What kind of home is Chestnut Cottage, Lower Street, CO10 8AF?

Chestnut Cottage, Lower Street, CO10 8AF is a 3-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for Chestnut Cottage, Lower Street, CO10 8AF?

Chestnut Cottage, Lower Street, CO10 8AF last sold for £443,000 in July 2018, around 8 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £118,500 in August 1998. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has Chestnut Cottage, Lower Street, CO10 8AF appreciated in value?

Across 3 sales between August 1998 and July 2018, Chestnut Cottage, Lower Street, CO10 8AF rose from £118,500 to £443,000, a change of £324,500. That works out to roughly +6.8% per year compounded over 20 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for Chestnut Cottage, Lower Street, CO10 8AF?

The current EPC rating for Chestnut Cottage, Lower Street, CO10 8AF is D with a score of 57 out of 100, lodged in May 2013. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is Chestnut Cottage, Lower Street, CO10 8AF?

Chestnut Cottage, Lower Street, CO10 8AF has a recorded floor area of 115 m² (1,238 sq ft), around 38 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 121% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CO10 8AF. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does Chestnut Cottage, Lower Street, CO10 8AF use?

The latest EPC at Chestnut Cottage, Lower Street, CO10 8AF records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What planning history does Chestnut Cottage, Lower Street, CO10 8AF have?

Chestnut Cottage, Lower Street, CO10 8AF has 2 approved extension applications on file including front extension and front extension. The wider record also shows 1 refused application. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for Chestnut Cottage, Lower Street, CO10 8AF?

Chestnut Cottage, Lower Street, CO10 8AF is in council tax band D.

Which area is Chestnut Cottage, Lower Street, CO10 8AF in?

Chestnut Cottage, Lower Street, CO10 8AF sits in Cavendish, Sudbury, Sudbury. It falls within the CO10 postcode district in Suffolk.

What schools are near Chestnut Cottage, Lower Street, CO10 8AF?

The closest primary school to Chestnut Cottage, Lower Street, CO10 8AF is Cavendish Church of England Primary School (557m), one of 2 primaries within walking distance.

What transport links are near Chestnut Cottage, Lower Street, CO10 8AF?

The closest bus stop to Chestnut Cottage, Lower Street, CO10 8AF is Pentlow Drive, 124m away. In total there are 14 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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Chestnut Cottage, Lower Street, Cavendish, Sudbury, CO10 8AF

3 sales on record3 planning records

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

115 m²

1238 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 57

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About Chestnut Cottage

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

Chestnut Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Cavendish, Sudbury, Sudbury (CO10 8AF). It has a recorded floor area of 115 m² (around 1238 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2013) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71). The latest certificate is from May 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 115 m² the property is well over the postcode median (52 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1998–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £509,000 is 14.9% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£358/sq ft) was about 41.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £443,000 in July 2018.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms2
Dining roomYes

Outside

ParkingOff road

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Chestnut Cottage's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 May 2023

EPC Rating

D57

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Poor

CO2 Emissions

5.7 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

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

Chestnut Cottage has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.

Oct 2018
Tree WorksTrees
In report
TPO 259 (1973) 40 - Tree Preservation Order - 1no. Oak (T5 on plan, within A7 on order) remove 8 branches
Documents
4 docs on file
Reference
DC/16/1157/TPO
View planning record
Aug 2008
PorchFull
In report
Extension: Front of property
Planning Application - Erection of single storey front extension (following demolition of existing front porch)
Extension
Documents
8 docs on file
Reference
SE/08/1005
View planning record

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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.

Latest sale on Chestnut Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£509,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.8% per year over 20 years.

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Last sold (2018)

£443,000

Growth on file: 6.8% per year over 20 years.

Sales timeline

23 July 2018Most recent
£443,000
+56.0%over 10 years
11 January 2008
£284,000
+139.7%over 9 years
13 August 1998
£118,500

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

Nearby sales in CO10 8AF

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.

Chestnut Cottage outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,852

Street avg £3,370

Above

Floor Area

115 m²

Street avg 60 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

5.7 t/year

Street avg 5.6 t/year

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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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

Pentlow Drive — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

Cavendish Church of England Primary School. 2 schools nearby.

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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· 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

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Common questions

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