8 Gotsfield Close, Acton, Sudbury, CO10 0AS
About 8 Gotsfield Close
8 Gotsfield Close is a five-bedroom detached house in Acton, Sudbury, Sudbury (CO10 0AS). It has a recorded floor area of 143 m² (around 1539 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2015) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from January 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
At 143 m² the property is well over the postcode median (101 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2002. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2016–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £460,000 is 15% above the 2020 sale price. Sold January 2020 for £400,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
- EnsuiteYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- GarageYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
8 Gotsfield Close sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Jan 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
8 Gotsfield Close has an approved rear extension on the planning record.
- Sept 2002ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Erection of a rear conservatory
Extension- Reference
- B//02/01305
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£460,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.5% per year over 4 years.
£400,000
Growth on file: 10.5% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
13 January 2020Most recent
£400,000
+49.3%over 4 years11 January 2016
£268,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO10 0AS: £338,000 (2025–2017).
Nearby sales in CO10 0AS
24 Gotsfield Close, Acton, Sudbury, CO10 0AS
Sold Mar 2025
£435,00025 Gotsfield Close, Acton, Sudbury, CO10 0AS
Sold Jun 2021
£385,00013 Gotsfield Close, Acton, Sudbury, CO10 0AS
Sold Dec 2019
£250,00010 Gotsfield Close, Acton, Sudbury, CO10 0AS
Sold Jul 2019
£338,0002 Maple Mews, Gotsfield Close, Acton, Sudbury, CO10 0AS
Sold Feb 2017
£266,500
Versus other Gotsfield Close homes
8 Gotsfield Close outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,797
Street avg £3,077
Floor Area
143 m²
Street avg 100 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.6 t/year
Street avg 3.9 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
0.1 km
Queensway — 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
46.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.9dB







