Applecross, Melford Road, Cavendish, Sudbury, CO10 8AA

Applecross is a three-bedroom detached house in Cavendish, Sudbury, Sudbury (CO10 8AA). It has a recorded floor area of 153 m² (around 1647 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (December 2018) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in March 2017 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Other recorded features include a conservatory. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

Held since December 1999 — that's 26 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 153 m² the property is well over the postcode median (117 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1998–1999, sale prices on this property compounded at 18.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £536,000 sits 237.1% above the 1999 sale of £159,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£97/sq ft) was about 58.9% below the postcode norm.