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The Cottage, The Street, Ashen, Sudbury, CO10 8JN

3 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
106 m²
1141 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 60
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About The Cottage

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

The Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Ashen, Sudbury, Sudbury (CO10 8JN). It has a recorded floor area of 106 m² (around 1141 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2013) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 91), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from October 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 2006–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £467,000 is 36.5% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£300/sq ft) was about 27% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 12 years since the last transfer (September 2014).

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Dining roomYes
  • CloakroomYes
  • EnsuiteYes
  • StudyYes

Outside

  • Private gardenRear
  • GarageYes

Building

  • RefurbishedYes
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about The 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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Oct 2023

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D60
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
5.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

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

The Cottage sits within a conservation area — exterior works face additional planning controls.

  1. Jul 2015
    Tree WorksTrees
    In report

    Notice of intent to carry out works to trees in a Conservation Area - Fell 1 dead Elm, Lift crown from 1 Ash removing overhanging branches up to a height of 18`-20`ft, Lift crown of Goat Willow up to approx 20 ft overhang and carry out a small amount of crown thinning on Ash and Willow

    Conservation Area
    Documents
    1 doc on file
    Reference
    15/00163/TPOCON
    View planning record
  2. May 2010
    Conditions
    In report

    Application for approval of details reserved by condition no. 11 of approval 08/02295/FUL

    Documents
    9 docs on file
    Reference
    10/00071/DAC
    View planning record
Before you offer

We flagged 1 thing worth checking at The 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.

The Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£467,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.2% per year over 8 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2014)

£342,000

Growth on file: 4.2% per year over 8 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 22 September 2014Most recent

    £342,000

    +38.5%over 7 years
  2. 15 November 2006

    £247,000

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

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.

On habitable rooms, The Cottage stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£3,226

Street avg £3,281

Below

Floor Area

106 m²

Street avg 130 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

9 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

5.5 t/year

Street avg 8.4 t/year

Above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about The Cottage

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

Larger development activity nearby
£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

1.3 km

The Lion — bus stop.

Closest school

1.6 km

Ridgewell Church of England Primary School. 1 school 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 8JN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CO10 8JN

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
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about The Cottage, The Street, Ashen, Sudbury, CO10 8JN. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.