56 Friars Street, Sudbury, CO10 2AG

56 Friars Street is a detached house in Sudbury (CO10 2AG). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (December 2025) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in June 2012 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Average; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 66). Main heating runs on electricity. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition. At 60 m² this is the 10th smallest of 30 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 29–236 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to C across 30 units on file.

Across 2022–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at -1.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £149,000 is 66.9% below the 2024 sale of £450,000, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£697/sq ft) was about 262.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 5 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. At 60 m² it's 29.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (85 m² median across 29 EPCs). Last sale on file: £450,000 in May 2024.