3 Vicars Orchard, Bulmer, Sudbury, CO10 7TB
About 3 Vicars Orchard
3 Vicars Orchard is a semi-detached house in Bulmer, Sudbury, Sudbury (CO10 7TB). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2013) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from July 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since October 2002, a hold of 24 years that's notably long for the area. Across 2001–2002, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £333,000 sits 116.2% above the 2002 sale of £154,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£177/sq ft) was about 23.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: tree works approved in 2014. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. At 81 m² it's 16.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (97 m² median across 7 EPCs).
Energy performance
3 Vicars Orchard'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 Jul 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
3 Vicars Orchard sits within a conservation area — exterior works face additional planning controls.
- Sept 2014Tree WorksTreesIn report
Notice of intent to carry out works to a tree in a Conservation Area - Remove 1 Conifer tree
Conservation Area- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 14/00235/TPOCON
What's in 3 Vicars Orchard, Bulmer, Sudbury, CO10 7TB's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
3 Vicars Orchard changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£333,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.3% per year over 1 year.
£154,000
Growth on file: 7.3% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
23 October 2002Most recent
£154,000
+7.3%over 12 months25 October 2001
£143,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO10 7TB: £285,000 (2017–2009).
Nearby sales in CO10 7TB
8 Vicars Orchard, Bulmer, Sudbury, CO10 7TB
Sold Nov 2017
£290,00010 Vicars Orchard, Bulmer, Sudbury, CO10 7TB
Sold Oct 2017
£310,0004 Vicars Orchard, Bulmer, Sudbury, CO10 7TB
Sold May 2016
£285,0007 Vicars Orchard, Bulmer, Sudbury, CO10 7TB
Sold Aug 2015
£245,0002 Vicars Orchard, Bulmer, Sudbury, CO10 7TB
Sold Oct 2009
£192,500
Versus other Vicars Orchard homes
3 Vicars Orchard is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£1,901
Street avg £2,275
Floor Area
81 m²
Street avg 99 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.0 t/year
Street avg 5.6 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
The Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 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
44.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB







