The Old Stamp House, Lavenham Road, Acton, Sudbury, CO10 0BL
About The Old Stamp House
The Old Stamp House is a four-bedroom detached house in Acton, Sudbury, Sudbury (CO10 0BL). It has a recorded floor area of 165 m² (around 1776 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2018) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot.
3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £647,000 is 19.3% above the 2019 sale price. Sold August 2019 for £542,500.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- ParkingYes
- LandYes
Energy performance
The Old Stamp House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
The Old Stamp House has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- May 2021ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Householder Application - Erection of first floor side extension and installation of rooflights to side elevation.
- Agent
- Andrew Stevenson Associates
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/21/01861
- Jun 2012FullIn report
Change of use of land from garden to camp site, (siting of 3 no. camping pods) and construction of vehicular access.
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- B/12/00195
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Sales history & valuation
The Old Stamp House has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£647,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.2% per year over 22 years.
£542,500
Growth on file: 8.2% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
22 August 2019Most recent
£542,500
+471.1%over 22 years24 July 1997
£95,000
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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
0.4 km
Green Willows — bus stop.
Closest school
2.0 km
Lavenham Community Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.7dB







