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4 Vicars Orchard, Bulmer, Sudbury, CO10 7TB

3 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
105 m²
1130 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 36
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 4 Vicars Orchard

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

4 Vicars Orchard is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Bulmer, Sudbury, Sudbury (CO10 7TB). It has a recorded floor area of 105 m² (around 1130 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2016) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 58), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from April 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2017. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £379,000 is 33% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£252/sq ft) was about 47.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in May 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years.

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

  • Bedrooms3
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.

4 Vicars Orchard sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Apr 2026

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F36
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
8.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 4 Vicars Orchard, Bulmer, Sudbury, CO10 7TB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

4 Vicars Orchard has an approved side extension on the planning record.

  1. Apr 2017
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Side of property

    Erection of side extension

    Documents
    6 docs on file
    Reference
    17/00176/FUL
    View planning record

What's in 4 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.

4 Vicars Orchard has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.

Current estimate

£379,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.3% per year over 20 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2016)

£285,000

Growth on file: 7.3% per year over 20 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 31 May 2016Most recent

    £285,000

    +108.0%over 14 years

  2. 4 July 2001

    £137,000

    +100.0%over 5 years

  3. 23 February 1996

    £68,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO10 7TB: £245,000 (2017–2005).

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.

EPC Rating for 4 Vicars Orchard lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,714

Street avg £2,159

Strongly above

Floor Area

105 m²

Street avg 96 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

8.7 t/year

Street avg 5.2 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 4 Vicars Orchard

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

£14.99one-off

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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
£265k

1 Churchgate, Glemsford

CO10 7QE

3 bed
£397k

1 Brown Farm Cottage, Church Street, Belchamp Otten

CO10 7DH

£400k

1 Amos Hill, Great Henny

CO10 7NQ

£400k

1 Cole Green, Belchamp St Paul

CO10 7DP

£350k

1 Church Cottage, Liston

CO10 7HS

£348k

1 Bells Lane, Glemsford

CO10 7QA

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

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 4 Vicars Orchard, Bulmer, Sudbury, CO10 7TB. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.