Friars House, Flat 3, Friars Street, Sudbury, CO10 2AA
About Friars House
Friars House is an end-of-terrace house in Sudbury (CO10 2AA). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (October 2016); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, lighting went from Good to Very Good and main heating went from Very Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. At 82 m² this is the 5th smallest of 6 units on EPC record in Friars House, where floor areas span 43–112 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 6 units on file.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 82 m² it's 28.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (64 m² median across 29 EPCs).
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Upgraded to gas central heating
Connected to mains gas supply
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Jun 2015Change of UseOutlineIn report
Notification under Part 3 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 - Change of Use from Office (B1(a)) to Residential (C3).
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- B/15/00462
- Jan 2015Change of UseOutlineIn report
Notification under Part 3 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Amendment) (England) Order 2013 - Change of Use from Office(B1) to Residential Use (C3)
- Documents
- 21 docs on file
- Reference
- B/14/01521
What's in Friars House, Flat 3, Friars Street, Sudbury, CO10 2AA's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Friars House has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£194,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO10 2AA: £235,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in CO10 2AA
Friars House, Flat 1, Friars Street, Sudbury, CO10 2AA
Sold Apr 2025
£150,00010a, Friars Street, Sudbury, CO10 2AA
Sold Sept 2022
£220,00021a, Friars Street, Sudbury, CO10 2AA
Sold Sept 2022
£235,00018 Friars Street, Sudbury, CO10 2AA
Sold Jun 2021
£325,00016c, Friars Street, Sudbury, CO10 2AA
Sold May 2021
£290,000
Versus other Friars Street homes
Habitable Rooms for Friars House runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
54 (E)
Street avg 61 (D)
Floor Area
82 m²
Street avg 55 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 3.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Sports Ground — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
St Gregory Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 8 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.0dB







