Ridgecroft, Smeetham Hall Lane, Bulmer, Sudbury, CO10 7EU
About Ridgecroft
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.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
Energy performance
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Mar 2024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
Planning history
- Jan 2022OutbuildingFullIn report
Erection of greenhouse.
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/03387/HH
- Sept 2020FullIn report
Retention of fence to side and rear of property.
Retrospective- Documents
- 17 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/01224/HH
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.
Sales history & valuation
Ridgecroft valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£997,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£675,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
15 September 2016Most recent
£675,000
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
£320,000Ashbourne Cottage, Smeetham Hall Lane, Bulmer, Sudbury, CO10 7EU
Sold Nov 2017
£515,000Elmwood, 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
Floor Area for Ridgecroft runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,116
Street avg £2,217
Floor Area
319 m²
Street avg 101 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 5.5 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







