1 Vicars Orchard, Bulmer, Sudbury, CO10 7TB

1 Vicars Orchard is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Bulmer, Sudbury, Sudbury (CO10 7TB). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 873 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2010) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in May 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average; while lighting dropped from Poor to Very Poor. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from January 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.

Untraded for 26 years, with the last transfer in July 2000. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £341,000 sits 194% above the 2000 sale of £115,995. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£133/sq ft) was about 22.1% below the postcode norm. 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. At 81 m² it's 16.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (97 m² median across 7 EPCs).