36 Friars Street, Sudbury, CO10 2AG
About 36 Friars Street
36 Friars Street is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Sudbury (CO10 2AG). It has a recorded floor area of 36 m² (around 388 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (January 2025) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in October 2008 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump.
One planning record on file: a conservatory approved in 2012. Past consents include a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. At 36 m² it sits well below the postcode median (85 m² across 29 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2009–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £187,000 is 13.3% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£426/sq ft) was about 127.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: February 2020 at £165,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Listed buildingYes
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Replaced storage heaters with gas boiler
Connected to mains gas supply
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Roof insulation improved
Floor insulation added or improved
More low energy lighting installed
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
36 Friars Street has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.
- Apr 2012ConservatoryHeritageIn report
Application for Listed Building Consent - Replacement of existing polycarbonate roof on existing conservatory with slates. Insertion of 2No. velux windows, and lead flashing.
Listed- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- B/12/00099
What's in 36 Friars Street, Sudbury, CO10 2AG's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£187,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.3% per year over 11 years.
£165,000
Growth on file: 6.3% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
28 February 2020Most recent
£165,000
+24.5%over 6 years27 November 2013
£132,500
+55.9%over 4 years26 April 2009
£85,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO10 2AG: £425,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in CO10 2AG
Versus other Friars Street homes
On floor area, 36 Friars Street runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,583
Street avg £2,505
Floor Area
36 m²
Street avg 114 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.1 t/year
Street avg 6.5 t/year
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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
0.0 km
Sports Ground — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
St Gregory Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 9 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.1dB







