2 Brickwall Cottages, Bulmer Street, Bulmer, Sudbury, CO10 7EW
About 2 Brickwall Cottages
2 Brickwall Cottages is a semi-detached house in Bulmer, Sudbury, Sudbury (CO10 7EW). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2025) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 4 certificates since April 2012. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 115), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Held since February 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 69 m² it sits well below the postcode median (153 m² across 25 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 1996–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 20.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £305,000 is 38.6% above the 2005 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£296/sq ft) was about 18.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Energy performance
2 Brickwall Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Replaced storage heaters with gas boiler
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Hot water system changed
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Heating system changed
Heating controls changed
Hot water system upgraded
Planning history
2 Brickwall Cottages has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
2 Brickwall Cottages has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£305,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 20.4% per year over 9 years.
£220,000
Growth on file: 20.4% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
28 February 2005Most recent
£220,000
+83.3%over 4 years19 January 2001
£120,000
+50.1%over 3 years15 May 1997
£79,950
+90.4%over 1 year1 April 1996
£42,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO10 7EW: £836,450 (2024–2023).
Nearby sales in CO10 7EW
Larkfield, Bulmer Street, Bulmer, Sudbury, CO10 7EW
Sold Jun 2024
£867,000Griggs Farm, Bulmer Street, Bulmer, Sudbury, CO10 7EW
Sold Oct 2023
£450,000Suffolk Hall, Bulmer Street, Bulmer, Sudbury, CO10 7EW
Sold Aug 2023
£1,395,0003 Old Chapel Cottages, Bulmer Street, Bulmer, Sudbury, CO10 7EW
Sold Aug 2023
£212,500New Mains, Bulmer Street, Bulmer, Sudbury, CO10 7EW
Sold Dec 2022
£780,000
Versus other Bulmer Street homes
On years held, 2 Brickwall Cottages stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,188
Street avg £2,775
Floor Area
69 m²
Street avg 172 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.8 t/year
Street avg 7.5 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
0.1 km
Post Office — bus stop.
Closest school
1.0 km
St Andrew's Bulmer Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.1dB







