Cavenlow, Melford Road, Cavendish, Sudbury, CO10 8AA
About Cavenlow
Cavenlow is a detached house in Cavendish, Sudbury, Sudbury (CO10 8AA). It has a recorded floor area of 139 m² (around 1496 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2012) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since May 1997, a hold of 29 years that's notably long for the area. 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 £433,000 sits 441.2% above the 1997 sale of £80,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£53/sq ft) was about 77.2% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 139 m² it's 18.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (117 m² median across 13 EPCs).
Energy performance
Cavenlow'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 Sept 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Aug 2013ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Planning Application - (i) Removal of existing chalet roof & replacement with raised height pitched roof; (ii) Erection of two storey rear extension; (iii) Erection of detached cart lodge (revised scheme).
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- SE/13/0798/HH
- Apr 2013ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Planning Application - Erection of (i) single storey rear extension (ii) removal of existing roof to create first floor extension with new pitched roof with associated works to existing windows (iii) erection of detached cart lodge
- Agent
- @ the drawing board
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- SE/13/0204/HH
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Cavenlow was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£433,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£80,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
22 May 1997Most recent
£80,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO10 8AA: £416,000 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in CO10 8AA
Edelweiss, Melford Road, Cavendish, Sudbury, CO10 8AA
Sold Feb 2025
£480,0001 Cluanie Orchard, Melford Road, Cavendish, Sudbury, CO10 8AA
Sold Nov 2022
£470,000Studland, Melford Road, Cavendish, Sudbury, CO10 8AA
Sold Feb 2021
£365,000Choodles, Melford Road, Cavendish, Sudbury, CO10 8AA
Sold Dec 2019
£350,000Valley View, Melford Road, Cavendish, Sudbury, CO10 8AA
Sold Feb 2019
£373,000
Versus other Melford Road homes
On price per m², Cavenlow runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£576
Street avg £3,204
Floor Area
139 m²
Street avg 134 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.6 t/year
Street avg 6.6 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
Columbines — bus stop.
Closest school
1.1 km
Cavendish Church of England Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.9dB







