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181 Melford Road, Sudbury, CO10 1JU

Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
65 m²
700 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 50
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 181 Melford Road

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

181 Melford Road is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Sudbury (CO10 1JU). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2015) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from April 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 79% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £236,000 is 34.9% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£250/sq ft) was about 28.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 11 years ago, in October 2015.

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

Outside

  • Private gardenYes

Building

  • Central heatingYes
  • RefurbishedYes
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 181 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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Apr 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E50
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 181 Melford Road, Sudbury, CO10 1JU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

181 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 181 Melford Road

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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.

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

Current estimate

£236,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2015)

£175,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 6 October 2015Most recent

    £175,000

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.

EPC Rating for 181 Melford Road lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,692

Street avg £2,898

Below

Floor Area

65 m²

Street avg 84 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

5.6 t/year

Street avg 4.1 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 181 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.
£234k

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1 Beatty Road

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3 bed1 bath
£216k

1 Clarence Road

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3 bed
£276k

1 Aubrey Drive

CO10 1PY

3 bed2 bath
£292k

1 Berry Terrace, Acton Square

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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

0.4 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

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 181 Melford Road, Sudbury, CO10 1JU. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.