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165 Melford Road, Sudbury, CO10 1JU

Notable views2 planning records
Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
59 m²
635 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 48
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 165 Melford Road

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

165 Melford Road is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Sudbury (CO10 1JU). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (December 2021) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include notable views.

2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 79% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £223,000 is 20.5% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£291/sq ft) was about 49.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: June 2022 at £185,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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
  • Dining roomYes

Outside

  • Private gardenRear
  • Notable viewsYes
Before you decide

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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.

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

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E48
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
6.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 165 Melford Road, Sudbury, CO10 1JU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

A recent planning application at 165 Melford Road was refused — worth checking the council file.

  1. Oct 2022
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Part single, part two storey · Rear of property

    Householder Application - Erection of two-storey and single storey rear extension (following removal of existing extension)(amended scheme to withdrawn application DC/22/03088).

    Documents
    17 docs on file
    Reference
    DC/22/04296
    View planning record
  2. Aug 2022
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Two storey · Rear of property

    Householder Application - Erection of two-storey rear extension following removal of existing extension.

    Documents
    8 docs on file
    Reference
    DC/22/03088
    View planning record
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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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£223,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£185,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 14 June 2022Most recent

    £185,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO10 1JU: £235,000 (2025–2022).

On the street

Versus other Melford Road homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

165 Melford Road is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£3,136

Street avg £2,858

On par

Floor Area

59 m²

Street avg 85 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

6.2 t/year

Street avg 4.0 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 165 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.
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£292k

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£314k

1 Dobbs Hill, Queens Close

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3 bed1 bath
£360k

1 Colneys Close

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£196k

1 Essex Avenue

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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

0.4 km

Tudor Church of England Primary School, Sudbury. 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 1JU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CO10 1JU

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.7dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO10 1JU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.5dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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