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Friars House, Flat 3, Friars Street, Sudbury, CO10 2AA

2 planning records
Property type
End terrace
Floor 2nd
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
82 m²
883 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 54
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Friars House

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

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).

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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.

Current Certificate(1 of 3)
Jun 2020

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E54
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
5.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Jun 2020from Oct 2016
EPC improved fromC73toD60
Heating System
Room HeatersGas Boiler

Upgraded to gas central heating

Main Fuel
ElectricGas

Connected to mains gas supply

Heating Controls
ThermostatFull

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Hot Water
InstantaneousMain System

Hot water system upgraded

Low Energy Lighting
57%0%

Low energy lighting percentage decreased

Jun 2020from Jun 2020
EPC improved fromD60toE54
Low Energy Lighting
0%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Friars House, Flat 3, Friars Street, Sudbury, CO10 2AA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Jun 2015
    Change of UseOutline
    In 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
    View planning record
  2. Jan 2015
    Change of UseOutline
    In 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
    View planning record

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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Friars House has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.

Current estimate

£194,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this

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).

On the street

Versus other Friars Street homes

Four headline reads against 22 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Habitable Rooms for Friars House runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

EPC Rating

54 (E)

Street avg 61 (D)

Below

Floor Area

82 m²

Street avg 55 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

5.2 t/year

Street avg 3.5 t/year

Below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Strongly above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Friars House

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

£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
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.

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

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 2AA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CO10 2AA

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO10 2AA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.0dB

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 Friars House, Flat 3, Friars Street, Sudbury, CO10 2AA. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.