Old Forge House, High Street, Cavendish, Sudbury, CO10 8AX
About Old Forge House
Old Forge House is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Cavendish, Sudbury, Sudbury (CO10 8AX). It has a recorded floor area of 127 m² (around 1367 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (July 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 76), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
At 127 m² the property is well over the postcode median (84 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. On the market in December 2012 and unlisted since — roughly 13 years. Across 1995–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 10% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £435,000 is 24.3% above the 2012 sale price.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- ParkingOff street
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Old Forge House'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Jul 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
Old Forge House has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Oct 2024Tree WorksTreesIn report
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Walnut (as indicated on plan); crown lift to 3-4 metres above ground level, thin out banches by 20 percent
Conservation Area- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/24/1340/TCA
- Sept 2014ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Planning Application -i) Construction of pitched roof over existing single storey flat roof rear extension and ii) construction of single storey covered area to rear.
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/14/1225/HH
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Sales history & valuation
Old Forge House has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
£435,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.0% per year over 18 years.
£350,000
Growth on file: 10.0% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
7 December 2012Most recent
£350,000
+438.5%over 17 years27 April 1995
£65,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO10 8AX: £420,000 (2022–2020).
Nearby sales in CO10 8AX
Hermanna Cottage, High Street, Cavendish, Sudbury, CO10 8AX
Sold Mar 2022
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Sold Feb 2022
£562,500Southleigh, High Street, Cavendish, Sudbury, CO10 8AX
Sold Nov 2021
£300,000Ventura, High Street, Cavendish, Sudbury, CO10 8AX
Sold Mar 2021
£420,000Prentice House, High Street, Cavendish, Sudbury, CO10 8AX
Sold Nov 2020
£630,000
Versus other High Street homes
On epc rating, Old Forge House runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
51 (E)
Street avg 61 (D)
Floor Area
127 m²
Street avg 105 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.7 t/year
Street avg 5.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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
The Bull — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Cavendish Church of England Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.0dB







