8 Bridewell Street, Clare, Sudbury, CO10 8QD
About 8 Bridewell Street
8 Bridewell Street is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Clare, Sudbury, Sudbury (CO10 8QD). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 431 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Other recorded features include notable views and outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (June 2024) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in March 2013 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.
3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. At 40 m² it sits well below the postcode median (63 m² across 29 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£424/sq ft) was about 79.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold April 2023 for £182,500.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- OutbuildingsYes
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Listed buildingYes
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency improved
Roof insulation improved
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Jul 2023DemolitionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Householder planning application - single storey rear extension (following demolition of existing outbuilding)
- Agent
- Oswick Ltd
Extension- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/23/0797/HH
- Jul 2023DemolitionIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Application for listed building consent - a. single storey rear extension (following demolition of existing outbuilding) b. internal alterations
- Agent
- Oswick Ltd
ListedExtension- Documents
- 18 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/23/0798/LB
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Sales history & valuation
£195,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£182,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
2 April 2023Most recent
£182,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO10 8QD: £380,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in CO10 8QD
18b, Bridewell Street, Clare, Sudbury, CO10 8QD
Sold Jul 2025
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Sold May 2024
£228,000Salalah, Bridewell Street, Clare, Sudbury, CO10 8QD
Sold Nov 2023
£380,00026 Bridewell Street, Clare, Sudbury, CO10 8QD
Sold Sept 2023
£435,000Bridewell Forge House, Bridewell Street, Clare, Sudbury, CO10 8QD
Sold Dec 2022
£640,000
Versus other Bridewell Street homes
8 Bridewell Street is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£4,563
Street avg £3,413
Floor Area
40 m²
Street avg 101 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.2 t/year
Street avg 5.5 t/year
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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
0.2 km
Common Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Clare Community Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.4dB







