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1 Bridge Cottage, Lower Street, Cavendish, Sudbury, CO10 8AF

Property type
End terrace
Habitable rooms
3
From EPC
Floor area
30 m²
325 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 24
Council tax
Band A
Tenure
Private Rental
Overview

About 1 Bridge Cottage

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

1 Bridge Cottage is an end-of-terrace house in Cavendish, Sudbury, Sudbury (CO10 8AF). It has a recorded floor area of 30 m² (around 325 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (May 2011) shows an F (score 24), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from May 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Across 1996–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £182,000 sits 55.6% above the 2012 sale of £117,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£360/sq ft) was about 47.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 30 m² it sits well below the postcode median (57 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs). Last sold in October 2012, so it's been off the market for around 14 years.

Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 1 Bridge Cottage

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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.

1 Bridge Cottage'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 May 2021

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F24
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
10.0 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Bridge Cottage, Lower Street, Cavendish, Sudbury, CO10 8AF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Bridge Cottage has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

2applications of note in the surrounding area

Before you offer

We flagged 2 things worth checking at 1 Bridge Cottage

Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.

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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

1 Bridge Cottage has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.

Current estimate

£182,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.1% per year over 16 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2012)

£117,000

Growth on file: 8.1% per year over 16 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 23 October 2012Most recent

    £117,000

    +254.5%over 16 years
  2. 22 August 1996

    £33,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO10 8AF: £155,000 (2024–2019).

On the street

Versus other Lower Street homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

1 Bridge Cottage is notably below the street on floor area.

Price per m²

£3,874

Street avg £3,368

Strongly above

Floor Area

30 m²

Street avg 68 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

10.0 t/year

Street avg 5.3 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 1 Bridge Cottage

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

Larger development activity nearbyEnvironmental risk flagged
£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

Pentlow Drive — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

Cavendish Church of England 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 8AF from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CO10 8AF

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO10 8AF

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.9dB

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 1 Bridge Cottage, Lower Street, Cavendish, Sudbury, CO10 8AF. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.