1 Lower Farm Cottages, Yeldham Road, Belchamp Walter, Sudbury, CO10 7BA
About 1 Lower Farm Cottages
1 Lower Farm Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Belchamp Walter, Sudbury, Sudbury (CO10 7BA). It has a recorded floor area of 129 m² (around 1385 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2011) shows an F (score 34), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 46). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from February 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2005. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2004–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £486,000 is 24.6% above the 2020 sale price. Most recent transfer: August 2020 at £390,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- ParkingOff street
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
1 Lower Farm Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 Feb 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Apr 2005ExtensionAmendmentIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Proposed single storey side and rear extensions and detached garage and change of use of land from agricultural to domestic paddock
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 05/00383/COU
What's in 1 Lower Farm Cottages, Yeldham Road, Belchamp Walter, Sudbury, CO10 7BA's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£486,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.3% per year over 16 years.
£390,000
Growth on file: 3.3% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
16 August 2020Most recent
£390,000
+27.9%over 8 years9 December 2011
£305,000
+31.3%over 7 years16 August 2004
£232,250
Median price across the last 2 sales in CO10 7BA: £957,500 (2019–2016).
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
1.5 km
Bells Road — bus stop.
Closest school
2.2 km
Belchamp St Paul Church of England Primary School. 1 school 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
42.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB







