Albany House, High Street, Acton, Sudbury, CO10 0AU

Albany House is a four-bedroom detached house in Acton, Sudbury, Sudbury (CO10 0AU). It has a recorded floor area of 133 m² (around 1432 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2014) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in October 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good; while lighting dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

At 133 m² the property is well over the postcode median (90 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, partial demolition and change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in April 2017. Across 2014–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £450,000 is 18.1% above the 2017 sale price.