The Old Cottage, Bull Lane, Long Melford, Sudbury, CO10 0BG
About The Old Cottage
The Old Cottage is a four-bedroom property in Long Melford, Sudbury, Sudbury (CO10 0BG). It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record.
6 planning records sit against the property, 6 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an annexe, an extension and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Most recent transfer: December 2021 at £785,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 1998–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.9% per year.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingOff road
- OutbuildingsYes
Building
- Listed buildingYes
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
No EPC on record
This property doesn't have an Energy Performance Certificate yet. An EPC is required to sell or let — and unlocks our automated valuation.
Planning history
The Old Cottage has multiple listed-building consents on file — alterations need formal heritage approval.
- May 2022AnnexFullIn report
Full Application - Conversion of part ground floor of existing double garage to annexe/Airbnb, including elevational alterations to infill garage doors and insert new fenestration.
- Agent
- KHA Design LTD
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/22/01648
- May 2022RenovationHeritageIn report
Application for Listed Building Consent - Installation of 2no. rooflights
Listed- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/22/01450
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Sales history & valuation
The Old Cottage has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.
£785,000
Growth on file: 6.9% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
17 December 2021Most recent
£785,000
+58.6%over 11 years10 December 2010
£495,000
+834.0%over 10 years19 June 2000
£53,000
-66.9%over 2 years16 April 1998
£160,000
Median price across the last 1 sales in CO10 0BG: £325,000 (2017–2017).
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
Bull Lane Farm — bus stop.
Closest school
1.1 km
Long Melford Church of England Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.7dB







