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Southlands, Melford Road, Acton, Sudbury, CO10 0BA

EPC B
Property type
Detached
Floor area
160 m²
1722 sq ft
Energy rating
B
Score 85
Overview

About Southlands

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

Southlands is a detached house in Acton, Sudbury, Sudbury (CO10 0BA). It has a recorded floor area of 160 m² (around 1722 sq ft). The latest certificate (June 2020) returns a high B (score 85), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 92).

Today's modelled estimate of £524,000 is 17.8% above the 2020 sale price. Most recent transfer: July 2020 at £445,000.

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Everything you need to know about Southlands

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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.

EPC Rating

A
B
B85
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric & Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Good
CO2 Emissions
2.4 t/year
Occupancy
—
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Southlands, Melford Road, Acton, Sudbury, CO10 0BA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Southlands has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

2applications of note in the surrounding area

Before you offer

We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Southlands

Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.

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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

£524,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2020)

£445,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 21 July 2020Most recent

    £445,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO10 0BA: £448,000 (2020–2018).

On the street

Versus other Melford Road homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for Southlands runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,781

Street avg £2,634

Below

Floor Area

160 m²

Street avg 139 m²

Above

CO₂ Emissions

2.4 t/year

Street avg 4.4 t/year

Above

Years Held

6 years

Street avg 9 years

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Southlands

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.
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£458k

1 Babergh Place Cottage, Lavenham Road, Great Waldingfield

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5 bed4 bath
£454k

1 Barrow Hill, Acton

CO10 0AR

3 bed
£606k

1 Brook Cottages, Brook Street, Great Waldingfield

CO10 0RZ

3 bed2 bath
£442k

1 Brands Close, Great Cornard

CO10 0YP

4 bed3 bath
£396k

1 Butchers Cottages, Newton

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3 bed1 bath
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

0.2 km

Crown — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 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 0BA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CO10 0BA

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO10 0BA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.2dB

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 Southlands, Melford Road, Acton, Sudbury, CO10 0BA. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.