Ashbourne Cottage, Smeetham Hall Lane, Bulmer, Sudbury, CO10 7EU
About Ashbourne Cottage
Ashbourne Cottage is a five-bedroom detached house in Bulmer, Sudbury, Sudbury (CO10 7EU). It has a recorded floor area of 190 m² (around 2045 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (February 2015) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from February 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include notable views.
At 190 m² the property is well over the postcode median (80 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £656,000 is 27.4% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£252/sq ft) was about 28.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in November 2017, so it's been off the market for around 9 years.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
Energy performance
Ashbourne Cottage'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Feb 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
Ashbourne Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
Ashbourne Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£656,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£515,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
20 November 2017Most recent
£515,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in CO10 7EU: £332,725 (2019–1995).
Nearby sales in CO10 7EU
The Old Lodge, Smeetham Hall Lane, Bulmer, Sudbury, CO10 7EU
Sold Jun 2019
£320,000Ridgecroft, Smeetham Hall Lane, Bulmer, Sudbury, CO10 7EU
Sold Sept 2016
£675,000Elmwood, Smeetham Hall Lane, Bulmer, Sudbury, CO10 7EU
Sold Jun 2002
£345,450Smeetham House, Smeetham Hall Lane, Bulmer, Sudbury, CO10 7EU
Sold Aug 1995
£43,000
Versus other Smeetham Hall Lane homes
Ashbourne Cottage outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,711
Street avg £2,019
Floor Area
190 m²
Street avg 117 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.8 t/year
Street avg 5.8 t/year
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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
0.8 km
The Street — bus stop.
Closest school
1.6 km
St Andrew's Bulmer Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 3 schools 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
43.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB







