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Garden Cottage, Assington Park, Assington, Sudbury, CO10 5LQ

4 planning records
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
8
From EPC
Floor area
269 m²
2895 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 60
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Garden Cottage

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

Garden Cottage is a detached house in Assington, Sudbury, Sudbury (CO10 5LQ). It has a recorded floor area of 269 m² (around 2895 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1967-1975. The latest certificate (July 2025) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in August 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Very Good. Main heating runs on oil.

4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,158,000 is 30.8% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£306/sq ft) was about 36.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in March 2017, so it's been off the market for around 9 years.

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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.

Garden Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jul 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D60
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric & Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
11.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Jul 2025from Aug 2011
EPC improved fromE43toD60
Heating Controls
Prog + TRVsProg + Stat

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Hot Water
Main (No Stat)Main System

Hot water system upgraded

Windows
Partial DoubleMostly Double

Windows upgraded, improving insulation

Walls
Very PoorPoor

Wall insulation improved

Low Energy Lighting
33%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Garden Cottage, Assington Park, Assington, Sudbury, CO10 5LQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

A a porch application was refused at Garden Cottage in 2024.

  1. May 2024
    AnnexFull
    In report

    Householder Application - Erection of extension to annexe with attached double cartlodge.

    Agent
    Duncan Clark & Beckett Ltd
    Extension
    Documents
    11 docs on file
    Reference
    DC/24/00647
    View planning record
  2. Feb 2024
    AnnexAmendment
    In report

    Application for a Non Material Amendment relating to B/13/00353/FHA - Reduce size of approved garden store and increase the size of the approved car port along with external alterations to the approved annexe. I confirm that the overall length of the extension will reduce by 250mm and its width will increase by 1700mm. The proposed height will match the approval. In addition I confirm that the approved house porch extension has been constructed.

    Agent
    Duncan Clark & Beckett Ltd
    ExtensionPorch
    Documents
    4 docs on file
    Reference
    DC/24/00455
    View planning record

What's in Garden Cottage, Assington Park, Assington, Sudbury, CO10 5LQ's planning history?

2 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.

Garden Cottage has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.

Current estimate

£1,158,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.6% per year over 20 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2017)

£885,000

Growth on file: 8.6% per year over 20 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 16 March 2017Most recent

    £885,000

    +423.7%over 20 years

  2. 17 January 1997

    £169,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO10 5LQ: £470,000 (2020–1998).

On the street

Versus other Assington Park homes

Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Garden Cottage outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

EPC Rating

60 (D)

Street avg 48 (E)

Strongly above

Floor Area

269 m²

Street avg 244 m²

Above

CO₂ Emissions

11.0 t/year

Street avg 14.3 t/year

Below

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Garden Cottage

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
Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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£503k

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£491k

1 Orchard Road, Assington

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£446k

1 Groton Street, Groton

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4 bed
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.
Full Sudbury report

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

0.7 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 5LQ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CO10 5LQ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO10 5LQ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.7dB

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 Garden Cottage, Assington Park, Assington, Sudbury, CO10 5LQ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.