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85 Melford Road, Sudbury, CO10 1JT

Extendable
Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
88 m²
947 sq ft
Energy rating
G
Score 15
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Freehold
Overview

About 85 Melford Road

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

85 Melford Road is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Sudbury (CO10 1JT). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (January 2024) shows a G (score 15), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on house coal. Other recorded features include a basement. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

At 88 m² it's 18.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (74 m² median across 18 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £227,000 is 33.9% above the 2024 sale price. Sold June 2024 for £169,500.

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

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms1
  • BasementYes

Building

  • TenureFreehold
  • Central heatingYes
  • Extension potentialPossible
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 85 Melford Road

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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.

85 Melford Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
G
G15
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
—
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
10.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 85 Melford Road, Sudbury, CO10 1JT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

85 Melford Road has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

1applications of note in the surrounding area

Before you offer

We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 85 Melford Road

Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.

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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.

85 Melford Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£227,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2024)

£169,500

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 27 June 2024Most recent

    £169,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO10 1JT: £305,000 (2025–2022).

On the street

Versus other Melford Road homes

Four headline reads against 15 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

85 Melford Road outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,926

Street avg £2,855

Strongly below

Floor Area

88 m²

Street avg 81 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

10.0 t/year

Street avg 4.9 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 85 Melford Road

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
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£227k

1 Beatty Road

CO10 1PL

3 bed1 bath
£234k

1 Acton Close

CO10 1QZ

3 bed1 bath
£216k

1 Clarence Road

CO10 1NJ

3 bed
£276k

1 Aubrey Drive

CO10 1PY

3 bed2 bath
£292k

1 Berry Terrace, Acton Square

CO10 1HT

3 bed1 bath
£314k

1 Dobbs Hill, Queens Close

CO10 1UP

3 bed1 bath
£360k

1 Colneys Close

CO10 1LH

3 bed1 bath
£196k

1 Essex Avenue

CO10 1YZ

2 bed
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.
Full Sudbury report

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

Woodhall Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School. 8 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 1JT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CO10 1JT

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO10 1JT

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.9dB

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 85 Melford Road, Sudbury, CO10 1JT. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.