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8 Gotsfield Close, Acton, Sudbury, CO10 0AS

1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
5
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
143 m²
1539 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 54
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 8 Gotsfield Close

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

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.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms5
  • Bathrooms2
  • EnsuiteYes
  • ConservatoryYes

Outside

  • GarageYes
  • Cul-de-sacYes

Building

  • RefurbishedYes
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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.

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

A
B
C
D
E
E54
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Gotsfield Close, Acton, Sudbury, CO10 0AS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Gotsfield Close has an approved rear extension on the planning record.

  1. Sept 2002
    ConservatoryFull
    In report

    Extension: Rear of property

    Erection of a rear conservatory

    Extension
    Reference
    B//02/01305
    View planning record
Before you offer

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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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£460,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.5% per year over 4 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2020)

£400,000

Growth on file: 10.5% per year over 4 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 13 January 2020Most recent

    £400,000

    +49.3%over 4 years
  2. 11 January 2016

    £268,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO10 0AS: £338,000 (2025–2017).

On the street

Versus other Gotsfield Close homes

Four headline reads against 16 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

8 Gotsfield Close outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,797

Street avg £3,077

On par

Floor Area

143 m²

Street avg 100 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

7.6 t/year

Street avg 3.9 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 8 Gotsfield Close

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

0.1 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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO10 0AS

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.9dB

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 8 Gotsfield Close, Acton, Sudbury, CO10 0AS. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.