Watergate Lodge, Clay Hall Lane, Acton, Sudbury, CO10 0AQ
About Watergate Lodge
Watergate Lodge is a five-bedroom detached house in Acton, Sudbury, Sudbury (CO10 0AQ). It has a recorded floor area of 211 m² (around 2272 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1967-1975. The latest certificate (January 2011) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from January 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory and outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
10 planning records sit against the property, 10 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, partial demolition and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 1997–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £922,000 is 37.1% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£296/sq ft) was about 22.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 12 years ago, in June 2014.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
- OutbuildingsYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Watergate 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Jan 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Mar 2018ConditionsIn report
Discharge of Conditions application for B/16/01575 - Condition 3 (Materials)
- Agent
- Hurley Porte & Duell Ltd
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/18/00354
- Nov 2017ConditionsIn report
Discharge of Conditions application for B/16/01575 - Condition 3 (Materials) and Condition 4 (Fenestration)
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- DC/17/05791
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 1997.
£922,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.2% per year over 17 years.
£672,500
Growth on file: 5.2% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
25 June 2014Most recent
£672,500
+140.2%over 17 years1 May 1997
£280,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO10 0AQ: £720,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in CO10 0AQ
Tijuca, Clay Hall Lane, Acton, Sudbury, CO10 0AQ
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
EPC Rating for Watergate Lodge lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,187
Street avg £3,338
Floor Area
211 m²
Street avg 195 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
14.0 t/year
Street avg 5.8 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







