Forge Cottage, Gestingthorpe Road, Belchamp Walter, Sudbury, CO10 7AU

Forge Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Belchamp Walter, Sudbury, Sudbury (CO10 7AU). It has a recorded floor area of 154 m² (around 1658 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2014) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from March 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.

Held since January 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £466,000 sits 112.8% above the 2003 sale of £219,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£132/sq ft) was about 33% below the postcode norm. 10 planning records sit against the property, 8 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, partial demolition and tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations.