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Rats Castle, Hickford Hill, Belchamp St Paul, Sudbury, CO10 7DW

Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
106 m²
1141 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 30
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Rats Castle

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

Rats Castle is a detached house in Belchamp St. Paul, Sudbury, Sudbury (CO10 7DW). It has a recorded floor area of 106 m² (around 1141 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2023) shows an F (score 30), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 96), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

At 106 m² the property is well over the postcode median (65 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs).

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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.

Rats Castle's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F30
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
9.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Rats Castle, Hickford Hill, Belchamp St Paul, Sudbury, CO10 7DW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Rats Castle has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

1applications of note in the surrounding area

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Rats Castle has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.

Current estimate

£388,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this

No sales recorded with HM Land Registry

That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO10 7DW: £325,000 (2024–2015).

On the street

Versus other Hickford Hill homes

Four headline reads against 14 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Rats Castle outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.

EPC Rating

30 (F)

Street avg 36 (F)

Below

Floor Area

106 m²

Street avg 73 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

9.9 t/year

Street avg 6.3 t/year

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Rats Castle

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

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£397k

1 Brown Farm Cottage, Church Street, Belchamp Otten

CO10 7DH

£377k

1 Bush Grove

CO10 7HH

3 bed
£400k

1 Amos Hill, Great Henny

CO10 7NQ

£400k

1 Cole Green, Belchamp St Paul

CO10 7DP

£351k

1 Abbitts Place, Glemsford

CO10 7FG

3 bed2 bath
£350k

1 Church Cottage, Liston

CO10 7HS

£348k

1 Bells Lane, Glemsford

CO10 7QA

£336k

1 Bowers Cottage, Great Henny

CO10 7NN

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

1.0 km

Hill Terrace — bus stop.

Closest school

1.0 km

Stour Valley Community School. 4 schools nearby.

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 7DW from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CO10 7DW

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

42.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO10 7DW

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.4dB

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 Rats Castle, Hickford Hill, Belchamp St Paul, Sudbury, CO10 7DW. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.