What kind of home is Ashen Old Post Office, The Street, CO10 8JN?

Ashen Old Post Office, The Street, CO10 8JN is a semi-detached house.

When did Ashen Old Post Office, The Street, CO10 8JN last change hands?

Ashen Old Post Office, The Street, CO10 8JN last sold for £189,000 in June 2000, around 26 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for Ashen Old Post Office, The Street, CO10 8JN?

The current EPC rating for Ashen Old Post Office, The Street, CO10 8JN is E with a score of 47 out of 100, lodged in October 2025. The assessor estimates the property could reach a D. Source: EPC Register.

How big is Ashen Old Post Office, The Street, CO10 8JN?

Ashen Old Post Office, The Street, CO10 8JN has a recorded floor area of 133 m² (1,432 sq ft). That makes it about 22% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CO10 8JN. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does Ashen Old Post Office, The Street, CO10 8JN use?

The latest EPC at Ashen Old Post Office, The Street, CO10 8JN records oil as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Has Ashen Old Post Office, The Street, CO10 8JN had any planning applications?

Ashen Old Post Office, The Street, CO10 8JN has 2 planning records on file (2 approved), most recent in January 2023. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for Ashen Old Post Office, The Street, CO10 8JN?

Ashen Old Post Office, The Street, CO10 8JN is in council tax band E.

Which area is Ashen Old Post Office, The Street, CO10 8JN in?

Ashen Old Post Office, The Street, CO10 8JN sits in Ashen, Sudbury, Sudbury. It falls within the CO10 postcode district in Essex.

What schools are near Ashen Old Post Office, The Street, CO10 8JN?

The closest primary school to Ashen Old Post Office, The Street, CO10 8JN is Ridgewell Church of England Primary School (1.6km).

What is the nearest station to Ashen Old Post Office, The Street, CO10 8JN?

The closest bus stop to Ashen Old Post Office, The Street, CO10 8JN is The Lion, 1.3km away. In total there are 5 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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Ashen Old Post Office, The Street, Ashen, Sudbury, CO10 8JN

2 planning records

Property type

Semi-detached

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

133 m²

1432 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 47

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About Ashen Old Post Office

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

Ashen Old Post Office is a semi-detached house in Ashen, Sudbury, Sudbury (CO10 8JN). It has a recorded floor area of 133 m² (around 1432 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2025) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 61). Main heating runs on oil.

Untraded for 26 years, with the last transfer in June 2000. 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 £507,000 sits 168.3% above the 2000 sale of £189,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£132/sq ft) was about 44.1% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. At 133 m² it's 17.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (114 m² median across 20 EPCs).

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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.

Ashen Old Post Office's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

E47

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Very Poor

CO2 Emissions

7.5 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Ashen Old Post Office, The Street, Ashen, Sudbury, CO10 8JN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Ashen Old Post Office sits within a conservation area — exterior works face additional planning controls.

Jan 2023
Tree WorksTrees
In report
Notice of intent to carry out works to trees in a Conservation Area: -1 x Ash - 2m Crown Reduction
Conservation Area
Documents
3 docs on file
Reference
22/03332/TPOCON
View planning record
Jun 2014
RenovationHeritage
In report
Replacement of windows
New Windows
Documents
11 docs on file
Reference
14/00492/LBC
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.

Ashen Old Post Office valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£507,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2000)

£189,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

13 June 2000Most recent
£189,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO10 8JN: £558,000 (2025–2022).

Nearby sales in CO10 8JN

On the street

Versus other The Street homes

Four headline reads against 20 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Years Held for Ashen Old Post Office runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,421

Street avg £3,382

Strongly below

Floor Area

133 m²

Street avg 129 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

7.5 t/year

Street avg 8.3 t/year

On par

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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

1.3 km

The Lion — bus stop.

Closest school

1.6 km

Ridgewell Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO10 8JN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.8dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CO10 8JN

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.9dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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