Back House Croft, Bulmer Street, Bulmer, Sudbury, CO10 7EW
About Back House Croft
Back House Croft is a six-bedroom detached house in Bulmer, Sudbury, Sudbury (CO10 7EW). It has a recorded floor area of 242 m² (around 2605 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (February 2013) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from February 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a balcony, a self-contained annexe and outbuildings. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Held since May 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 242 m² the property is well over the postcode median (128 m² across 25 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £1,012,000 sits 103.6% above the 2003 sale of £497,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£191/sq ft) was about 22.8% below the postcode norm. 8 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 3 refused. Past consents include an extension, a garage conversion and tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms6
- Bathrooms3
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- BalconyYes
- OutbuildingsYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Back House Croft'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Feb 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
Back House Croft has been through 5 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Apr 2010ConditionsIn report
Application for approval of details reserved by condition no.1- 16 of approval 09/01007/FUL
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 10/00032/DAC
- May 2009FullIn report
Variation of condition no.1, relating to vehicular movements, of planning permission 08/02007/FUL granting retrospective consent for the change of use of building for preparation and storage of food in association with catering business.
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 09/00362/FUL
What's in Back House Croft, Bulmer Street, Bulmer, Sudbury, CO10 7EW's planning history?
6 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Back House Croft valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£1,012,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£497,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
7 May 2003Most recent
£497,000
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
Back House Croft outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,054
Street avg £2,831
Floor Area
242 m²
Street avg 165 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.4 t/year
Street avg 7.4 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.
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
44.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.1dB







