Grove Gables, Middleton Road, Sudbury, CO10 7LJ

Grove Gables is a three-bedroom detached house in Sudbury (CO10 7LJ). It has a recorded floor area of 112 m² (around 1206 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. There is a swimming pool on the plot, uncommon for the area. The latest certificate (May 2013) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since May 2007, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 112 m² the property is well over the postcode median (60 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £516,000 is 22.9% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£348/sq ft) was about 114.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.