreesIn 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
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Thurston Lodge has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£758,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 17.0% per year over 13 years.
£490,000
Growth on file: 17.0% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
28 October 2010Most recent
£490,000
+40.0%over 8 years30 June 2002
£350,000
+489.2%over 5 years22 May 1997
£59,400
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO10 0AQ: £720,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in CO10 0AQ
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Sold Oct 2025
£425,000Foster House, Clay Hall Lane, Acton, Sudbury, CO10 0AQ
Sold Jun 2023
£795,000Jennens House, Clay Hall Lane, Acton, Sudbury, CO10 0AQ
Sold May 2023
£925,000Blythe House, Clay Hall Lane, Acton, Sudbury, CO10 0AQ
Sold May 2022
£720,000Lascelles Barn, Clay Hall Lane, Acton, Sudbury, CO10 0AQ
Sold Feb 2022
£895,000
Versus other Clay Hall Lane homes
Thurston Lodge is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,752
Street avg £3,441
Floor Area
280 m²
Street avg 191 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 5.9 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
0.2 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.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.1dB







