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Squirrel House, The Street, Assington, Sudbury, CO10 5LJ

3 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
85 m²
915 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 54
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Squirrel House

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Squirrel House is a three-bedroom detached house in Assington, Sudbury, Sudbury (CO10 5LJ). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1967-1975. The latest certificate (June 2013) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from June 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.

It hasn't traded since August 2003, a hold of 23 years that's notably long for the area. Across 2001–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 33% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £351,000 sits 84.7% above the 2003 sale of £190,000. At 85 m² it sits well below the postcode median (143 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, partial demolition, a porch and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Dining roomYes
  • ConservatoryYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • GarageYes

Building

  • Central heatingYes
Before you decide

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Jun 2023

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E54
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Squirrel House, The Street, Assington, Sudbury, CO10 5LJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.

  1. Jul 2025
    DemolitionFull
    In report

    Extension: Two storey · Rear of property

    Householder Application - Erection of a two storey rear extension. Proposed cartlodge with home office (following demolition of existing garage)

    Agent
    Box Valley Architectural Design
    Extension
    Documents
    11 docs on file
    Reference
    DC/25/01380
    View planning record
  2. Jun 2004
    PorchFull
    In report

    Extension: Front of property

    Erection of front porch (existing porch to be demolished).

    Extension
    Reference
    B/04/00928
    View planning record

What's in Squirrel House, The Street, Assington, Sudbury, CO10 5LJ's planning history?

1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Squirrel House's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2001).

Current estimate

£351,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 33.0% per year over 2 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2003)

£190,000

Growth on file: 33.0% per year over 2 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 6 August 2003Most recent

    £190,000

    +62.4%over 1 year
  2. 23 November 2001

    £117,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO10 5LJ: £513,900 (2023–2022).

On the street

Versus other The Street homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Squirrel House outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,235

Street avg £2,597

Below

Floor Area

85 m²

Street avg 135 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

5.9 t/year

Street avg 8.5 t/year

Above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Squirrel House

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Sudbury district page.

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Shoulder Of Mutton — bus stop.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO10 5LJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CO10 5LJ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

41.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO10 5LJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.4dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Squirrel House, The Street, Assington, Sudbury, CO10 5LJ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.