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1 Orchard Cottage, High Street, Acton, Sudbury, CO10 0AT

3 sales on record
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
80 m²
861 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 46
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 1 Orchard Cottage

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

1 Orchard Cottage is a semi-detached house in Acton, Sudbury, Sudbury (CO10 0AT). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2016) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump.

At 80 m² it's 23.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (105 m² median across 5 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). Across 1996–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £305,000 is 35.6% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£261/sq ft) was about 36.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 10 years since the last transfer (November 2016).

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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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E46
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Orchard Cottage, High Street, Acton, Sudbury, CO10 0AT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Orchard Cottage has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

2applications of note in the surrounding area

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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.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1996.

Current estimate

£305,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.3% per year over 20 years.

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Last sold (2016)

£225,000

Growth on file: 6.3% per year over 20 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 1 November 2016Most recent

    £225,000

    +42.9%over 13 years

  2. 30 January 2003

    £157,500

    +138.6%over 6 years

  3. 31 October 1996

    £66,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO10 0AT: £320,000 (2025–2014).

On the street

Versus other High Street homes

Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

1 Orchard Cottage is notably below the street on floor area.

Price per m²

£2,813

Street avg £2,874

On par

Floor Area

80 m²

Street avg 126 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

5.9 t/year

Street avg 5.0 t/year

Below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 1 Orchard Cottage

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
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£300k

1 Beech Road, Great Cornard

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£337k

1 Bramley Close, Chilton

CO10 0GD

£340k

1 Babergh Close, Acton

CO10 0UJ

3 bed1 bath
£355k

1 Airey Close, Newton

CO10 0WW

£257k

1 Ash Grove, Great Cornard

CO10 0HB

£255k

1 Bantocks Road, Great Waldingfield

CO10 0RT

3 bed1 bath
£366k

1 Boundary Cottage, Bures Road, Little Cornard

CO10 0NN

3 bed
£241k

1 Blythe Close, Acton

CO10 0WL

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.
Full Sudbury report

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

Crown — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Acton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 4 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 0AT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CO10 0AT

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO10 0AT

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.0dB

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 1 Orchard Cottage, High Street, Acton, Sudbury, CO10 0AT. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.