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Ridgecroft, Smeetham Hall Lane, Bulmer, Sudbury, CO10 7EU

4 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
5
Floor area
319 m²
3434 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 67
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Ridgecroft

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

Ridgecroft is a five-bedroom detached house in Bulmer, Sudbury, Sudbury (CO10 7EU). It has a recorded floor area of 319 m² (around 3434 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (March 2014) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from March 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 319 m² the property is well over the postcode median (80 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £997,000 is 47.7% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£197/sq ft) was about 21.9% below the postcode norm. On the market in September 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years. 4 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 3 refused.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms5
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Ridgecroft

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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.

Ridgecroft'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 10 Mar 2024

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D67
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
12.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Ridgecroft, Smeetham Hall Lane, Bulmer, Sudbury, CO10 7EU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Jan 2022
    OutbuildingFull
    In report

    Erection of greenhouse.

    Documents
    9 docs on file
    Reference
    21/03387/HH
    View planning record
  2. Sept 2020
    Full
    In report

    Retention of fence to side and rear of property.

    Retrospective
    Documents
    17 docs on file
    Reference
    20/01224/HH
    View planning record

What's in Ridgecroft, Smeetham Hall Lane, Bulmer, Sudbury, CO10 7EU'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.

Ridgecroft valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£997,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2016)

£675,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 15 September 2016Most recent

    £675,000

Median price across the last 4 sales in CO10 7EU: £332,725 (2019–1995).

On the street

Versus other Smeetham Hall Lane homes

Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for Ridgecroft runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,116

Street avg £2,217

Below

Floor Area

319 m²

Street avg 101 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

12.0 t/year

Street avg 5.5 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Ridgecroft

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
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.

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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO10 7EU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CO10 7EU

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO10 7EU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.8dB

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 Ridgecroft, Smeetham Hall Lane, Bulmer, Sudbury, CO10 7EU. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.