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Acton Place Lodge, Melford Road, Acton, Sudbury, CO10 0BB

3 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
5
Bathrooms
3
Floor area
185 m²
1991 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 53
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Acton Place Lodge

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

Acton Place Lodge is a five-bedroom detached house in Acton, Sudbury, Sudbury (CO10 0BB). It has a recorded floor area of 185 m² (around 1991 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1996-2002. The latest certificate (November 2014) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from November 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe, outbuildings and attached land beyond the plot.

One planning record on file: tree works approved in 2025. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Last sold in September 2015, so it's been off the market for around 11 years. Across 1999–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £629,000 is 31% above the 2015 sale price. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.

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
  • Bathrooms3
  • Dining roomYes
  • EnsuiteYes
  • StudyYes

Outside

  • GarageDouble, Detached
  • OutbuildingsYes
  • LandYes
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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.

Acton Place Lodge's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Nov 2024

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E53
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
9.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Acton Place Lodge, Melford Road, Acton, Sudbury, CO10 0BB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Acton Place Lodge sits within a conservation area — exterior works face additional planning controls.

  1. Feb 2025
    Tree WorksTrees
    In report

    Application for works to trees in a Conservation Area- Reduce Chestnut has large section of included bark between twin stem, pollard to the same height as neighbouring diseased Chedtnut. If not a pollard a heavy reduction of at least 3.5 meters to relieve stress on the compression point

    Agent
    treetop services
    Conservation Area
    Documents
    5 docs on file
    Reference
    DC/25/00409
    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.

Acton Place Lodge has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.

Current estimate

£629,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 13.7% per year over 16 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2015)

£480,000

Growth on file: 13.7% per year over 16 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 20 September 2015Most recent

    £480,000

    +700.0%over 15 years
  2. 3 February 2000

    £60,000

  3. 14 July 1999

    £60,000

Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Acton Place Lodge

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

0.3 km

Industrial Estate — bus stop.

Closest school

1.4 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 0BB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CO10 0BB

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO10 0BB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.3dB

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 Acton Place Lodge, Melford Road, Acton, Sudbury, CO10 0BB. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.