Barnfield, Upper Street, Stanstead, Sudbury, CO10 9AU
About Barnfield
Barnfield is a detached house in Stanstead, Sudbury, Sudbury (CO10 9AU). It has a recorded floor area of 379 m² (around 4080 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (May 2014) shows an F (score 33), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 56), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from May 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since July 2005, a hold of 21 years that's notably long for the area. At 379 m² the property is well over the postcode median (97 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1995–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,398,000 sits 54.5% above the 2005 sale of £905,000. 9 planning records sit against the property, 6 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension and an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations.
Energy performance
Barnfield'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 31 May 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
A recent planning application at Barnfield was refused — worth checking the council file.
- Dec 2025ConditionsIn report
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/25/02112 - Condition 2 (Fenestration - New Extension), 3 (Fenestration-Main Barn Conversion), 4 (Fenestration Joinery Finish - New Extension) and 5 (Fenestration Joinery Finish - Main Barn Conversion)
- Agent
- KFD Architecture
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/25/05544
- Oct 2025ExtensionConditionsIn report
Application under S73a for Removal or Variation of a Condition following grant of Planning Permission DC/19/03683 dated 31/10/2019 for the conversion and extension of barn to form 1no. dwelling. Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) - To vary Condition 2 (Approved Plans and Documents) and removal of Condition 8 (Highways - Manoeuvring and Parking). To vary approved plans to include conversion of approved garage space to main dwelling habitable space in accordance with submitted drawings.
- Agent
- KFD Architecture
- Documents
- 20 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/25/02861
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Barnfield was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,398,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.2% per year over 10 years.
£905,000
Growth on file: 12.2% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
24 July 2005Most recent
£905,000
+206.8%over 9 years10 November 1995
£295,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO10 9AU: £290,000 (2020–2012).
Nearby sales in CO10 9AU
1 Barnfield Cottage, Upper Street, Stanstead, Sudbury, CO10 9AU
Sold Oct 2020
£278,0002 Field Cottages, Upper Street, Stanstead, Sudbury, CO10 9AU
Sold Mar 2020
£368,0001 Field Cottages, Upper Street, Stanstead, Sudbury, CO10 9AU
Sold Aug 2018
£198,000Juniper Lodge, Upper Street, Stanstead, Sudbury, CO10 9AU
Sold Jul 2012
£350,000
Versus other Upper Street homes
Years Held for Barnfield runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,388
Street avg £3,010
Floor Area
379 m²
Street avg 94 m²
CO₂ Emissions
24.0 t/year
Street avg 4.0 t/year
Years Held
21 years
Street avg 7 years
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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
0.7 km
Village Sign — bus stop.
Closest school
2.4 km
Glemsford Primary Academy. 2 schools 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
41.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.5dB







