Babergh House, Flat 7, 4 Cornard Road, Sudbury, CO10 2XA

Babergh House is an end-of-terrace house in Sudbury (CO10 2XA). It has a recorded floor area of 16 m² (around 172 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. At 16 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across Babergh House (16–34 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (40 versus a best of 75). The latest certificate (March 2015) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (February 2009); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from March 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 16 m² it sits well below the postcode median (39 m² across 16 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2008.