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Rectory Cottage, Church Road, Twinstead, Sudbury, CO10 7NA

Extendable1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
5
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
172 m²
1851 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 34
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Rectory Cottage

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

Rectory Cottage is a five-bedroom detached house in Twinstead, Sudbury, Sudbury (CO10 7NA). It has a recorded floor area of 172 m² (around 1851 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (May 2023) shows an F (score 34), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 50). Main heating runs on oil. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2023. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£324/sq ft) was about 28.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: October 2023 at £600,000.

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
  • Bathrooms2
  • Dining roomYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • ParkingOff road

Building

  • Extension potentialPossible
Before you decide

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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.

Rectory Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F34
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
11.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Rectory Cottage, Church Road, Twinstead, Sudbury, CO10 7NA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Feb 2023
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Erection of 2No. single-storey rear extensions and detached garage/workshop.

    Documents
    12 docs on file
    Reference
    22/03386/HH
    View planning record

What's in Rectory Cottage, Church Road, Twinstead, Sudbury, CO10 7NA's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and 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.

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

Current estimate

£618,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2023)

£600,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 22 October 2023Most recent

    £600,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO10 7NA: £720,000 (2023–2021).

On the street

Versus other Church Road homes

Four headline reads against 23 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On years held, Rectory Cottage runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,488

Street avg £2,872

Above

Floor Area

172 m²

Street avg 185 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

11.0 t/year

Street avg 8.2 t/year

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Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Rectory Cottage

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
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£377k

1 Bush Grove

CO10 7HH

3 bed
£351k

1 Abbitts Place, Glemsford

CO10 7FG

3 bed2 bath
£661k

1 Coles Barn, The Street, Belchamp Otten

CO10 7BG

£265k

1 Churchgate, Glemsford

CO10 7QE

3 bed
£400k

1 Amos Hill, Great Henny

CO10 7NQ

£400k

1 Cole Green, Belchamp St Paul

CO10 7DP

£397k

1 Brown Farm Cottage, Church Street, Belchamp Otten

CO10 7DH

£350k

1 Church Cottage, Liston

CO10 7HS

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.
Full Sudbury report

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

1.0 km

Church Road — bus stop.

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 7NA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CO10 7NA

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

41.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO10 7NA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.4dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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