What kind of home is Orchard Cottage, The Street, CO10 8JP?

Orchard Cottage, The Street, CO10 8JP is a 4-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for Orchard Cottage, The Street, CO10 8JP?

Orchard Cottage, The Street, CO10 8JP last sold for £247,500 in June 2012, around 14 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does Orchard Cottage, The Street, CO10 8JP have?

The current EPC rating for Orchard Cottage, The Street, CO10 8JP is F with a score of 32 out of 100, lodged in August 2011. The assessor estimates the property could reach a E. Source: EPC Register.

How big is Orchard Cottage, The Street, CO10 8JP?

Orchard Cottage, The Street, CO10 8JP has a recorded floor area of 116 m² (1,250 sq ft), around 29 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 18% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in CO10 8JP. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does Orchard Cottage, The Street, CO10 8JP use?

The latest EPC at Orchard Cottage, The Street, CO10 8JP records oil as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for Orchard Cottage, The Street, CO10 8JP?

Orchard Cottage, The Street, CO10 8JP is in council tax band E.

Which area is Orchard Cottage, The Street, CO10 8JP in?

Orchard Cottage, The Street, CO10 8JP sits in Ashen, Sudbury, Sudbury. It falls within the CO10 postcode district in Essex.

What schools are near Orchard Cottage, The Street, CO10 8JP?

The closest primary school to Orchard Cottage, The Street, CO10 8JP is Ridgewell Church of England Primary School (1.5km).

How well connected is Orchard Cottage, The Street, CO10 8JP?

The closest bus stop to Orchard Cottage, The Street, CO10 8JP is The Lion, 1.5km away. In total there are 5 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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Orchard Cottage, The Street, Ashen, Sudbury, CO10 8JP

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

116 m²

1250 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 32

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About Orchard Cottage

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

Orchard Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Ashen, Sudbury, Sudbury (CO10 8JP). It has a recorded floor area of 116 m² (around 1250 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2011) shows an F (score 32), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 51). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from August 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £478,000 sits 93.1% above the 2012 sale of £247,500. 14 years since the last transfer (June 2012).

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

Bedrooms4
Dining roomYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

GarageDouble

Building

Period featuresYes

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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.

Orchard Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 11 Aug 2021

EPC Rating

F32

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Very Poor

CO2 Emissions

13.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

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

Orchard Cottage has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

2applications of note in the surrounding area

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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.

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

Current estimate

£478,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2012)

£247,500

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

28 June 2012Most recent
£247,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO10 8JP: £496,000 (2017–2007).

Nearby sales in CO10 8JP

On the street

Versus other The Street homes

Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Orchard Cottage is notably below the street on price per m².

Price per m²

£2,131

Street avg £2,762

Strongly below

Floor Area

116 m²

Street avg 135 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

13.0 t/year

Street avg 8.9 t/year

Strongly below

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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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.

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

1.5 km

The Lion — bus stop.

Closest school

1.5 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 8JP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.5dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CO10 8JP

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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