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3 Vicars Orchard, Bulmer, Sudbury, CO10 7TB

1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
81 m²
872 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 47
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 3 Vicars Orchard

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

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).

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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.

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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 Jul 2023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

A
B
C
D
E
E47
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 3 Vicars Orchard, Bulmer, Sudbury, CO10 7TB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

3 Vicars Orchard sits within a conservation area — exterior works face additional planning controls.

  1. Sept 2014
    Tree WorksTrees
    In 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
    View planning record

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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

3 Vicars Orchard changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.

Current estimate

£333,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.3% per year over 1 year.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2002)

£154,000

Growth on file: 7.3% per year over 1 year.

Sales timeline

  1. 23 October 2002Most recent

    £154,000

    +7.3%over 12 months
  2. 25 October 2001

    £143,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO10 7TB: £285,000 (2017–2009).

On the street

Versus other Vicars Orchard homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

3 Vicars Orchard is notably below the street on floor area.

Price per m²

£1,901

Street avg £2,275

Below

Floor Area

81 m²

Street avg 99 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

6.0 t/year

Street avg 5.6 t/year

Below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 3 Vicars Orchard

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
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.

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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO10 7TB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CO10 7TB

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO10 7TB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.0dB

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

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 3 Vicars Orchard, Bulmer, Sudbury, CO10 7TB. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.