5 Cow Cottages, The Street, Ashen, Sudbury, CO10 8JP
About 5 Cow Cottages
5 Cow Cottages is a semi-detached house in Ashen, Sudbury, Sudbury (CO10 8JP). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2015) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from September 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 86 m² it sits well below the postcode median (126 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
Energy performance
5 Cow Cottages'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Sept 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Cow Cottages has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
5 Cow Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£328,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO10 8JP: £496,000 (2017–2009).
Nearby sales in CO10 8JP
Mansfield House, The Street, Ashen, Sudbury, CO10 8JP
Sold Mar 2017
£670,000Holly Tree Cottage, The Street, Ashen, Sudbury, CO10 8JP
Sold Nov 2016
£270,000Winton Dene, The Street, Ashen, Sudbury, CO10 8JP
Sold Jun 2013
£496,000Orchard Cottage, The Street, Ashen, Sudbury, CO10 8JP
Sold Jun 2012
£247,500Waver Lodge, The Street, Ashen, Sudbury, CO10 8JP
Sold Feb 2007
£363,200
Versus other The Street homes
Floor Area for 5 Cow Cottages lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
40 (E)
Street avg 47 (E)
Floor Area
86 m²
Street avg 141 m²
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 9.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 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
1.5 km
The Lion — bus stop.
Closest school
1.5 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.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.9dB







