3a, Gainsborough Street, Sudbury, CO10 2ET
About 3a
3a is a mid-terrace house in Sudbury (CO10 2ET). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 527 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. At 49 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (43–49 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (47 versus a best of 84). The latest certificate (March 2019) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in July 2012 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar 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
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
3a has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
3a has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£140,000
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 1 sales in CO10 2ET: £275,000 (2019–2019).
Nearby sales in CO10 2ET
Versus other Gainsborough Street homes
EPC Rating for 3a lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
47 (E)
Street avg 72 (C)
Floor Area
49 m²
Street avg 45 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.5 t/year
Street avg 2.3 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
0.2 km
Gregory Mills — 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
49.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.3dB







