1 Brands Close, Great Cornard, Sudbury, CO10 0YP
About 1 Brands Close
1 Brands Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Great Cornard, Sudbury, Sudbury (CO10 0YP). It has a recorded floor area of 151 m² (around 1625 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2024) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86). Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe.
Held since March 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 151 m² the property is well over the postcode median (90 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 1996–2004, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £442,000 sits 123.2% above the 2004 sale of £198,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£122/sq ft) was about 38.3% below the postcode norm. 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Energy performance
1 Brands Close ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Brands Close has been through 4 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Dec 2022Tree WorksTreesIn report
Application for Tree Works: Works to Trees Subject to Tree Preservation Order BT/32/T1 - Reduce 1No. Oak (T1) to previous points (approximately 2-3m reduction) and raise the crown by approximately 2m, to remove the 2/3 lowest branches.
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/22/05505
- Nov 2015Garage ConversionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of single storey rear extension & first floor extension over garage. Part garage conversion to additional living accomodation (as amended by 9012-01C received 24/11/15).
Extension- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- B/15/01330
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Sales history & valuation
1 Brands Close has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1996.
£442,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 13.5% per year over 7 years.
£198,000
Growth on file: 13.5% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
30 March 2004Most recent
£198,000
+66.4%over 3 years14 September 2000
£119,000
+20.5%over 10 months12 November 1999
£98,750
+25.5%over 2 years16 December 1996
£78,700
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO10 0YP: £278,000 (2019–2012).
Nearby sales in CO10 0YP
4 Brands Close, Great Cornard, Sudbury, CO10 0YP
Sold Jul 2019
£372,50010 Brands Close, Great Cornard, Sudbury, CO10 0YP
Sold Apr 2018
£297,5008 Brands Close, Great Cornard, Sudbury, CO10 0YP
Sold Jan 2016
£178,0002 Brands Close, Great Cornard, Sudbury, CO10 0YP
Sold Sept 2015
£278,0005 Brands Close, Great Cornard, Sudbury, CO10 0YP
Sold Oct 2011
£172,000
Versus other Brands Close homes
On price per m², 1 Brands Close runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,311
Street avg £2,984
Floor Area
151 m²
Street avg 84 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 4.5 t/year
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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
Walsingham Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Thomas Gainsborough School. 7 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.6dB







