2 Brands Close, Great Cornard, Sudbury, CO10 0YP
About 2 Brands Close
2 Brands Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Great Cornard, Sudbury, Sudbury (CO10 0YP). It has a recorded floor area of 121 m² (around 1302 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2016) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since May 2014. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 121 m² the property is well over the postcode median (90 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1995–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £410,000 is 47.5% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£213/sq ft) was about 80.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 11 years ago, in September 2015.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
Energy performance
2 Brands Close'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Mar 2026
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Roof insulation improved
Planning history
Planning history at 2 Brands Close is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Mar 2023Tree WorksTreesIn report
Application for Works to Trees subject to Tree Preservation Order BT132/T2 - Reduce crown volume of 1No. Ash (T1) by up to 30%
- Agent
- Blake Tree Care Limited
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/23/00980
- Apr 2012Tree WorksTreesIn report
Reduce overhanging lateral limbs back to main stem or suitable growth points as appropriate on 1 no. Ash Tree (T2), covered by Tree Preservation Order BT132.Please note permission is not required for work to 1 no. Oak tree listed as T1 in the application as this tree is not covered by the Tree Preservation Order.
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- B/12/00333
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1995.
£410,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.9% per year over 20 years.
£278,000
Growth on file: 5.9% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
7 September 2015Most recent
£278,000
+223.3%over 20 years30 March 1995
£86,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO10 0YP: £240,000 (2019–2011).
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
£178,0005 Brands Close, Great Cornard, Sudbury, CO10 0YP
Sold Oct 2011
£172,00011 Brands Close, Great Cornard, Sudbury, CO10 0YP
Sold Jun 2008
£185,000
Versus other Brands Close homes
On epc rating, 2 Brands Close runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,298
Street avg £2,787
Floor Area
121 m²
Street avg 88 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.3 t/year
Street avg 4.0 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







