20 Gainsborough Road, Sudbury, CO10 2HT
About 20 Gainsborough Road
20 Gainsborough Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Sudbury (CO10 2HT). It has a recorded floor area of 134 m² (around 1442 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2018) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in November 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while lighting dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 134 m² the property is well over the postcode median (84 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 3 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2007–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£295/sq ft) was about 59% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £425,000 in March 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- ParkingOff road
Building
- Period featuresYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system upgraded
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Floor insulation added or improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Sept 2022RenovationFullIn report
Householder Application - Part demolition of rear wall and removal of gate to provide vehicular access, and creation of parking area.
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/22/02673
- Sept 2013FullIn report
Erection of two-storey detached outbuilding, to provide 2 no. garage spaces with hobby room above, and construction of rear vehicular access to Beaconsfield Road.
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- B/13/00649
What's in 20 Gainsborough Road, Sudbury, CO10 2HT's planning history?
3 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 20 Gainsborough Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£464,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.6% per year over 15 years.
£425,000
Growth on file: 2.6% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
31 March 2022Most recent
£425,000
+60.4%over 11 years28 February 2011
£265,000
-8.6%over 3 years9 March 2007
£290,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO10 2HT: £282,000 (2023–2019).
Nearby sales in CO10 2HT
32 Gainsborough Road, Sudbury, CO10 2HT
Sold Aug 2023
£385,00028 Gainsborough Road, Sudbury, CO10 2HT
Sold Nov 2021
£213,00030 Gainsborough Road, Sudbury, CO10 2HT
Sold Sept 2021
£282,00024 Gainsborough Road, Sudbury, CO10 2HT
Sold Jul 2019
£240,00016 Gainsborough Road, Sudbury, CO10 2HT
Sold May 2016
£235,100
Versus other Gainsborough Road homes
On epc rating, 20 Gainsborough Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,172
Street avg £2,624
Floor Area
134 m²
Street avg 95 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.9 t/year
Street avg 6.0 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
0.1 km
York Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
St Joseph's Roman Catholic 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.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.8dB







